Streamline Gujarati Meal Prep With Hand Blender

Traditional food is everyone’s weakness, but preparation can be tricky and time-consuming. For example, many Gujarati dishes are incomplete without a chutney or need a home chef to do muscle work to prepare a smooth and lump-free batter. What would you do if you wanted to prepare a traditional feast for your guests? Do you wake up at 5 am to prepare lunch or take help from an appliance?

A hand blender is what will minimise preparation time and allow you to cook multiple dishes without breaking your back standing over the counter. Usha’s hand blender comes with stainless steel fast rotating blades that can crush nuts, giving batter a velvety texture, and remove lumps. This short guide will help you streamline Gujarati meal prep. Don’t forget to take notes!

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Prepare Fast Pastes & Masalas

Chop or puree garlic, green chillies, ginger, or coriander into smooth pastes instantly with a hand blender. This is a staple in many Gujarati recipes, including undhiyu, shaak, or sev tameta nu shaak. Store them in tiny airtight jars a couple of days before the event and use them instantly whenever you need.

Quick Chutney Prep

Gujarati snacks are incomplete without tangy, spicy, nutty, and creamy chutneys. You can make coriander-mint, garlic, peanut, or raw mango chutneys within a minute using a hand blender. Add the ingredients into a tall jar, blend them into a smooth paste, and store in a container. This eliminates the trouble of using and cleaning heavy food processors or grinding stones. You can do it a day before you are supposed to host guests.

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Perfect Batters For Muthia & Handvo

Whether it’s methi muthia, lauki muthia, or handvo, achieving a smooth and lump-free batter is key to acing these recipes. A hand blender can effortlessly combine flour, spices, curd, and veggies into a paste of the desired consistency in a few minutes; thus, it cuts down preparation time by 75%. You don't have to worry about washing big jars or bowls. It also gives you control over the texture of the dish.

Mash & Blend For Khichdi And Dal

Use Usha's hand blender to lightly mash dal or khichdi to your desired consistency, so elders and kids at the party can enjoy the food without making any special requests. You can also add spinach, bottle gourd, or carrots for extra nutrition and fibre and instantly elevate the flavour profile of the recipe.

Blend Smooth Kadhi

Gujarati kadhi is known for its smooth texture because the curd does not curdle or leave behind milk solids. Using a hand blender, whisk buttermilk and besan until the mixture is smooth and has no lumps. It will provide a silky finish while cooking. You can also blend the ginger-green chilli paste while preparing the blend for kadhi. It will save you time and effort.

Instant Tomato Puree For Gravies

For tomato curries such as sev tameta or ringan batata, use a hand blender to puree tomatoes in the cooking pot while the ingredients are hot. It will save you time and make your task easy. This saves prep and clean-up time as well as increases safety when handling hot food.

Prepare Shrikhand

Want to prepare kesar elaichi shrikhand or a fruit like mango shrikhand? Add hung curd, powdered sugar, cardamom, and fruit pulp to the reconditioned bowl and mix using the hand blender. You will get a smooth dessert with less effort than when using traditional mixing.

Creamy Raita and Lassi

Make boondi raita, vegetable raita, or masala chaas in a flash. Mix curd with spices and vegetables or herbs for silky smooth results. The hand blender whips in the air and provides a restaurant-like creamy finish—no whisk required.

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