Amidst our busy lives and convenient kitchens, the thought of visiting our grandparents still brings a smile to our faces, doesn’t it? Even one fleeting visit brings out the child in us, no matter how […]
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A Timeless Heirloom Essential With Nine Treasurable Lives
Have you ever been to Madurai? If you have, you definitely cannot forget the bustling energy this Thoonga Nagaram emits day after day. Marking eternities of our enriching heritage, the majestic Meenakshi Amman temple takes […]
No surprises here, Only what you ordered for.
We have written many posts about what we sell and how we procure or make them… This post is to give you a clear idea of how each product will be when you receive them […]
Clayware making process
Clay cookware and kitchen ware are all made with a mixture of red clay and river mud for strength and longevity. The potter will create his pot and leave it in sun light to dry […]
Imperfection is Signature…
Factory made is perfect. Machine made goods come uniform. One dress like another. One pen like another. One toy like another. But our soapstone play set is unique. Each set comes with about 20 tiny […]
Travel Diaries-Wild flowers of Rural Southern India
Its a tiny, white flower that grows in bunches of a bulb .It is a small roadside plant which grows wild. It is called as Thumbai poo(Tamil), Thumbe hoovu(Kannada), Thumba Poo(Malayalam) and Thummi poovulu(Telugu). The […]
Simply Soapstone-How to use?
A lot of us have seen soapstone vessels in our grand mom’s kitchen or in our native villages. But never have used one personally. But with the availability of soapstone vessels today, it is best […]
The art of giving Thamboolam
Every birthday party has a customary return gift for its participants, be it children or adults.. This is not something new to our culture. Every guest was given “Thamboolam” before they took leave. The return […]
Seasoning of Soapstone Cookware
Soapstone cookware or Kalchatti( in Tamil) or Raati Chatti(in Telugu) literally means stone pot. Made with a soft rock, these cookware have been in use for at least a 100 years. Making, seasoning and using […]
What is seasoning?
Seasoning is the process of application of cooking oil to a new iron/cast iron cookware and heating it at appropriate temperatures for it to absorb the oil. Any cooking oil that is regularly used can […]
