I dont know the exact terminology for that but people use Oreo Cookies, Graham Crackers and M&M’s when they bake/prepare dessert. They use pre-fried onions in their Biryani.
What one pre-made ingredient is always part of your pantry?
Oh, I love to crush and sprinkle Frito Lay potato chips on my chaat or dahi baray. 
Crust
I do like fried onion. I use it all the time. Of course masalay that are already in the packet .. that’s almost pre made.
Lemon Juice.. don’t have to squeeze fresh lemons..
I use green chutney that I get from grocery stores .. don’t have to make fresh corriander or mint chutney
Adrak Lehson ka paste..
There is so much more.
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fried onions, lemon juice, canned beans. I freeze green chutney in cubes, ginger garlic paste, tomato puree...this is what I can think of so far.
Canned Beans
Crushed Ginger & Garlic
Pasta Sauce
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Baked beans 
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knor chicken cubes
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vegetable stock
tomato paste/sauce...other sauces/pasts/chutneys
cake/cookie/kulfi mix
salad mixes
sometimes fried onions
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shan masalas....tinned veges, fruits n beans....cookies....n icecream in shakes :D
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chicken stock (frozen)
boiled cholay (frozen)
tomato puree (frozen)
fried onion
onions paste/chopped onions (frozen)
ginger garlic paste
lemon juice frozen in ice tray :D
and many different shaan masala packets
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I always keep shan achari masala. Lemon juice and tomato puree are on the list too. What else:konfused:
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shan masalas
tomato puree
canned channas
packets of yakhni mix
...there must be more.The only thing I use fried onions for is sprinkling on dal..never cook with it,my salans go really horrible and bleurgh.
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WE have pre-made things only for emergency. We dont use it for normal cooking other than Tomato paste in few dishes. Here is what we normally have in our pantry
Shan Masalas
Tomato Paste
Fried Onion
Pulao Yakhni made and frozen in storage container (for emergency guests)
For daily use we have cubes of ginger and garlic
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Shaan masalas
pie crusts for cheesecakes
box cake mixes 
with or without brown sugar?