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Tamil Kitchen Essentials



The list of Tamil kitchen essentials are:

  1.  Rolling Pin

Tamil cuisine can be complete with the standard flat breads that are served with vegetables like Chapatis. These are made by placing dough on a flat, round board and flattening it into a round shape so that it can be baked or fried. A rolling pin thus is a quintessential tool in a Tamil kitchen.

  1. Masala-Daani or Spice Rack

Any Tamil kitchen is incomplete without a spice rack that consists of essential spices like cardamom, cinnamon, pepper, etc. These are essential elements of a South Indian dish. These are stored in a rectangular wooden box with compartments that have sliding lids. Also, this has evolved from the traditional look and feel to being a metal container that holds small bowls that hold spices or masala.

  1. Pressure cooker


  1. Chopper or grinder

This is one of the most essential and used tool in a Tamil kitchen. It is used to grind roasted or fried spices to make guacamole and for quickly chopping onions which is an essential ingredient of Tamil cuisine.

  1. Blender


  1. Mortar and Pestle


  1. Wok


  1. Idli steamer


  1. Tawa or a Flat Pan


Equipped with the above mentioned Tamil kitchen tools, you could cook up scrumptious Tamil cuisines for a battalion of hungry soldiers as well!


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