Chilled & Dairy

Chilled and dairy is where the cooking of South Asia meets the fridge. Dairy sits at the heart of North Indian and Punjabi food, from the dahi stirred into a marinade to the malai that finishes a korma, while the South Indian and Sri Lankan kitchen depends on curd rice, buttermilk and a tub of fermented batter waiting for the morning dosa. This department gathers all of it in one place, with milk and cream, paneer, yogurt and chilled desserts and cheese and butter on the shelves.

Fresh idli and dosa batter saves the soaking and grinding that a homemade batch needs, and it is ready to ladle onto a hot tawa or into an idli steamer. Alongside it you will find chilled meat and dips for sandwiches, starters and quick suppers.

Choose dairy by fat content and by what the dish asks for. Full fat milk and yogurt give a creamier kheer, raita or lassi; lower fat versions suit everyday tea and breakfast bowls. Paneer comes as blocks for cubing and frying or in softer styles for crumbling into bhurji.

These are fresh foods with short dates, so we deliver chilled and dairy orders only within our local delivery area, where they can travel cold. Put them in the fridge as soon as the bag arrives and keep opened packs sealed. For long life dairy that ships anywhere, look to condensed and evaporated milk or milk powder in the cupboard aisles, and for cooking fat, ghee.