Many of the items in the permanent collection on the upper floors deal with the subject matter of the new exhibit at the Maine MILL in the Bates Mill Complex in Lewiston.
Photos on a series of panels at the Maine MILL help tell the story of Maine’s labor force in the early 1900s.
Raj Sharma uses a long pair of tongs to remove an order of garlic naan from a speical oven that quickly cooks the bread at Mother India in Lewiston.
Navita Sharma uses a tomato base and spices to begin one of the restaurant's signature recipes at Mother India in Lewiston.
Ginny Singh puts the finishing touches on a dish of flaming chicken tikka at Mother India in Lewiston.
Raj Sharma mixes a large batch of ginger/garlic paste that is used as a base for many recipes at Mother India in Lewiston. The base not only adds flavor, but helps digestion, according to Sharma.
An order of garlic naan from Mother India in Lewiston.
Nav rattan korma is often called "9 Gems" for the number of vegetables in the dish, from Mother India in Lewiston.
Lamb Do Piaza, a dish with Tenter lamb, green peppers, onion, tomato and Indian spices at Mother India in Lewiston.
A selection of relishes for the naan at Mother India in Lewiston.
A mango lassi (shake) from Mother India in Lewiston.
Samosas from Mother India in Lewiston.
Basmati rice from Mother India in Lewiston that features peas, cloves and cumin seed.
Mother India in Lewiston.
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