Twenty ingredients that unlock 200 dishes — no specialty store required.
Most home cooks own too much and use too little. A working pantry is small, sharp, and rotated often.
Start with: cumin seeds, mustard seeds, turmeric, coriander powder, red chilli powder, garam masala, bay leaf, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves.
Add basics: basmati rice, toor dal, moong dal, chickpea flour, ghee, mustard oil, tamarind, jaggery.
Finish with the fresh trinity: ginger, garlic, green chilli. Buy them weekly. Everything else is decoration.
Cook from this pantry for one month and you'll never feel lost in front of a stove again.
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