As a recovering anorexic I've eaten what I fancy for years ……..
It's about finding out which spices suit the gut and leave out those that don't. For a while garlic gave me heartburn but I preserved and now it's not a problem. Spices are all over India though some are used in various regions, as is the need to be vegetarian due to no cooling available for food stuffs.
We don't use Ghee, I don't like the look of it
Tonight it's cold chipolata salad as a picnic ;-).