NEW JERSEY, U.S.A., April 4, 2003: Stepping through the hand-carved marble arches in Arvind and Bhagwati Amin’s home in Bernardsville, New Jersey, is like being transported to a palace in their native India. The Amins have a suite on the main floor while their two sons and families occupy separate wings of the house. Each day everyone gathers to pray together in the family’s shrine room. The luxuries they enjoy have their roots in a humble food, Hot Mix, a spicy Indian “trail mix” of fried noodles made from chickpea flour and tossed with cashews, pistachios and spices. It was the first item produced by the family business, Deep Foods, which Arvind Amin laughingly calls “the Frito-Lay, Haagen-Dazs and Stouffer’s of Indian food.” The company makes 65 snack foods, as well as ice cream and frozen entrees. The inspiring full story of the Amin’s extended family and their success in the Indo-American fast food industry can be found at “source” above.
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