Saturday, January 15, 2011

Ingredients Required For Cooking




This blog has been written upon request of a student, immortal-illuminant.
There are two group of ingredients used in cooking: one is essential while other is optional for some dishes, but is essential for other dishes.

ESSENTIAL GROUP INCLUDES:

  1. Red chili. Ground, crushed, whole (sabot)
  2. Haldi (Turmeric). Ground
  3. Coriander (cilantro). Seeds, ground, green (fresh).
  4. Salt
  5. Garam Masala. It consists of whole black pepper, clove, large cardamom, small cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaves ( tez patta), white cumin seed ( whole and powder)
  6. Tomatoes ( fresh, paste, or crushed)
  7. Lemon Juice large bottle.
  8. White Vinegar large bottle.

OPTIONAL GROUP:

  1. Whip cream
  2. Dried plums/dried Prune (aloo bukhara) for biryani
  3. Pathar phool (Black Stone flower/Dagad Phool/ Dried Lichen) for biryani
  4. Butter
  5. Methi (Fenugreek) seed, dry leaves (Kasuri methi)
  6. Chili sauce
  7. Soya sauce
  8. Pasta sauce 
  9. Salsa
  10. Chicken cubes (knorr/Maggi ) Halal
  11. Aginomoto( Chinese salt)
  12. Baking powder.
  13. Yeast sachet
  14. Kewra essence.
  15. Vanilla assence.
  16. Kalonji (Black seeds)
  17. Bread crumb
  18. Corn starch
  19. Basin (Gram powder)
  20. Sour cream
  21. Oregano powder
  22. Thyme leaves powder
  23. Basil leaves powder
  24. White Pepper.
  25. Mozzarella cheese grated.
  26. Cheddar cheese grated.
  27. Barbecue sauce.
  28. Mayonnaise.
  29. Tomato Ketchup.
They all are available in Indian/Pakistani grocery stores and some are available in super markets
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3 comments:

  1. Mortal-IlluminantJanuary 21, 2011 at 2:18 PM

    A close friend of mine just requested me to provide a comprehensive recipe of making a delicious "Chana Masala". He says that he is trying to get expert in Indian food making and so he needs help. Can you please provide that recipe on your blog and please make sure that it is tested before you put on because I do not want to hurt my pride as I trust your blog more than my cooking skills?

    Thank you so much
    Salman Naqvi

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  2. Mortal-IlluminantJanuary 21, 2011 at 2:20 PM

    Thanks for the above list by the way, it should act as a startup for any beginner cook like me in his long and rough journey of gaining expertise in Indian food-making.
    I always wanted to have everything at home before beginning to cook so that I do not get stuck up in the middle or get stopped from cooking any difficult/ but tasty dish.

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  3. Cuisine Beyond BordersJanuary 22, 2011 at 10:05 AM

    I am happy that you liked the list. It is always a good idea to keep everything in house before starting to cook. This reduces a lot of setup time and makes cooking easy and joyful.

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