Ingredients
Some spices you only use a little so they last for ages but you’ll get through a lot of turmeric, coriander, cumin, garam masala, ginger and garlic. Bay leaves, indian cinnamon (cassia bark), cardamom pods and fennel are also essential.
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Obviously you don’t need everything below so just find the recipes you would like to make and take a note of the ingredients.
Rice
- Laila Basmati Rice (dark green bag)
Flour
- Gram (Chana dal / Besan)
- Ground Rice
- Whole Wheat Atta
Veg
- Chickpeas
- Onions
- Peppers
- Red Split Lentils
- Green Finger Chillies
- Red Birds Eye Chillies
Spices and powders
- All Purpose Seasoning
- Almonds (ground)
- Bay Leaves
- Beetroot Powder (instead of artificial red food colouring)
- Cardamom Pods
- Carom Seeds (Ajwan)
- Cassia Bark (Cinnamon Stick)
- Chilli Powder – Hot
- Chilli Powder – Kashmiri Mild (more for colouring than heat)
- Chillies – Red & Green Birds Eye
- Coconut – Creamed block
- Coconut – Milk
- Coconut Powder
- Coconut Milk Powder
- Coriander Powder
- Cumin Powder
- Cumin Seeds
- Fennel Seeds
- Garam Masala
- Garlic – Powder
- Garlic – Crushed
- Ginger – Powder
- Ginger – Crushed
- Hot Madras Curry Powder
- Jaggery Cubes (s
- Kasoori Methi (dried fenugreek leaves)
- Mustard Powder – Colman’s
- Mustard Seeds – Whole Black
- Mustard Seeds – Whole Yellow
- Tandoori Masala
- Turmeric Powder
Pastes & Oils
- Balti Spice Paste
- BIR Base Gravy
- Butter Ghee
- Kashmiri Masala Spice Paste
- BIR Madras Spice Paste
- BIR Tikka Masala Paste
- Mint Sauce (Colman’s or similar)
- Tandoori Spice Paste
- BIR Tomato Paste
- Vegetable Oil
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