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Grains
1 Boiled Rice 5-7 kg for White Rice
2 Idli Rice 5 kg for Idli, Dosa, Adai Batter etc.
3 Raw Rice 2 kg for Aapam, Pongal etc.
4 Basmati Rice 2 kg for Biryani, Pulao etc.
5 Brown Rice or Red Rice or Black Rice 1 kg any one as needed
6 Wheat Flour (Atta) 2 kg
7 Maida ½ kg
8 Rava ½ kg for Upma, Rava Dosa, Kesari
9 Ragi Flour ½ kg
10 Rice Flour 1 kg
11 any two
12 Pasta ½ kg Any 1 or 2 shapes
13 Noodles - 1 family pack 1 pack family pack
14 Pressed Rice (Aval, Poha) ½ kg for Upma
15 Sago (Javarisi, Sabudhana) ½ kg for Upma or Payasam
16 Gram Flour (Besan, Kadalai Maavu) ¼ kg
17 Vermicelli ½ kg for Upma or Payasam
18 Instant Rice Sevai ½ kg
19 Broken Wheat (Samba Godhumai, Lapsi) ½ kg for Upma
Pulses
1 Urad Dal 2 kg
2 Toor Dal 1 kg
3 Moong Dal ½ kg
4 Channa Dal ½ kg
5 Chickpeas ½ kg
6 Dried Green Peas ½ kg
7 Green Gram or Black Chickpeas (any one) ¼ kg
8 ¼ kg
9 Frozen Green peas 1 pack
10 Frozen Corn 1 pack
Oils
1 Sunflower Oil or Vegetable Oil 1 L for regular cooking and frying
2 Rice Bran Oil or Groundnut Oil 1 L for regular cooking and frying
3 Sesame Oil ½ L for idli, dosa & variety rice
4 Coconut Oil ¼ L
5 Olive Oil ¼ L for continental food
6 Ghee 200 gms
7 Butter 200 gms for baking
1 Salt 1 kg
2 Crystal Salt 1 kg
3 Sugar 1 kg
4 Jaggery ¼ kg
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Millet Varieties (Little Millet, Foxtail Millet,
Barnyard Millet, Kodo Millet or Pearl Millet)
(½ + ½ )
kg
for Bajji, Dhokla or
Homemade facemask
Black Eye Beans, Red Kidney Beans,
Whole Masoor, Whole Urad, Double Beans,
Green Peas Dal, Masoor Dal or Red Chowli
(any two)
for traditional South Indian
recipes
Spices & Condiments