My Perfect Pantry ..almost.
My kitchen truth- ” What is in your pantry will eventually end up in your body”. Refresh the pantry , restock with healthy ingredients to rejuvenate your plate.
This is my checklist, that I use to ensure my pantry has the ingredients that I believe in and cook with. This list makes my life easy when I go shopping. All I do is print it, run through the list and highlight the ones I need.
Get the pantry ready to go anytime you crave for healthy food. Simplify and structure your pantry, feel free to download my checklist file and edit it per your requirements. (Psst! It is free of charge).
| MY PANTRY CHECK LIST | |
| GRAINS Brown Rice/Semi brown rice Oats Quinoa/Buckwheat/Amaranth ( pick the ones of your choice) Millets ( Ragi, sorghum,bajra, barnyard, foxtail, little, proso) | |
| OILS Cold pressed avocado oil Cold pressed olive oil Sesame oil ( for asian flavor in your recipes) | |
| FLOURS Almond flour Whole wheat flour- Atta All purpose flour ( a small bag ) Brown rice flour Ragi flour Quinoa Flour Jowar flour Bajra flour Buckwheat flour Teff flour ( if you are feeling crafty) Semolina Idli Ravva Besan- chick pea flour | |
| BEANS/LEGUMES Black beans Blackeyed beans Kidney beans Soy beans raw or soy chunks or soy granules Split yellow pigeon peas (Toor dal) Chana dal (split Chick peas) Roasted Chana dal (roasted split chick peas) Urad dal (Black lentils) Moong dal (split husked moong lentils) Moong beans whole | |
| SPICES- POWDERS Chili powder (darker the color the better) Turmeric Cumin powder (can be home made) Coriander powder (can be home made) Cinnamon powder Dry mango powder Kasoori methi dry leaves or powder Garam masala (can be home made) Pani puri masala Pav bhaji masala Rasam powder (home made) Sambar powder (home made) Salt- sea salt Black salt Sugar- organic light brown | |
| WHOLE SPICES/ CONDIMENTS Cloves Cardamom Cinnamon Star anise Bay leaf Black pepper Brown mustard seeds Fenugreek/methi seeds Dry red chilies Cumin whole Coriander whole Mace (Javitri) Nutmeg (Jajikaya) Shahi jeera ( black cumin) Fennel Ajwain (carom seeds) | |
| PACKAGED STAPLES Organic low sodium Chicken broth Organic low sodium Vegetable broth Noodles- Buckwheat, Rice, Maggie oats ( for emergencies) Pasta- Quinoa, whole wheat, chick pea Vermicelli- Semolina, Ragi Coconut milk Organic Baby corn canned Organic Chickpeas canned Evaporated milk canned | |
| BAKING NEEDS Chocolate chips Baking powder Baking soda Bread crumbs- whole wheat Honey – organic Date syrup- Organic Jaggery powder – organic Date sugar – organic Dry coconut Flaxseed meal Cornstarch Yeast | |
| NUTS/SEEDS Almonds Cashews Walnuts Pecans Pumpkin seeds Pistachios Peanuts Dry corn kernels for popcorn |