First Grocery List !!

The first step in the kitchen is to have the groceries in place. Only if we have basic groceries in place, can we then experiment new recipes using the spices in our utensils :) 

I have come up with the top essentials in our grocery list when we started our adventures in cooking.

GRAINS:

White Rice
Whole wheat flour
Flattened Rice 
Puffed Rice 
Rava 
Besan

LEGUMES:

Toor Dal 
Chana Dal
Urad Dal
Moong Dal
Masoor Dal
Rajma (red kidney beans)
Chickpeas
Whole Moong Beans
Peanuts

SPICES:

Whole Red Chillies
Red Chili Powder
Turmeric Powder
Black Mustard Seeds
Cumin Seeds
Coriander Seeds
Fenugreek Seeds
Sesame Seeds
Cardamom pods (green)
Cloves
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
Mace
Black Pepper
Bay Leaves
Asafoetida

POWDERED SPICES:

Garam Masala
Sambar Powder
Rasam Powder

OILS:

Refined oil
Gingelly Oil

MISC.:

Jaggery 
Tamarind
Papads