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Indian Green Beans

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There are a few types of Indian green bean which come in all shapes and sizes. Each have a lovely crunchy and fresh texture. There are local names for each, seasonal produce of these beans, cooked fresh tastes awesome.There is ease of cooking to these beans; washed thoroughly, ends removed and cut into desired sizes.Used […]

Indian Spinach

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Indian Spinach called as Palak in hindi, is an excellent source of vitamin K and folic acid for vegetarian and vegan population in India. Compared to the available spinach in UK, leaves are larger and stem more sturdy, sold as washed or unwashed in packages. Available in any Indian grocery store, Indian palak sold in […]

Indian Tempering Pan

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Popularly called as Tadka Bowl among the local Indian vendors. Tempering recipes like pulses, sambhar, chutney and curry is an everyday culinary skill practiced in almost every Indian household, thus making this tempering bowl an essential cooking utensil. I just love using them for dal tadka ( lentil tempering) and prefer to keep 2-3 sizes, […]

Indian Kitchen Tong

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Sansi or sandasi is the hindi term for this authentic stainless steel Indian gripper or utility kitchen tong. Perfect to grip kadhai( Indian heavy bottom pan). There is no locking mechanism to hold automatically, it’s simple inserting of pan or kadhai in between and manual hold with tight grip.

Wooden Chakla

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This is a wooden chakla, an Indian kitchen cooking utensil.It is a flat, usually circular board used with a belan (an Indian rolling pin), for rolling kneaded dough into chapatis, puris, parathas, the round unleavened flatbread. The weight adds to the stability, and reduces slippage during rolling.It is made of wood or stone, available in […]

Fresh Fenugreek

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These are fresh Fenugreek leaves, known as Methi leaves in hindi. In Indian cooking, the leaves are used to flavour curries, dals, rotis and all sort of vegetarian dishes.Some popular Indian recipes are Methi thepla, Aloo Methi ki Sabji, Methi Paratha and Methi pakora. When buying at grocery store look for leaves on tender stem, […]

Baigan

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Baigan is the popular hindi word for Aubergine, Egg plant or Brinjal. It comes in numerous shape and sizes.Packed with high fibre and low calorie content are absolute delights to recipes.Aubergine are used in Indian curries, stir fry, pakoras, roasts, chutneys, bharta, sambhar, pilaos and raita.  

Pumpkin

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Pumpkin is a type of winter squash that belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family.These are rich in vitamins minerals, antioxidants and good amount of fibre. Indian pumpkin are greenish cream or greenish orange or greenish yellow.The matured ones are orange with slight sweetness in pulp. Used in sweet and savory dishes. Popular Indian recipes are kaddu […]

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