Everything You Need to Make Your Kitchen an Indian Cuisine Friendly One

 

While reading about Indian cuisine the first thing that comes to mind is spices, but it takes a lot more to cook the perfect Indian dish. The fragrant spices, aromatic properties, and the health benefit those ingredients bring. And also, making the perfect chapatis is a task on its own, it takes practice and technique. To bring the goodness and perfection of the Indian cuisine to your kitchen grab the best quality Indian grocery store search for Indian grocery store near me when in Berlin and be directed to Spice Village or order online. 

But with the advancement of technology and availability of herbs in the market, the perfect Indian dish is just a read of this blog away!

Most of the tools are made with keeping the Indian cuisine in mind and so regular equipment like a saucepan or rolling pins won’t help much. 

1. Belan

Also known as the Indian rolling pin, The Belan is a must have for Indian cuisines and cannot be replaced. It is thinner and lighter and is important for rolling our circular shaped chapatis, puris, naan, and more. And you can also use it to make homemade pizza and finicky doughs.

2. Chakla

The Important friend of belan, Chakla and Belan are like Ying and Yang. And they both are needed for making the perfect chapatis or naan etc. The Chakla is circular in shape and is usually made up of wood. Chakla was used in Indian households because they used to make chapatis while sitting on the floor, and they didn’t have countertops. So Chakla was just used in order to prepare chapatis, puris, naan, etc.

3. Masala Dabba (Stainless steel spice container) 

And yes, as you also know even the simplest of Indian dishes need spices, having a Spices container helps organize different types of spices. It is a must in an Indian Kitchen and there is no Indian dish that tastes great without the amazing Indian Spices.

4. Pressure Cooker

It’s impossible for a kitchen to call Indian style without the Pressure Cooker. This is a big-time saver as sometimes a single Indian meal can have more than 6 dishes and it’s impossible to make everything in time without the pressure cooker. A Pressure cooker can make perfect fluffy rice in just 15 minutes. It is also used to steam Idlis and is used to cook many types of meat curries.

5. Chimta 

Also Called as Chippio, this tool is used to flip flatbreads. Made with stainless steel and is 2 sided long and sturdy. It is used as so you don't burn your hands because the flatbread is on a hot Tawa (pan) and to achieve a light char, the flatbread is kept above the flame with the pan remove using the chimta or chippio.

6. Tawa 

This round shaped and slightly concave is perfect for cooking flatbreads. The Tawa is shaped in such a way so it distributes the heat evenly from center to the edge, which is very essential for soft chappatis and tasty crispy quesadillas.

7. Kadai ( also called karahi)

Originally made with cast iron, the kadhai is perfect for frying. With a flat bottom and steep sides, this is the go-to for frying dishes like pakora, samosa, and gulab jamun. And now it comes with different versions, nonstick and stainless steel too. And also, it’s not just for Indian dishes, whatever you can think of to fry this should be your go-to.

8. Tadka Pan

Many Indian dishes have fried spices sprinkled on them to add aromatic herbs to the dish. The spices are fried in hot oil and then added to the dish for the final flavoring.

Tadka pans are small, round, and deep so that you only need a small amount of oil to cook the spices. The tadka pan usually has long handles so that when you are frying the spices in very hot oil, the splatters don’t fall on your body.

9. Jhaara ( also called karchi)

The Jhaara is a round steel spatula with holes used to turn the ingredients of the dish while frying. The ingredients are often fried until they turn brown in color, and the holes help pass the oil through and it is easier to turn the ingredient. Also when it drains the oil when you pull the ingredients out of the Kadhai.

10. Sifter ( Charni )

The sifter is a very important part of Indian cuisine, as it is used to clear the impurities out of the flour like sandstones and small stones. So that when you cook the flatbread, you always get perfect flour. It was used mainly at the time when the flour was made at home and there were many impurities in it. But even after so many years, it is still used to clear any impurities, if any.

So, these were some important tools that are a must for making any Indian cuisine. Every tool has its purpose and it will help you cook tasty, healthy, and amazing Indian-style food.

Apart from the tools you can get all kinds of spices from an Indian online grocery store in Germany, Spice Village and put the best tools to use.