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Home » EVENT PART » Kitchen treasures

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:
Anjarai-petti-2
        (Updated Picture)
    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 now a days,there are  7 rooms 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,channa dal,thuvar dal,turmeric,jeera and fenugreek seeds(vendhayam) in my boxes… Heres the display snap for you all!
Masala dabbha
Bear with my bad focusing

 

idly steaming pot:

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


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  1. Laavanya

    December 6, 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 6, 2008 at 1:47 pm

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

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  3. anudivya

    December 6, 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!

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  4. Bharathy

    December 6, 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 6, 2008 at 6:51 pm

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

    Reply
  6. Cham

    December 7, 2008 at 7:20 am

    Anjala petti and idli kunda wow they re very shiny!

    Reply
  7. Daily Meals

    December 7, 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 7, 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 8, 2008 at 10:55 am

    I love that spicy box. Edli one looks cute.

    Reply
  10. Happy cook

    December 8, 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 8, 2008 at 12:44 pm

    Real treasure..awesome clicks.

    Reply
  12. Shama Nagarajan

    December 8, 2008 at 1:07 pm

    nice pic…lovely

    Reply
  13. notyet100

    December 8, 2008 at 4:06 pm

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

    Reply
  14. AnuSriram

    December 8, 2008 at 7:00 pm

    Thats a nice story and a wonderful collection!

    Reply
  15. Sagari

    December 8, 2008 at 7:58 pm

    beautiful pics ,love the colors in first pic

    Reply
  16. Supriya

    December 8, 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 8, 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 9, 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 9, 2008 at 5:09 am

    Nice clicks. I also have This.

    Reply
  20. Adlak's tiny world

    December 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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?

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  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?

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  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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