Not every "masala" on the shelf is what it claims to be. Spice adulteration, mixing in cheaper fillers, artificial colours, or foreign material to cut costs, is a real problem in parts of the

Chole and rajma are two of the most loved dishes in North Indian homes, often cooked back to back in the same week, and it's easy to assume the masala for one would work just fine for the other. It won't,