New Delhi, Nov. 21 -- Indian cooking leaves a trail behind. Kadhais with a ring of oil, plates stained yellow from haldi, mixer jars, steel bowls stacked like a small tower. After a long day, the last thing anyone wants is to stand at the sink, scrubbing while the rest of the house switches off. Many homes skip dishwashers because we think they are for light western meals, not for our kind of kitchen.

But the right dishwasher changes that in a very everyday way. It takes in bulky pots, runs hotter washes for greasy cookware, and deals with sticky masala better than a tired hand can. You wake up to a clean counter, less strain on your fingers, and one job quietly crossed off the list.

For everyday Indian cooking, this 14 place Bosch hand...