You'll need a pestle and mortar, a strong wrist, and patience to grind to fine powder or pulp the spices and roots that give Indian cooking its distinct flavor.

Or you could invest in a Sumeet, an extremely tough kitchen grinder specially designed for the needs of Asian cooking. 

Along with pressure cookers, their spare parts and other useful equipment, you'll find it at India A-1 Grocery, 4815-A Lee Hwy, Arlington, 703 841 9626.

It also stocks fruits and herbs from bittergourd, Indian eggplant and long beans, to  maa ginger, curry  and  methid leaves, guava  and green banana, along with more familiar produce. Their range of specialties like fresh dhal vada, ladoo, South Indian snacks, and various pickles is broad.

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