What counts as “value” in a Pakistani kitchen
A staple is good value when its **cost per serving** is under Rs 40 and it can carry a meal — meaning it’s either the carb, the protein, or both. Here are the 12 best on the shelf this month.
Carb base
1. **Sunridge Atta — 10 kg, Rs 1,850.** ~Rs 9 per roti. Unbeatable.
2. **Bake Parlor Basmati Rice — 5 kg, Rs 2,450.** Rs 49/kg cooked — premium grain at supermarket-brand price.
3. **Daal Chana — 1 kg, Rs 380.** Stretches to 6–8 servings of chana daal.
4. **Daal Masoor — 1 kg, Rs 420.** Cooks in 20 min, no soak.
Protein
5. **Eggs (desi) — 1 dozen, Rs 360.** Rs 30 per egg, complete protein.
6. **Olper’s full cream — 1 L, Rs 320.** Stretches across chai + cereal + cooking.
7. **Boneless chicken — 1 kg, Rs 980.** ~Rs 245 per 250 g serving.
8. **Daal Moong (yellow) — 1 kg, Rs 480.** Cheapest plant protein, 24% by weight.
Cooking essentials
9. **Cooking oil (Dalda/Sufi) — 5 L, Rs 2,800.** Buy big, save 15%.
10. **Onions — 2 kg, Rs 180.** Base of every desi salan.
11. **Tomatoes — 2 kg, Rs 380.** Same.
12. **Ginger-garlic paste — 500 g jar, Rs 240.** Skip the daily pounding.
How to assemble Rs 200 dinners from this list
– **Daal chawal + onion salad** — Rs 160 for 2.
– **Anda paratha + chai** — Rs 220 for 2.
– **Chicken yakhni pulao** (1/2 kg chicken + 250 g rice) — Rs 780 for 4 = Rs 195/head.
– **Aloo bhujia + roti + dahi** — Rs 140 for 2.
The combined weekly basket
Buying all 12 once covers a family of four for **a full week** at roughly **Rs 11,000** — meat + carb + dairy + vegetables. Add it all to cart via the [atta, rice & dal aisle](/category/atta-rice-dal) and [dairy & bakery aisle](/category/dairy-bakery).
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