Indian Starter kitchen list

I have moved home so many times, that this list stays on my computer: a starter list for an Indian kitchen. No fancy stuff here.. but enough equipment to keep a family fed happily for 6 weeks before you start the hunt for the perfect waffle maker!

Do let me know if I have missed out on anything :)


Cooking
2 pressure cookers
2 pans (tea sized)
2 frying pans
2 patila
2 kadai (one thicj bottom, one aluminium)
1 milk pan, 1 rice pan if particular
colander : salad, dhaniya, pasta
each to have a lid and a steel plate that fits on top
4 wooden cooking spoons
2 dal serving spoons
2 flat (ish) serving spoons
1 rice serving spoon
1 seived frying spoon
Fridge Storage
4 round large dabbas
4 square dabbas
2-4 flat dabbas



Larder storage
6-10 1 or q.5 kg pearl pet dabbas for pasta, suji etc.
6 of 1 kg pearl pet dabbas (dal)
6 dabbas to store biscuits, namkeen etc.
4-6 small dabbas to store saunf supari stuff
12-36 of 250 gm masala dabbas pearlpet
2-4 large 5l dabbas to store rice, atta, packets of supplies, pref square
2 plastic travel/shopping baskets - double handled - milton, I think
bottles for water for fridge
egg holder
butter dish




Tools
lemon squeezer
wine cork
bottle opener
can opener
scissors (3)
knives
chakla
belan
pakad
chimta
salad tongs
pasta tongs
cheese knife
tea strainer
oven gloves
potato peeler
idli dhokla stand




teapot
Cutlery (incl soup sppons, dessert sppons, tea spoons, kinves, forks, spoons, serving spoons)
8-12 dinner plates
8-12 quarter plates
8-12 dessert/snack plates
spoon storage
draining rack
wine storage




rice cooker




OTG (in addition to oven)
toaster
kettle
microwave
water filter
hand blender
food processor
coffee grinder
water: glasses
water storage
water jug
clock



servant plates, spoons, glasses, katori
servant large bottles of water

duster
sponge
scrubber
wet cloth
kitchen tissue/towel