Imagine you are cooking for your date or you want to surprise your parents or to pack the tiffin and you discover that you run out of stock of a few ingredients or you don’t have the required amount of ingredients. Perfect example of a nightmare right?

It is necessary to have a check on your ingredients and refill them in timely intervals. Here is a list of basic ingredients that a kitchen must have:

Masala/powdered masala: 

Red chilli powder/Laal mirch powder, Turmeric powder/haldi powder, Coriander powder/dhaniya powder, Black masala, Garam masala, Asafoetida/hing, Raw Mango powder/amchur powder, Kachari powder,

Cumin powder/jeera powder, Chat masala, Dried ginger powder/saunt powder, Fennel/ saunf powder, Split kernels/Rai ki dal, Black pepper powder, Sambar masala, Iodised salt, Black salt, Rock salt/

himalayan salt, Soda powder, Baking powder, Eno fruit salt,

Alum powder/fitakri powder, Cardamom powder/Elaichi powder,

Tea masala, Milk masala powder

Whole masalas:

Mustard seeds, Cumin seeds, Fenugreek seeds, Carrom seeds/Ajwain, Sesame seeds/til , Khus khus, Whole coriander seeds,Green Elaichi,

Masala Elaichi, Clove/lavang, Cinnamon/Dalchini, Caraway seeds/shahi jeera, Bay leaf/tej patta, Nutmeg/jayfal , Whole black pepper/ sabut kali mirch, Round gundu chilli, Dried red chilli/ sukhi Lal mirch

Varieties of flours:

Whole wheat flour/ gehu ka atta, All purpose flour/ maida ka atta,

Sooji atta, Rice flour/chawal ka atta, Maize flour/ makai ka atta,

Gram flour/ besan ka atta, Sorghum flour/jowar atta

Pearl millet flour/ bajra atta, Water chestnut flour/ singhara atta

Corn flour

Crops&Lentils/Anaj&Dal:

Wheat, Basmati rice, Rice, Jowar, Bajra, Makai

Bengal gram dal/ channa dal, Whole green moong dal

Split green moong dal, Whole urad dal, Split urad dal

Arhar/Tuhar dal, Masoor dal, Maunt dal, Channa(green,yellow,kabuli)

Chawlai, Rajma, Matar(green,white), Black dal

Dry fruits:

Cashew nut/kaju, Almonds/badam, Raisins/kishmish

Black grape raisins/munakka ,Pistachio/pista, Walnut/akrot 

Figs/ anjeer, Dates/khajur, Kesar, Chandi barak , Cherries, Tutty frutty

Dried rose petals

Other ingredients:

Suji, Poha, Idli rava, Vermicelli , Sabudana, Peanuts, Dry coconut,

Kokum, Tamarind/imli, Jaggery/Gud, Sugar, Powdered sugar,

Fried or roasted gram/ futana , Supari, Milk powder, Cocoa powder,

Tea leaf/Chai patti , Coffee powder, Oil, Ghee, Cheese, Butter

Ketchup, Pickle, Jam, Vinegar, Essence, Papad/appalam, Milk, Curd

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