Do I Need To Clean A New Clay Pot

How to flavor claypot for firstuse | How to maintain claypots, burnt claypots etc.

I don't really think where this craze for clay pots started.I had bought ane claypot(manchatty) long back for making fish curry as I've heard that fish curries made in clay pots tastes best.The only clay pot I had was that and I used for making fish curry and puli kuzhambu varieties.I did not flavor that pot just poured starch h2o for 2 days and started using it.I used it for almost a twelvemonth then it started to crack at the bottom so had to discard it.

I soo love the aroma of the dishes while cooking in claypots, you should definitely experience it and am sure you will not look dorsum.

Yous can commencement using the claypots equally such after washing and soaking in starch water for 2 days.But then the steps of seasoning gives long life to the claypots.So I did a lot of enquiry asking neighbors, shopkeepers this time.

Now I ain these three claypots.If I buy more volition certain update this post here 🙂 The blackness clay pot is besides called equally burnt claypot or karichatty .The top black ane was gifted by a friend she fifty-fifty seasoned and gave it to me,the other ii I bought information technology here in a local shop and seasoned information technology.When I went to buy these pots I asked the shopkeeper akkas for tips and referred here too for seasoning.So I took time and did the seasoning.It takes almost 5 days for the seasoning process but I tell its worth and so do it.

Blackness claypots are nothing only the brown ones burnt for at least 3-5 days which gives it that blackness colour.They said black claypots are more than stronger and lasts longer as they are burnt.

How to buy claypots:

Make sure its heavy and thick.
Plow back knock and meet, you lot should hear a prissy shriek 'tang' sound.The louder the sound the good information technology is to buy it.If y'all try to knock a used pot the audio will exist hollow or low pitched.

How do I know when to discard the claypot:

Mild cracks will offset to form at the back of the pot then it is not advisable to apply information technology for cooking.You can utilise the pot for soaking ragi or kambu koozh or use for gardening.
It may start to leak and ooze out oil at the back, then its fourth dimension to discard.
Either one or both of these are symptoms.

A big blackness claypot which I am using for nonveg dishes.

Tips:

Cooking in claypots needs patience and practice as information technology takes time to become heated.And even after switching off the stove you tin encounter it boiling that is the master specialty of claypots.
It works in gas stoves and will not work in consecration non sure of other heat sources.
Information technology is ever better to have split up clay pots for veg and non-veg.
Practice non use any soap for washing.Utilise simply rice flour or besan flour or chapathi flour.
Exist very careful while cooking for the first fourth dimension afterward seasoning.If y'all burn information technology then the burnt odour will retain throughout and will show in any nutrient cooked in that pot.Yes I ruined a new pot and had to discard it so experience speaks 😀 So make whatever curries first not whatever dry items to exist on the safer side.
Do not heat an empty pot.
Overheating the pot may pb to cracks so its better to maintain low medium flame while cooking.
Also after cooking do not pour water at once, the sudden change in temperature may lead to cracks.So wait for it to cool downwards for a while then soak in water and then wash.

This brown claypot which I utilize for everyday cooking similar packing for mittus lunchbox and veggie curries.

Butter beans kuzhambu

You might have seen these pics of my dosa and chapathi tawa in my before posts too.

HOW TO Flavor CLAYPOT:

1. These 2 are the new claypots I am going to season for first use.First rinse and wash it well.Use a kokosnoot scrubber.
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2. Scrub information technology well , rinse and wash the claypots well.
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3. After washing soak the claypots in plain h2o for 1 mean solar day.After you soak you tin can hear a slight sizzle sound if you note it keenly there are small-scale pores in the claypots and then when waters enters first fourth dimension you can hear that balmy sound.
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4. Next day again scrub and wash it, soak in starch h2o(rice cooked water) or rice done water for 3 days.Daily brand it a point to change the starch water.
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5. Launder information technology again sun dry it.At present add ghee or coconut oil.
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6. Spread it well on both the sides back and superlative.Sun dry out it for 2 -3 hrs until the oil is completely captivated and is dry out.Now add ghee or coconut oil,switch on the stove.
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7. Add 1-two tbsp grated kokosnoot and saute it well so that the coconut and oil spreads all over the inside of the pan.Saute until gilded.
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8. Do it for both the pans.Now remove the coconut add water along with turmeric powder let it come up to a eddy.Switch off and dry under the dominicus.Now your claypots are gear up to apply.
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HOW TO MAINTAIN CLAYPOTS :
1. After use permit the pots come up to room temperature so soak in water for a while.Then using coconut scrapper bit the extras.The black i I used for making paneer fried rice today morning for packing mittus lunchbox and the brown one for making ragi koozh.
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2. Scrub well and wash it in running water.Never use detergents or any soapy liquids.As there are small pores in the claypot there are chances for the soap to enter through the pores which in turn can mix in the food while getting cooked.And so utilize rice flour or besan flour or chapathi flour to wash it.After washing in apparently water and so sprinkle rice flour.
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3. Scrub it well and wash it.
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4. Lord's day dry it and so shop.
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This is the fashion I seasoned my claypots and maintain information technology.Hope you lot find this post useful.

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I shop information technology like this in my kitchen shelf.
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