Why you must go back to cooking food in earthen pots
Why you must go back to cooking food in
earthen pots
We
are very careful about the things we eat then why not with utensils we cook in.
Earthenware is one of the best utensils to cook food in and actually benefits
your health. So go ahead or should we say go back to using clay and earthenware
to cook tasty healthy meals in your daily life. Here is how and why.
Cheap
and easily available – Earthenware in India, is inexpensive in comparison to
other cooking utensils. You can get them in different shapes and sizes without
making a hole in your wallet. Now a days many online sites are selling you
could order these on online and have them delivered to your doorstep without
much of a timing wasting.
Food
that is so Delicious – Whether it is a tandoor or a simple matka used to make a curry in – the
porous nature of a clay pot makes it retain moisture and heat within the pot
itself ensuring a dish that is perfectly cooked and full of flavor.
Moreover that earthy taste and aroma is unmatchable. You can make lots of
dishes in it and enjoy the dish with the benefit of earthen pot.
Beautiful
– You
get pottery or earthenware in all shapes and sizes and for all purposes. Use a
kulhad instead of a plastic or ceramic cup for your morning chai/Tea and the
curd tastes great in it as it remove acidic nature of curd and make it more
taster for your tongue. Store cool water in a matka instead of in the fridge
and the water will have a natural sweetness to it that do not harm your body as
the cold water from fridge make you prone to cold. These clay pots are
beautiful to look at and come in various colors, shapes and designs. They add a
touch of class and ethnicity to the dining table.
Benefits
for Health – Cooking in clay pots is said to give you all the calcium,
phosphorus, iron, magnesium, sulphur and several other compounds that our body
benefits from. Clay pots are also alkaline in nature so they absorb acidity of
food and mix well with acidic food to perfectly balance out the PH level of what
you cook – making it healthier.
Resistant
to heat– Earthen pots are heat resistant though not as much as a copper
or iron vessel. Handis or clay pots that have been fired to a point and glazed
make them more heat resistant. You can easily use these to cook your daily
meals on a gas burner or stove even on wood fire. Rice, dal, pulao,
gravy
or a sabzi you can make it
all in an earthenware pot. The trick is to keep the flame low and eventually
raise the temperature as sudden changes in temperature may cause the handi to
crack. Slow cooking in a handi imparts a delicious earthy flavour of the
food. Try making a handi biryani or Mutton gravy in
a clay pot– you will know what deliciousness is. The best part is that you get
microwave safe ceramic and earthen ware utensils too.
Perfect
for milk and milk products – Mishti doi or sweetened curd is every
Bengalis pride. Try making mishit doi in a mitti ki handi and set another batch
in another vessel – you will instantly know what makes the ones from Bengal so
fabulous. Same goes for curd – set curd in an earthenware pot. Boiling milk or
even brewing you morning cup of tea or coffee in an earthen pot adds that
fabulous robust aroma and taste to it.
Types
and options– There are various types of earthen ware available since it is
such a rage these days. Right from ceramic to cream ware to pots and pans made
with pure terracotta – there are a number of options to choose from. Use ones
that are lightly glazed so you can use these to cook food at high temperatures
without losing out on the benefits.
So
step out and go buy those clay pots or book online here on Amazon and flipkart to revive and
rejuvenate your cooking and food eating experience with earthen ware.
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