Curry Corner’s Must-Have Grocery Products for 2022 I Curry Corner

Every turn of the year is an opportunity for us to start fresh and come up with new goals and activities to look forward to, both in small and big ways. We’re sure it’s not any different now, as we excitedly welcome 2022 and anticipate what’s in store for us on this year.
As we at Curry Corner greet the New Year, we’ve decided to arrange a list of our bestselling grocery products for New Year that will make it easy for you to incorporate Indian cuisine and flavours in your kitchen and meal preparations.
Many of us would love to try our hand at Indian cuisine right at home, in hopes of reliving that tasty meal experience we had an Indian restaurant, or perhaps at an Indian friend’s home. But the same question always arises: Where do we begin?
Thus, we have compiled a “bare essentials” list of Indian ingredients, snacks and condiments that you can keep safely in your kitchen cupboard anytime you want to whip up an Indian special for you and your family, or simply want to tweak the flavours of your regular dishes in an instant.
Here then, is our recommendation. You can easily shop for these products in our online Indian grocery or when you visit our Melbourne Indian food shop, for one-stop shopping of authentic Indian food products:
Essential Indian Spices List:
Whatever meat you choose, or whatever vegetables you’d like to throw in, you can give your curry dishes that authentic Indian taste with these most basic spices for curry stews and other Indian recipes:
• Chili powder: gives heat to any dish
• Coriander powder: adds a mild flavour & aroma to savoury dishes
• Cumin seed or Cumin powder: has an earthy, nutty flavour
• Garam masala: a blend of many spices, essential to Indian curries
• Turmeric: a member of the ginger family, used mainly to colour curries and add its powerful health benefits
And for those days when you just can’t be bothered with mixing spices to satisfy your curry craving, no worries! We’ve got you covered with quality Indian Curry paste, ready to stir into the pot!
Here are our recommended condiments to instantly liven up and add zest to your meals. Just plop them onto your plate, straight out of the bottle:
• Mango chutney
• Lime chutney
• Mango pickle
• Brinjal pickle (eggplant)
• Chili pickle
You might want to be starting the New Year with a healthier diet of less meat and more plant-based foods; in which case, we’ve got an assortment of beans to serve as your high protein source:
• Chanadal
• Chickpeas
• Red or brown lentils
• Mungdal
• Kidney beans
And don’t forget to add in some Indian snacks for lazy, hungry afternoons. Our crisp, spicy Papadums are always a favourite. You may also choose among our range of light, crunchy Haldiram crisps, sprinkled with a signature Indian spice blend.
Ready to make fresh flatbread like roti, chapati or paratha in authentic Indian fashion? Grab some Besan or Ragi flour. They taste better and are much healthier than plain flour too.
What may just be the best part of stocking up on Indian ingredients is that they last for long periods of time, most without even having to be stored in the fridge. This is because homes in India don’t always have refrigerators. Thus, Indians have developed ways to keep ingredients fresh for long periods in moderate to warm temperatures. So, all you need is some extra cupboard space in your kitchen and you’ve got delicious Indian meals waiting to happen on any given day!
Visit the Curry Corner website Grocery section to browse through our selection, and start stocking up for a new year with new flavours in your kitchen!