Ready to get started with Seitan cooking? Awesome! Here is what you need to get started:
Pots, pans and utensils
We’d expect most of you have the below at home already, but here is a list of good-to-have kitchen items for Seitan cooking:
- Two small saucepans or pots, for lentils, chana dal and tomato sauce
- One large pot or frying pan with high edges, for cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower
- A few large bowls for holding ingredients (especially for the kale salad)
- Wooden spatulas and spoons
- Measuring cups
- Spice jars, about 10 of them, e.g. Rajtan
- Ingredient jars for paprika, chana dal, lentils and asafoetida, e.g. Korken
Ingredients
Spices and dry stuff
| Ingredient | Alternative names | Swedish name | Comments |
| Arada Berbere | | Aradapeppar | Ethiopian spice, chili-like |
| Arada Shiro | | | Makes food musty |
| Asafoetida | Hing powder | Djävulsskit | Keep in a sealed glass jar! |
| Bay leaves | Tejpatta | Lagerblad | For chana dal and chickpeas |
| Chana dal | Yellow split gram | | Smaller chickpeas |
| Chickpeas | | Kikärter | Prefer dry |
| Chickpea flour | | Kikärtsmjöl | |
| Cumin seeds | Whole jeera | Spsikumminfrö | Fry in oil for a few seconds |
| Cumin powder | Jeera powder | Spiskummin | |
| Curry powder | Madras curry | Curry | Use mild, stronger if desired |
| Himalaya salt | | Himalayasalt | More Seitan than other salts |
| Mustard seeds | | Senapsfrön | |
| Paprika | | Paprika | Buy a lot, you’ll use it! |
| Red lentils | Masoor dal | Röda linser | Result will vary by quality |
| Sunflower seeds | | Solrosfrön | Wonderful when roasted |
| Turmeric powder | Haldi powder | Gurkmeja | Makes your stuff yellow |
Liquids and canned ingredients
| Ingredient | Swedish name | Comments |
| Apple cider vinegar | Äppelcidervinäger | Key Seitan ingredient! |
| Crushed tomatoes | Krossade tomater | With or without spices |
| Jalapeños | Jalapeños | Quite spicy |
| Olive oil | Olivolja | Key Seitan ingredient! |
| Sundried tomatoes | Soltorkade tomater | Use the oil if available |
| Tahini | Sesampasta | Crushed sesame |
Fresh ingredients
| Ingredient | Swedish name | Comments |
| Broccoli | Broccoli | |
| Cabbage | Vitkål | |
| Carrot | Morot | Raw, with hummus |
| Cauliflower | Blomkål | |
| Garlic | Vitlök | |
| Kale | Grönkål | |
| Leek | Purjolök | |
| Spinach | Spenat | Fresh for salads, frozen for cooking |
| Yellow onion | Gul lök | |
