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    Home » Others

    Kitchen treasures

    December 6, 2008 by Raks Anand 38 Comments /

    I mean two of my kitchen treasures,to display for the event "Kitchen Treasure Hunt". I know I am sending it in the last moment,still happy to send my contribution...to Dibs of Chitramma's Kitchen.

    By now,many of our friends have posted their treasures,in which mine also were there mostly...so I have displayed only two of mine....spice box:

    Almost every south Indian,will have this one in their  kitchen...So I too have and its bought by my mom and very close to my heart!

    This one in Tamil we call it as " Aindhu Arai Petti"  means box with five rooms,though mine have seven and almost nowadays, there are 7 piece box only. May be long time back when they named it might have  had originally only 5.

    This authentic box is made of stainless steel,with individually engraved spice canisters...Each canister has its own small spoon too!

    With this box,every women (Ok,men cook too) can organize her/ his own favorite spices, they use in their day to day cooking!

    So seven of your favorite spice can be easily accessed whenever you need them...cool right?

    Mine, being a south Indian, I will always have Mustard, Urad dal, chana dal, toor dal, turmeric, jeera and fenugreek seeds in my boxes. Here's the snap for you all!

    anjarai petti
    Anjarai petti - Kadugu, ulutham paruppu, kadalai paruppu, vendhayam, thuvaram paruppu, seeragam, manjal thool.

    Idli steaming pot:

    Mine is a bit smaller one my mother in law bought me, is made of aluminium and cloth has to be used in the plates to steam cook idlis. It gets cooked so quickly, as its small and made of aluminium and we enjoy soft idlis. Thanks to my Mother in law.

    idli pot
    Idli pot - to be lined with cloth

    So I treasure this one. See you all soon with recipes!

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    Comments

    1. Laavanya

      December 06, 2008 at 1:43 pm

      The anjarapetti picture is so good. Idlis cooked with cloth on the base are much softer than the normal ones illaya?

      Reply
    2. Malar Gandhi

      December 06, 2008 at 1:47 pm

      Good one, I don't have idly cooker or anjaraipeti here:( wonderful snap dear.

      Reply
    3. anudivya

      December 06, 2008 at 4:10 pm

      Hey That is so nice... I have a anjarapetti too ... I call it "anjalapetti" for some reason. He he he.
      Very nice treasure!

      Reply
    4. Bharathy

      December 06, 2008 at 5:16 pm

      Muaah!..that was a REAL show off..
      Love the anjarapetti picture!..its not out of focus, but real professional :)..
      you are really rocking with pictures lately..love the dosa molgappodi too 🙂

      Reply
    5. Mahimaa's kitchen

      December 06, 2008 at 6:51 pm

      love the way anjalapetti photo has come out.. nice collection of utensils u have.

      Reply
    6. Cham

      December 07, 2008 at 7:20 am

      Anjala petti and idli kunda wow they re very shiny!

      Reply
    7. Daily Meals

      December 07, 2008 at 1:21 pm

      Nice pictures...I too have the same spice box (Popula dabba) but I left it India...

      Reply
    8. Seena

      December 07, 2008 at 5:09 pm

      So lovely box, Raj! I have a tupper ware one. pictures are more clear now, did u buy new camera? 🙂

      Reply
    9. Kitchen Flavours

      December 08, 2008 at 10:55 am

      I love that spicy box. Edli one looks cute.

      Reply
    10. Happy cook

      December 08, 2008 at 12:42 pm

      I love both of them. I have a spice box too, but your is looking cleaner 🙂

      Reply
    11. Priya

      December 08, 2008 at 12:44 pm

      Real treasure..awesome clicks.

      Reply
    12. Shama Nagarajan

      December 08, 2008 at 1:07 pm

      nice pic...lovely

      Reply
    13. notyet100

      December 08, 2008 at 4:06 pm

      lovely kitchen treasure,..specially the idli steamer,..nd real nice clicks,..

      Reply
    14. AnuSriram

      December 08, 2008 at 7:00 pm

      Thats a nice story and a wonderful collection!

      Reply
    15. Sagari

      December 08, 2008 at 7:58 pm

      beautiful pics ,love the colors in first pic

      Reply
    16. Supriya

      December 08, 2008 at 7:59 pm

      Oh the good old anjaraipetti, brings back memories : )
      Great blog you have going here!

