Hello!! Welcome to another vlog of mine.
We have just two days before Onam (Harvest festival celebrated in Kerala)
We are not planning for a big celebration
because we are staying away from our families
and also due to the pandemic
However, an Onam without traditional food is something unimaginable
So I am heading to the Indian Store to buy some items
The main intention behind this video
is to show you the Indian store and what could one get
In case if someone who is planning to come here
he/she would get an idea about
what one gets here and what not
So let us now visit the Indian store
So, this is it, or malayalees' Lulu Hypermarket (supermarket chain)
We begin our shopping by looking out for bananas
This time it is available
Both raw and ripe bananas are available
We normally buy ripe bananas to make pazham pori (kerala snack)
Another popular item that
we always buy is parotta
We get it as a frozen product
2.5€ for 10 pieces (INR 212)
It is a good brand. We get the
same taste as we get it in Kerala
Let us put it in our cart
We came here for Onam shopping
and ended up buying parotta
There are other frozen products as well
like idli, kozhukatta (South Indian dumpling),
Masala Dosa, Parippu Vada (fritter made from lentils)
Bhaji (another spicy fritter), banana fries
and many other frozen items
All we need to is heat them in an oven and have it
A packet of parippu vada cost 2.5€ (INR 212)
I am not sure if it has 10 pieces inside it
may be 5 or 6
We used to buy it often but nowadays its rare
There is also Ceylon Parotta
don't know what that exactly is
Next item is Masala Dosa
including sambar and chutney
costing 3.70€
or 240 INR approximately
We also have frozen fish curry
It costs 5.90€ (INR 500)
The price varies from store to store throughout Germany
We bought 2 Parottas
we could use it even after Onam
There are also enough North Indian specialties
Chapathi, Gobhi Paratha
Phulka and so on
Next is the section for vegetables
Okra
Bitter gourd
Jack fruit
A portion of Jackfruit costs alone 5€ (INR 425)
Something that is widely available in Kerala and cheap
Its value is realized when we are abroad
Similarly, an other precious item
are curry leaves
A packet of curry leaves costs 2.5€ (INR 170)
In one of my videos on making egg puffs
I have included just 2 leaves
for 6 egg puffs
Its in high demand and we don't get it every time
I got to get it from India next time
and also Drumsticks
Egg plant
We have a mix of frozen vegetables for making sambar
as well as sliced coconut
another item is
hopefully you can see it as well
is sliced tapioca
only thing is that it is frozen
and also sliced seeds of jack fruit
We also get tapioca here
coated with wax
to preserve its freshness
We occasionally buy Tapioca
Typically in German supermarkets,
tea is available as tea bags
We have seen tea sold in packets only in Indian store
Indian store would be preferred for those of
who do not opt for tea bags
There are different brands available
such as Red Label and Red label natural care
Do we get natural care also in India?
Yes we do
Are you sure?
Yes. There are also advertisements on these
also Lipton tea bags
They are tea bags
When you are coming from India and forgotten to buy
pressure cooker and/or idli maker
you can buy these from most of the Indian stores
Here we also get glass made from steel
and bowls
traditional serve ware bowls
like those seen in Saravana Bhavan restaurant
strainer
In short everything
Additionally there are pooja items
and on the top we have mud pots
and rice cooker
We normally buy Aashirvad's wheat flour
Apart from Aashirvad, Pillsburry and few
other brands are also available here
We are going for Aashirvad
A variety of pappadam (thin,crispy, round flatbread)
can be found here from
North Indian to South Indian
We shall take one packet for Onasadya
This is the rice and flour section
Here we can get white raw rice
also a packet labelled idli rice
The normal raw rice
here is the red raw rice we use it
for payasam preparation
Apart from rice,
we also have instant flour
ideal for making puttu, appam, idiyappam from Periyar brand
Instant Vattayappam
fried rice flour
instant dosa mix
and so on
If anyone, specially bachelor's or students  who has
difficulties preparing dosa batter the traditional way
they can opt for instant dosa mix
as well as upma mix
such instant mix varieties can be seen here
Since we are preparing milk payasam,
we do not need jaggery this time
We are at the snacks section
our own ParleG
Hide n Seek Fab
different products from Haldiram's
This is the section for lentils, urad dal,
different types of peas
and similar items are available
in packs from 1/2 Kg to 5 Kgs
can be bought from such Indian stores
We can also get different spices
to mention are red chilli, turmeric, coriander, curry masala
We get these spices when we come from India
we buy these after they are finished
our beloved Maggi noodles
Don't we need sarkara varatti?
I think this is here because of Onam
Ideal for people like me who is lazy
to prepare it at home
Now that you have seen the Indian store
you may now have an idea
what we have already and what needs to be brought
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