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    14 Kitchen Essentials Every South Indian Needs

    Make your Amma the happiest person in the world!

    1. Invest in this nifty coconut scraper that has a rotating handle that makes it easy to grate coconuts for chutneys and curries - ₹349

    2. This particular pepper grinder has an adjustable feature that'll let you grind your spices coarsely or finely depending on what your recipe demands - ₹499. If you prefer buying your spices whole and grinding your own special family recipe masalas, you'll love how efficient this grinder is.

    3. Replace the traditional masala dabba with this rotating spice rack that you can keep on the kitchen platform to always be handy when you need to find a specific spice to add to a curry - ₹599

    4. Buy this handy kitchen press to make some perfect murruku over the weekend to snack on throughout the week - ₹349

    A kitchen press with bowls of snacks like sev and murruku.

    5. Get this electric rice cooker if you can't go a single day without a generous serving of rice on your plate - ₹1,399. Just take the easy way out!

    6. Buy this 6-plate idli maker to steam upto 24 idlis at once so you can save time and cook for the whole family easily - ₹1,350

    7. No South Indian meal is complete without a bowl of curd or a glass of moru, use this automatic yogurt maker so you always have delicious fresh yogurt - ₹599. A delicious bowl of thayir saadam is the best comfort food!

    8. You can use any pan to make uttapams but if you want to make perfectly shaped and sized mini uttapams use this mold pan that makes 4 at a time - ₹499

    9. A Bajaj Mixer-Grinder with three jars will get a lot of use when you're grinding spices or making wet masalas for curries - ₹2,053. The familiar noise of the mixer going in the morning definitely means that you're going to get some delicious coconut chutney with your dosa or idlis.

    10. This ingenious design filter spoon will help when you're deep-frying vadas so they can be as healthy as possible - ₹398.

    11. This pre-seasoned cast iron skillet for perfectly crispy dosas that'll impress everyone at home - ₹950

    12. A non-stick paniyarakkal - ₹1190 with a lid is your best bet to make the perfect appams and this stainless steel puttukudam - ₹499 for some delicious puttu

    13. This Milton steel casserole set (3 pieces) comes with glass lids and keeps your food hot for hours - ₹1,549. Use it to store fluffy idlis and appams when you make them early in the morning so they stay fresh.

    3 casseroles of varying sizes filled with rice and curries.

    14. Finally, make sure you get your daily fix of the perfect cup of steaming filter coffee by using this filter coffee drip maker - ₹299