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Shop Address:🚩🚩🚩 Village Cookwares Vincent, Near Govt. Arts & Science College. Salem District, Tamilnadu. Contact: 9443230733.....7904851584 Traditional Cooking Utensils of Tamil Nadu Tamil kitchens have used clay, brass, stone, and iron for centuries. Many are still used daily because they add taste and nutrition. 1. Mann Satti / மண் சட்டி (Clay Pot) Uses: Sambar, rasam, fish kuzhambu, curd. Keeps food cool, adds earthy flavor. Porous clay retains heat evenly. 2. Vengala Paanai / வெண்கல பானை (Bronze Pot) Uses: Cooking pongal, payasam, and festive meals. Bronze heats evenly and is considered pure for temple-style cooking. 3. Eeya Chombu / ஈயச் சொம்பு (Tin-coated Vessel) Uses: Specially for rasam. The eeyam (tin alloy) is believed to enhance the taste of tamarind rasam. Never use for storing, only for cooking and serving hot. 4. Kal Chatti / கல் சட்டி (Stone Pot - Soapstone) Uses: Curd setting, gravies, keerai masiyal. Retains heat for long, keeps curd thick. 5. Irumbhu Kadai / இரும்பு கடாய் (Cast Iron Kadai) Uses: Poriyal, varuval, deep-frying vadai, appalam. Adds iron to food naturally. 6. Dosa Kal / தோசைக்கல் (Cast Iron Tawa) Uses: Dosa, adai, chapati. Well-seasoned kal gives crispy dosas. 7. Uruli / உருளி (Wide Bronze/Brass Bowl) Uses: Making sweets like sarkarai pongal, kesari during festivals. Wide mouth helps stir large quantities. 8. Aattukal / ஆட்டுக்கல் (Grinding Stone) Uses: Grinding idli-dosa batter, chutney, masala. Stone-ground batter ferments better and tastes superior to mixer batter. 9. Ammikallu / அம்மிக்கல் (Hand Grinding Stone) Uses: Crushing spices, making chutneys in small batches. Releases essential oils for strong aroma. 10. Kuthuvilakku-shaped Sambaar Dabba & Others Thattu / தட்டு: Banana leaf is traditional, but brass/steel thattu for daily meals Tookku Chatti: Small clay bowls for pickles, thuvaiyal Kudam / குடம்: Water storage, keeps water cool Muram / முறம்: Bamboo winnowing tray for cleaning rice and grains Ulakkai / உலக்கை: Wooden pestle with ural (mortar) for pounding rice, spices