Basic Ingredients

PyariCgudia · Jul 24th, 2006, 10:28 AM

Okay, so I'll be setting up my new home pretty soon, and I was wondering what sort of ingredients I should invest in to keep in the cabinets. Other than basic spaghetti dishes, I really don't have that much experience in cooking. So for example, I know to keep an assorted variety of pastas, crushed basil, parsely, and oregano in the cabinet. They wont go bad for a long time.

Now, with desi food, what sort of ingredients should I always try to have in my refrigerator? I just don't want to buy a lot of stuff that doesn't get used right away and that will go bad within a week. Either these things should be non-perishables. Or they should be ingredients that are used all the time in desi food.

I figured onions would be one of them. What else?

SolarOceans · Jul 24th, 2006, 11:22 AM

PCG, keep the guy in the kitchen. You won't have to worry about the rest, let him take care of it : )

AnGeL EyEs · Jul 24th, 2006, 11:49 AM

well onions go bad after sometime as well and so do tomatoes unless you plan on cooking everyday. But these are def items you need to have in ur fridge at all times. Garlic cloves generally last a long time...in fact some people freeze them. Garlic paste and ginger paste is a must as well...and usually last for a long time.

stock up on rice and ALL desi spices and daals.

Meem · Jul 24th, 2006, 01:16 PM

Instead of fresh tomatoes you can use canned ones since they are non-perishable.

AnGeL EyEs · Jul 24th, 2006, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by PyariRani

Instead of fresh tomatoes you can use canned ones since they are non-perishable.

yea i have some canned one's for back up...however the desi dishes always seem to taste better with fresh tomatoes.

Sidra54 · Jul 24th, 2006, 03:01 PM

Garlic/Ginger
Frozen Desi Food...j/k

Zabardast · Jul 24th, 2006, 03:15 PM

You can store some banana, asperges and cucumbers too...

AnGeL EyEs · Jul 24th, 2006, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Zabardast

You can store some banana, asperges and cucumbers too...

i luv asparagus

Zabardast · Jul 24th, 2006, 03:24 PM

^^ Yeah...they really delicious...

Write some recipe you often use...

AnGeL EyEs · Jul 24th, 2006, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Zabardast

^^ Yeah...they really delicious...

Write some recipe you often use...

a recipe i use with asparagus?

i typically add asparagus to my stir-frys.

or i steam it as a side dish with baked fish.

I dont add any seasoning to it if i steam it. i like it plain.

Zabardast · Jul 24th, 2006, 03:37 PM

^^ I think you should add some sliced banana too to asparagus...will be very delicious...

belle · Jul 24th, 2006, 07:16 PM

Make sure you have airtight containers for your pastas, flour, rice etc.

AnGeL EyEs · Jul 24th, 2006, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Zabardast

^^ I think you should add some sliced banana too to asparagus...will be very delicious...

i dont know...it doesnt sound to appealing to me. i take it you;ve tried it?

Rukhsarbibi · Jul 24th, 2006, 10:20 PM

garlic and ginger paste
fried onions in the freezer
you can keep shaan masalas in the fridge so it doesn't go bad.

Sara516 · Jul 25th, 2006, 12:31 AM

Bookmarking this thread for future use

Zabardast · Jul 25th, 2006, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by AnGeL EyEs

i dont know...it doesnt sound to appealing to me. i take it you;ve tried it?

Bakable banana are different than the eatable...give a try if you can...

LegallyBrown · Jul 25th, 2006, 03:40 AM

lol @ Zabardast.

I've only had asparagus once in greek style

Stems of asparagus all lined in a oven friendly dish drizzled with olive oil, fresh lemon juice, oregano and basil

and i think the whole thing was put in the oven for a while or something

but they tasted yum!!

i duno the recipe though

Zabardast · Jul 28th, 2006, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Rukhsarbibi

garlic and ginger paste
fried onions in the freezer
you can keep shaan masalas in the fridge so it doesn't go bad.

Fried onions in the freezer...what will they taste like when you reuse them...

Femme Fatale · Jul 28th, 2006, 10:53 AM

daals dont go bad, u could keep them, rice doesn;t go bad either. if u stock up on tomato paste/puree, ginger garlic pastes, open them and don;t use them often enough just pour some oil on them, that will keep them from mold.

LegallyBrown · Jul 28th, 2006, 11:10 AM

^ FF daals do get bad and they stink....