Brass Patila / Milk Topia^Sale

Regular price Rs. 3,350.00

Description

The Brass Patila is a perfect piece for cooking biryani and other dishes as well. To stay robust, ancient Indians boiled milk only in the brass vessels. A Brass Patila is a traditional utensil with a flat bottom and straight sides.

Drinking brass Patila boiled milk is believed to provide additional nutrients and also increases the shelf life of the boiled milk!

There are several uses for it, including boiling water, milk, making tea, preparing gravies, lentils or daals, rice puddings or kheers, rasams or sambhar, and several gravy dishes.

Doodh from a brass Patila also treats various skin ailments!

Bachpan Yaad hai!

The product comes with a lid and holders.

Size in Inches (LxBxH):

1.25 L - 8 x 8 x 3.6
3L: 10 x 10 x 4.6
5L: 12 x 12 x 6

Finish: Plain Golden ( Handcrafted in pure Brass) Tin coated (silver color) on the inside
Weight in kg:

1.25 L - 1 - 1.3 (with lid)
3L: 1.8 - 2.1 (with lid)
5L: 2.6 - 3 (with lid)

Note: Any variation in weight & size are the characteristic of handcrafted products.

Size

1L 3L 5L

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Type: Cookware

Sku: BR-PA-1L

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Traditional value

We believed locally that the art of making utensils by Kansara as well as ornaments existed since Tretayuga.
Kansa usage dates back to thousands of years and have been an integral part of many households till recent years.
Kansa as it is known traditionally was used in every household across sihor, Gujarat and most parts of western India.
Ayurveda has documented immense health benefits of using kansa vessel in day-to-day food preparation and serving.
Traditionally it was considered best to have food in kansa dinner set

Artistic value

The artisan cluster located in gujarat.
The process of making starts with making metal ingots with 78-80 % copper and 22-20 % tin mixture.
The ingot is then repeatedly heated and beaten by a group of artisans to specific shapes.
The finer finishing is done using lighter hammers and then a coating of salt and clay applied to firm up the metal.
Once cooled, the bronze ware is worked with fine hammers and lathe work to give the shine and finish.
It takes 23 operations to make one bronze ware
This highly skilled craft takes years of training and working in extreme temperatures.
The artisans generally start work early in the morning around 3 am and finish before noon as it becomes impossible to work in extreme heat beyond that!

Utility value

Kansa vessels are used for storing and serving food.
Kansa retains heat well and helps in maintaining the food warm and retains freshness.
Kansa has immense utility value in improving the quality of food being consumed.
As per Ayurveda, eating food from bronze vessel purifies the food, improves immunity and enhances brain function.
Easy to recycle thereby enabling a sustainable option. Lasts for generations and reduces carbon footprint.

Usage instructions

These are hand beaten and crafted products, might have some fine/sharp edges.
All our products are handcrafted and this results in each product being unique and slightly different from each other and therefore will have minor variations on dimensions & weight.
Wash it 2-3 time with scotch-brite before use it. All blackness is gone after use 3-4 month.
Kansa vessels are used only for storing and serving food. They cannot be used for cooking.
The serving bowls can be used for reheating food in low flame. Place the bowl on top of gas with food inside. Do not place empty vessel on the stove.
Gently wash with mild detergents. Do not use steel scrubber.
Use normal Scotch-Brite surface with lime or tamarind to retain or revive the shine.
The charcoal finish wears off with usage and gets replaced by the metallic shine for the base.
The Kansa utensils are finely crafted artwork and needs to be handled with care.

Caution

Do not use for storing food long than 4-5 hours
Do not place bronze utensils with food storage in freeze
Do not plate kansa vessels for cooking
Don’t place the kansa vessels on the stove for cocking.
Some products are casting it’s not possible to shape with hand so needs to be with care handled.
These are hand beaten and crafted products, might have some fine/sharp edges.