South Asian cooking is complex, but hacks have been passed down through the community for years, whether it’s pre-cooking and freezing lentils, or preparing a one-stop masala mixture (like the five-spice Bengali panch phoron). The Buttermilk Company’s founder, Mitra Raman, wants to bring these hacks to the world through products like instant poha, upma, and khichdi — just add water.