      I have a question regarding commenting here, I am not a Blogspot blogger, but your site doesn't seem to allow any other type of blogger to comment. Not sure if you meant it to be that way.

      Reply
    17. Uma

      December 08, 2008 at 10:12 pm

      those are beautiful treasures! I also have the same type of spice box (We call it "popula Dabba" in Telugu). Idli steamer looks great too!

      Reply
    18. Gita's Kitchen

      December 09, 2008 at 1:46 am

      The picture looks very good. I too had an ajanarapetti in India, I was not able to bring one here to US. I am planning to bring it during my next trip. I'll post the recipe for the cake soon 🙂

      Reply
    19. vidhas

      December 09, 2008 at 5:09 am

      Nice clicks. I also have This.

      Reply
    20. Adlak's tiny world

      December 09, 2008 at 9:26 am

      Nice pic of anjarai petti(wonder always it contain 7rooms instead of 5) and idli cooker. Nice and clean collections...

      Reply
    21. Sharmi

      December 09, 2008 at 5:28 pm

      those two look so pretty!! I left them back in India as it was heavy:( nice pics!!

      Reply
    22. raaji

      December 09, 2008 at 8:02 pm

      cooolrajeshwari.i love that popu box...esp the lighting and clarity makes the pic awesome

      Reply
    23. Suma Rajesh

      December 09, 2008 at 10:12 pm

      lovly kitchen treasures...

      Reply
    24. Premyscakes

      December 10, 2008 at 10:47 am

      wow, idli cooked with cloth, best than any other form of idli. It is really a treasure.

      Reply
    25. Jaishree

      December 10, 2008 at 11:22 am

      Nice pic of anjarai petti..lovely kitchen treasures...

      Reply
    26. Viki Xavier.

      December 10, 2008 at 3:45 pm

      amazing photos. Truly they are treasures for us dear.

      Reply
    27. Andhra Flavors

      December 11, 2008 at 4:58 am

      Your anjarapetti is looks different with spoons. nice idea.

      Reply
    28. Yasmeen

      December 11, 2008 at 6:53 pm

      I treasure a similar spice box,its such a neat way to store our favorite spices:)

      Reply
    29. Srivalli

      December 13, 2008 at 8:06 am

      beautiful pictures raji..looks like your pictures are becoming more pretty by every day..:))..nice idle molds...spice box looks so neat..hehehh

      Reply
    30. sairam

      December 16, 2008 at 6:14 am

      Hi
      My name is hemlata and i live in Tampines Singapore. I enjoy your blog very much, I too would like to share some of my gujerati recipes with you
      regards
      hemlata

      Reply
    31. RAKS KITCHEN

      December 16, 2008 at 8:48 am

      Hi Hema,
      Good to hear from you,kidly contact me in my mail ID,which u can find it in my profile...,sure I will post it through my blog!!

      Reply
    32. Geri

      December 16, 2008 at 6:26 pm

      Hey those spices boxes are really nice. I've never seen anything like them.

      Reply
    33. Roochi

      August 19, 2009 at 4:12 am

      i like the shape of the mould in the trays...

      Reply
    34. Nags

      July 17, 2010 at 2:43 pm

      why do you need to use cloth in this idli tray?

      Reply
    35. RAKS KITCHEN

      July 17, 2010 at 2:46 pm

      Its not a must,it gives you more moist idlies,also as this idly plate is made of aluminium I think the idlies tend to stick more in the plate than in the normal ever-silver plates...

      Reply
    36. Ayesha

      November 30, 2011 at 3:03 pm

      when i use a cloth lots of batter sticks to the cloth how to avoid this.... once removing the cooked idli?

      Reply
    37. RAKS KITCHEN

      November 30, 2011 at 3:10 pm

      Ayesha, after you invert the idly plate, and before taking the cloth off, sprinkle some water on the back. That will surely reduce the idly getting stuck on the cloth. Hope i am clear to convey you what I have in my mind!?

      Reply
    38. L Shree

      May 10, 2013 at 3:47 am

      can u do a post about kitchen must haves (spices,powders etc) becoz i will move alone soon it will help me alot thanks

      Reply

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