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Across Canada.
Indian street food at home in Canada: ingredients, substitutions and where to shop.
- Besan (gram flour) in Canada.What besan is, what it is used for in Indian street food, where to buy it in Canada and what you can use instead. Includes tips for lump-free batter.Read
- Deep frying at home, safely.How to deep fry Indian snacks at home without mess or danger: the right pot, oil temperature, what to do if oil catches fire and how to dispose of used oil.Read
- Indian grocery shopping in Canada.A practical guide to shopping for Indian ingredients in Canada: what to buy at an Indian grocer, what supermarkets stock, and how to read the labels.Read
- Indian recipe measurements for Canada.A conversion guide for Indian recipes in Canada: cups to grams for flour, besan, sugar and yogurt, spoons to mL, and oven and oil temperatures in C and F.Read
- An Indian spice starter kit.The twelve spices you need to cook most Indian street food and curries at home in Canada, with what each does and how to store it.Read
- Indian street food at home in Canada.How to cook Indian street food at home in Canada: what to stock, where to shop, what to substitute and which recipes to start with. A practical starter guide.Read
- Pav substitutes in Canada.Cannot find pav? The best soft rolls and buns to use for vada pav, pav bhaji, dabeli and bun maska in Canada, and how to prepare them.Read
- Tamarind chutney at home.A simple sweet tamarind chutney for chaat, samosas and pani puri, made from tamarind paste and jaggery or sugar in 15 minutes, with Canadian ingredient notes.Read
Hungry after all that reading?
Everything in these guides is on the menu at Tapri Chai, Barrhaven. Tuesday to Sunday, 11am to 11pm. Closed Mondays.