Home & Kitchen
Buy Indian Kitchen & Home Essentials Online — Utensils, Cookers & Cleaning
The bits that keep an Indian home running rarely make it onto the grocery list until you need them, so GoDirect stocks the household aisle alongside everything else — utensils, cleaning supplies, laundry, batteries and party odds and ends — for same-day delivery across the Greater Toronto Area.
The desi kitchen is properly covered, and it is covered region by region. There is a Roti Belan and Marble Chakla for the phulkas and parathas of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi, Chimta and a Steel Tong (Roti Chimta) to hold a roti over the flame, and Karchhi in slotted, oval, round, long-handled and spaghetti-server shapes for stirring a dal or lifting a puri. A Dosa Tawa and a four-plate stainless steel idli maker cover the South Indian breakfast that Chennai, Bengaluru and the Udupi kitchens of Karnataka are known for. Then there is the Masala Dabba, aluminum and stainless steel pressure cookers from Hawkins and Prestige, a Stone Mortar for pounding ginger, garlic and whole spices, grass and seekh brooms (jhadu), hot pots and milk jugs.
Alongside them sit the everyday tools — peeler, four-sided grater, strainer, kitchen scissors, pizza cutter, potato masher, lemon squeezer, bamboo cutting board, basting and BBQ brushes, skewers, oil spray bottles, food bag clips, oven glove and pad, and steel spoon sets. For wrapping and storing there is aluminum foil, cling wrap, baking paper, air fryer paper liners, zipper sandwich bags and garbage bags. Cleaning runs from all-purpose, bathroom, toilet and glass cleaners to disinfecting wipes, oven cleaner, drain opener, dish soap, dishwasher pods, liquid laundry detergent and dryer sheets, with scrubbers, sponges, steel wool, metal scrubbers, microfibre cloths, a toilet brush and holder, plunger, dustpan with brush and lint roller.
Around the rest of the home you will find air fresheners and pocket fresheners, pest control such as mosquito coils, cockroach traps, mouse and rat glue traps and naphthalene balls, AA and AAA batteries, refillable and multi-purpose lighters, hangers, laundry baskets, a padlock and a Travel Converter Plug (India To Canada) for anyone who has just landed with a suitcase of chargers. There are party and occasion pieces too — foil and party balloons, birthday candles and hats, gift and wine bottle bags, Shagun Envelope for a wedding or a first-job blessing, playing cards — plus puja items including PTI Camphor Pieces, MDH Hawan Samagri and Herbal Gulal Assorted Colour for Holi. Shop Clorox, Lysol, Dettol, Palmolive, Scotch Brite, 3M, Duracell, Panasonic, Glade, Godrej, Pine-Sol, Windex, Prestige, Hawkins and Tide. Sizes run from single pieces and 4-, 6- and 8-piece packs through 250 g, 500 ml, 710 ml and 946 ml bottles up to 3.78 lt, 4.27 lt and 5 lt jugs.
Two habits worth keeping: match the cleaner to the surface — glass cleaner on mirrors and windows, a dedicated bathroom or toilet formula on tiles and bowls, all-purpose for counters — and never mix two cleaning chemicals in the same bucket. Keep a separate scrubber for kitchen and bathroom use, store all cleaners upright and well away from food and out of reach of children, and check your cooker size before ordering so it matches the burner and the family you cook for.
Frequently asked questions
How do I get phulkas to puff up properly at home?
It comes down to a thin, even roll and a hot surface. Roll the dough ball out on a Marble Chakla with a Roti Belan, keeping the pressure even from the centre out so the thickness stays uniform — the stone stays cool and the atta does not stick the way it does on a warm board. Cook the roti on a dry hot tawa until pale spots appear on both sides, then lift it with a Steel Tong (Roti Chimta) and hold it straight over the open flame for a few seconds until it balloons. That puff is steam, so an uneven roll or a low flame is usually what stops it. We stock the Marble Chakla and Roti Belan, Chimta and Steel Tong (Roti Chimta), and a Dosa Tawa for dosa, chilla and uttapam.
What do I need to make dosa and idli at home?
Two vessels do most of the work. For dosa — the crisp rice-and-urad crepe eaten across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra, and the backbone of the Udupi breakfast menu — you want a flat, wide pan, and we carry a Dosa Tawa for exactly that: heat it well, ladle the fermented batter in the centre and spread it outwards in a spiral, drizzle oil around the rim and lift when the edges lift by themselves. For idli, the steamed version of the same batter, we stock an idli maker in stainless steel with four plates, so a batch steams in one go — grease the moulds lightly, fill them a little short of the rim so the batter has room to rise, and steam until a skewer comes out clean.
Which pressure cooker should I pick for rajma and chole?
Both are the classic Punjabi and Delhi pressure-cooker dishes — soaked overnight, then cooked under pressure until the bean gives way completely and the gravy thickens on its own. Size to your household rather than to the recipe: a smaller cooker suits daily dal and rice for two or three people, a larger one is what you want when you are cooking rajma for a weekend crowd or a langar-sized batch. We carry a Hawkins Aluminum Cooker and a Prestige Stainless Steel Cooker. Aluminum heats faster and is lighter to lift; stainless steel is heavier and does not react with sour ingredients like amchur or tamarind.
What is a masala dabba and how do I arrange it?
A Masala Dabba is a round steel spice box with small inner bowls and a spoon, and it is what keeps a tadka quick — the chhonk goes into hot oil in seconds, so there is no time to be hunting for jars. Most kitchens fill it with the everyday handful: haldi, jeera, rai (mustard seeds), dhania, red mirch, salt and a garam masala or hing, with the ones you reach for most nearest the front. Keep whole spices (sabut) and ground ones (dhuli or pisa) in separate bowls, refill from the main pack rather than storing months of stock in the dabba, and keep the lid on so the aromatics do not fade.
What sizes do cleaning and laundry products come in?
Sprays and dish soaps are commonly 500 ml, 650 ml, 710 ml and 946 ml, with larger 3.10 lt, 3.78 lt, 4.27 lt and 5 lt jugs for floor cleaner and laundry detergent. Sponges, scrubbers and batteries come in 2-, 4-, 6- and 8-piece packs, and utensils are sold as single pieces.
Do you deliver household and kitchen items same-day in the GTA?
Yes. GoDirect delivers same day across the Greater Toronto Area, so utensils, cleaning supplies and batteries arrive with the rest of your order — just choose an available delivery slot for your city at checkout.