Must-have Ingredients in the Pantry

For the newbies in cooking, it might be a great question that what are some of the basics ingredient in the pantry. But the expert would want each and every little item in their cooking corner. The cooks at Chefed, have discussed and put down some basic cooking staples required for the perfect meal. Find the best Cooks in Bangalore at Chefed. You can go a bit ahead and be creative of how to use them further in your dishes. If you too are a newbie, then hire a Cook in Sg Palya from Chefed and get the best meal prepared for yourself.

1- Olive Oil, Pure and/or Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Try not using it for Asian food, but for the rest, if you want your flavors to be enhanced go for Extra Virgin Oil. There might be times when you might not feel to put in extra efforts. This oil can be your savior. Just pick some piece of chicken, meat, or fish. Pan sear it or sauté in olive oil, and season it with salt and pepper.

Extra virgin can be used on salad dressings or can be drizzled over tomatoes. Buy extra-large bottles to not break your bank. 

2- Kosher Salt

Kosher salt is a much larger grain size as compared to common table salt. There are no additives and maybe the reason why this salt taste sharp or harsh. Sea salt is of a coarser texture. Though one should avoid salt that is too coarse.

3- Dijon Mustard

Use this in a little amount in salad dressings to dips to tuna fish to macaroni and cheese. There might be few members who hate mustard but using this elevates the flavor of your meal. There are different variants to it too, find the one which suits your taste-buds. 

4- Soy Sauce

Using soy sauce pops up flavor. And it is a traditional ingredient in East and Southeast Asian cuisines.

5- Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce

These are smoked jalapeno peppers which have been stewed in a sauce with tomatoes, garlic, vinegar, salt and spices such as cumin, oregano and paprika.

6- Canned Tomatoes

Available in a wide variety, whole, crushed, pureed, sauce, diced, and more. Use them in soups, beans, stews, pot roasts, rice dishes, and chili.

7- Dried Pasta

Pantry life of pasta is years long. Use small pastas for soups and stews, long skinny pasta for thin sauces, chunky pastas for thick and meaty sauces.

8- Canned Beans

This is the best item one can have. Low fat, vegetarian protein which can be used in different ways and cuisines. Few kinds of beans to store:

Garbanzo beans (chick peas)

Black beans

Kidney beans

Cannellini beans

Navy beans

Pinto beans

9- Canned Broth

There might be few days where you might want to sauté some rice and throw pieces of chicken or meat in oil. And simply pour this combo into the broth rather than water.

10- Rice

Can be eaten with any combo. If you are an Indian, you know that. Make it with ‘dal’, egg, half-boiled, half-fry, fried-rice, paneer, veggies, chicken, meat, fish and list continues.

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