Pantry Ideas

I have had some requests from friends of mine, asking me to list the spices needed for asian ( mainly Indian) Cooking.  In this post, I am trying to add as much as details as possible for having a complete Indian Pantry. If I have missed out some stuff, please post it in the comments so it may be helpful for me and others who look at this.

So here are a few pics of my Pantry...

My kitchen has a comparatively small pantry, so I have to be wise to plan and keep things in such a way that I don't overstock or buy things that I already have, just because its hidden somewhere behind the big jars & bottles.

In the top most racks, where you see two baskets, one has the sauces needed for asian cooking.
These are the sauces and vinegars you'll find there:

1. Soy sauce
2. Worcestershire Sauce
3. Sambal Oelek CHilli Paste
4. Fish Sauce
5. Sriracha Hot Chilli Sauce
6. Hoisin Sauce
7. Valentino Mexican Hot sauce
8. Teriyaki Marinade & Sauce
9. Oyster Sauce
10. Frank's Red Hot Sauce
11. Tabasco sauce
12. White Vinegar
13. White Cooking wine
14. Apple Cider Vinegar
15. Rice Vinegar

In the next basket, I have some basic baking stuff, I don't do much of baking. Not that I don't want to, I really want to, but I cannot imagine washing all those greasy bowls after the baking !!! So, I bake only on occasions.

Now the spices, whole seeds and powders I have in the pantry :

1. Chilli powder
2. Corriander Powder
3. Tumeric Powder
4. Garam masala Powder
5. Cumin Powder
6. Elachi Powder
7. Fennel Powder
8. Fenugreek Powder
9. Nutmeg powder
10. Cinnamon Powder
11. Mustard Powder
12. Pepper Powder
13. Amchur Powder
14. Idli Podi (Powder)
15. Sambhar Powder
16. Methi leaves
17. Asafetida
18. Mustard seeds
19. Sesame seeds - white
20. Sesame seeds - black
21. Corriander seeds
22. Fennel Seeds
23. Poppy seeds - white
24. Poppy seeds - black
25. Cumin seeds - white
26. Cumin Seeds - black
27. Nigella seeds
28. Ajwain Seeds
29. Dry Red Chilli 
30. Whole Spices 
31. Elachi
32. Cloves
33. Cinammon Sticks
34. Star Anise
35. Mace
36. Black Stone Flower 
37. Bay leaves
38. Pani Puri Masala
39. Tandoori Powder
40. Chaat Masala

Lentils

Toor Daal

Masoor Daal

Green gram Daal

Moong Daal

Channa Daal ( For vada, tempering)

Pottu Kadala ( for Chutneys)

Urad Dhaal

Red Chori Beans

Rajma Beans

Black channa Daal

White Channa Daal

Flours

Rice Flour

Wheat Flour
Besan flour

Idiyappam Podi 

Puttu Podi

Semolina

Rice

Par Boiled Rice

Kerala Matta Rice

Basmati Rice

Idli Rice

Well, I guess that's pretty much it. Hope you find this useful !!!