NamasteNima

05/06/2026

🍰🌍 FOOD LOVERS – THIS ONE’S FOR YOU! 🌍🍛

One of the best parts of our BIG LUNCH EVENT on Saturday 6th June is the incredible food on offer! 😍

We’re so excited to have some amazing local organisations bringing delicious treats for everyone to enjoy:

🧁 Local charity Space 4 will be serving up a fantastic selection of homemade cakes and bakes
🥐 Star Community Learning CIC will have a tasty range of pastries available
🍛 NamasteNima will be offering beautiful homemade curries packed with flavour
🌭 Plus FREE hot dogs for kids! Provided by Houghton Le Spring Residents CIC

From sweet treats to savoury favourites and flavours from around the world, there’ll be something to tempt everyone’s taste buds! 🌎✨

Bring a picnic blanket, enjoy the atmosphere, and come support these brilliant local community organisations while enjoying some amazing food.

📍 Rectory Park
🗓 Saturday 6th June
⏰ 12pm–4pm

See you there! ❤️

03/06/2026

🥳BIG LUNCH EVENT – SAVE THE DATE! 🥳

✨We are delighted to be part of THE BIG LUNCH EVENT✨

Join us on Saturday 6th June, 12pm–4pm at Rectory Park for a fantastic FREE community day out! 🎉

Bring your family, friends, and a picnic blanket and enjoy an afternoon packed full of fun, food, and entertainment for all ages!

✨ FREE activities for everyone
🌭 FREE hotdogs for the kids
🥧 Delicious food from local Community interest food vendors – with flavours from around the world
🎤 A jam-packed performance space featuring a variety of amazing acts throughout the day

There’ll truly be something for everyone, so come along, relax in the park, meet your community, and enjoy a brilliant afternoon together.

📍 Rectory Park, DH4 4BB
🗓 Saturday 6th June
⏰ 12pm–4pm

We can’t wait to see you there! ❤️

02/06/2026

✨ Spices, Wellness & Tradition ✨

Did you know that many of the spices we use every day have been valued for centuries for their connection to health and wellbeing?

From warming cinnamon and fragrant cardamom to cloves, black pepper, turmeric, fennel and star anise, Indian spices are more than just flavour – they are deeply rooted in traditional wellness practices and mindful living.

At NamasteNima, I love sharing the stories and cultural significance behind these incredible ingredients, whether through cooking demonstrations, workshops, chai experiences or community events.

If you’d like to learn more about the benefits of spices, how to use them in everyday cooking, or would be interested in a spice and wellbeing workshop for your group, workplace or community organisation, I’d love to hear from you.

📩 Send a message to the page to find out more about spices, healthy living, Indian food traditions and wellbeing through food.

30/05/2026

Thank you coming along and tasting our lovely food. 🤩

25/05/2026

✨✨WOW!!! It has been an amazing weekend for the city… BBC Radio 1 music festival and Sunderland qualifying for the Europa League!! The weather embraced the city’s agenda for bank holiday! ☀️😎✨✨

What a fantastic Saturday we had at the BBC wraparound programme at High Street West as part of the wider BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend.✨🌶️☕

NamasteNima was proud to bring authentic Indian flavours, spices, masala chai culture and community spirit to the event.

From the vibrant spice displays to the aromas of freshly cooked Indian food, it was incredible to see people stopping by, asking questions, tasting flavours and connecting through food. ❤️🇮🇳

A huge thank you to everyone who visited our stall, supported us, and shared in the experience. Seeing people engage with Indian food, spices and traditional chai made the day truly special. We are truly grateful for this opportunity and be a part of it in a small way. 🤩

24/05/2026

15/05/2026

We are delighted to have been selected for the BBC Big Weekend Wrapround on Saturday 23rd May at Sunderland city centre 🌟

From cooking in my kitchen, in community settings and garden workshops to now being part of something this big – it means so much!

Whilst the big music is playing at Herrington Park, I’ll be creating food music with authentic Indian flavours through live cooking demos.

I will be demonstrating how to make our best selling item… fresh onion bhajis.

I will also demo making warm masala chai and creating a delicious chana chat.

Alongside this we will also be serving chicken curry and rice. A vegan/vegetarian option of chickpea curry and rice is also available along with the onion bhajis.

The exact timings of the 3 demo session tbc soon.

This is a huge milestone for NamasteNima. Thank you to everyone who has supported us along the way. I appreciate your support in this journey. ❤️

If you’re attending, come and say hello – and if
you’re an event organiser, school, or corporate team looking for something unique, authentic and flavoursome experience please do get in touch!

We are grateful to Sunderland events team for giving us this opportunity. Thank you

See you there! ✨✨✨

23/04/2026

Behind every NamasteNima dish is this kind of magic ✨

Fresh herbs, bold spices, and honest ingredients—layered, roasted, ground, and transformed into flavours that feel like home. From hand-picked coriander to whole spices in the masala dabba, every element has a purpose, every step adds depth.

This is where the story begins… before the sizzle, before the aroma fills the air, before it reaches your plate ❤️

19/04/2026

Sunderland's Just Let Your Soul Grow secures National Lottery funding

19/04/2026

We were delighted to provide food for the sustainable launch event for Just Let Your Soul Grow 🌿

Set in a beautiful community garden, surrounded by nature, it was the perfect space to share warm, comforting food and connect with such a lovely crowd. Guests enjoyed our freshly made onion bhaji, potato balls, chana chaat, and of course, our signature masala chai.

There’s something special about cooking and serving food outdoors, in the midst of greenery—it brings people together in the most natural way.

We love what Just Let Your Soul Grow are creating—nurturing community, wellbeing, and connection 🌱
The used food containers later were used to do new planting.🌱🌱

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