For Indian cooks, what do you consider your basic, absolutely necessary kitchen equipment?

Question

Namaste

I don't mean the large appliances, like stove or refrigerator, but if you have grown accustomed to any kind of modern equipment ......

** like a food processor

** coffee / spice grinders

** what pots & pans, spoons, tongs, mixing bowls, storage containers for the fridge, things of that sort you could not cook without ?

** what kind of storage containers for flour, sugar, spices do you think basic and essential ?

I have seen lists on the internet, but I would like to know what "real" people feel they must have to funtion well in their Indian kitchen......

thank you so much

xxxxx

Answer 1

Tea- In order to make tea you need to boil 1/2 a cup of water. Once it's boiled add a teaspoon of tea powder and 1tb spoon sugar. After that you should add 1/2 cup of milk and to make it strong you let it boil for some more time after adding milk. After it is done we use a tea strainer while pouring the tea in the cup.

Hope that helps :)

Answer 2

Hi I am an Indian housewife and got married 5 yrs back. I personally feel these things are important for Indian cooking. I am a veg.

2-3 different sizes pressure cookers. 2-3 strainer and loose black tea. I also need chopper. I have steel plates,spoons and bowls that i bought from India. 1 good iron pan for making fresh roti/indian bread. 1 good non stick pan for making dosas. 1 idli stand. I make pani puris at home so i have purchased a tortilla maker. 2 steel tongs. one kind to pick hot vessels and one kind to turn a papad/roti. All sizes nonstick pots. Good sharp knives. One good heavy based pot for deep frying. Cutting board. 1 big deep steel vessel for kneading flour. Casserole to store hot food. I use glass and plastic for microwave and storing. You can use storage containers that you are comfortable using.

I am a tea person. The way i make tea is: take half cup water and heat it. Put 1 spoon tea, fresh ginger just a bit, few fresh mint leaves, pinch tea masala, half cup 2% milk, 1-2 spoons sugar. Strain the tea before serving. I make coffee occasionally. I like instant coffee so no strainer. Thats all I can think of. Best of luck.  

Answer 3

I cannot do without the Indian Pressure Cooker and the Indian food processor/mixer for grinding spices and chutneys. Armed with these appliances I can cook Indian food anytime, anywhere.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Simple ginger tea is good for health and can be prepared without tea.

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Answer 6

pots small, meduim and large(preferably non stick)

pressure cooker(makes life easy, but could do without it)

non stick pan(one small and 1 meduim or large)

small, meduim and big size mixing bowls or plastic  for mixing and sometimes defrosting meat

seive for washing vegetables or draining rice(one fine and one regular )

Wooden spoons for saute( 2 for spicy food and 1 for sweet food)

tongs, big spoons, small spoons, grater, cutting board(1 for vegetables and one for meat), a sharp knife, a small knife for fruits and peeling vegetables, slotted spoons(fine)  for frying indian snacks.

A small fine grater is very helful for grating small amounts of garlic and ginger, if you are not in the mood to use a food processor.

food processor, and cofee grinder(dry spices)

I store Flour, and lentils in plastic containers from target.

Most spices I buy at the indian grocery are already in plastic container.

Tea and sugar I store in cookie container, they are airtight and keeps the flavor of the tea bags

If you are planning to make rotis at fromfrom scratch, you need rolling pin too.

Answer 7

Rolling pin,Rolling Board,chili PD,turmeric PD,salt,pan,knife,same as all ppl have in kitchen

for coffee some time use strainer when have to make in large quantities for parties or other functions otherwise don,t need.then simple home made coffee we use as all use .In India now it have everything that other countries have.But few things r expensive.

Answer 8

I mean we don;t have large appliances,like stove or refriedgeator, but if you have grown accoutomed to any kind of modern equipment. We have food processor,coffee,and  spice grinders. We have pots,and pans, spoons, tongs,storage containsers for the fridge, tea strainer, flour,sugars,and spice.

Answer 9

A mixer - grinder for sure . One small for masalas and one large for a large batch of onions.

A pressure cooker for making Daals(lentils)

Ofcourse pot and pans too. Definately non- stick to use less oil.

A rolling pin for my chappatis/rotis/paranthas

Spatula, tongs for chappatis, and regular things.

How to make tea- 1 method- Half water, half milk , recipe given by every one. Lots of people i know drink tea this way.

2) My family likes it brewed. In  1 cup hot water add 1 tsp tea, brew it for 2 minutes till it leaves colour. Add a dash of milk for colour ONLY.  Add sugar. My family is very specific with kind of tea- one large, another small tea is mixed proportinately. One is flavour a, another for colour. I know many people drinking tea this way too.

Coffee- I am an instant coffee person. - I boil water and add 1 tsp heaped instant coffee (prefer Nescafe) to my cup. add a dash of milk for colour and sugar to taste.