Ancient India made the use of earthenware for storing water and for cooking food. With changing times and technology, the use of earthen cookware has diminished. Glancing over the benefits of earthen cookware will help us know why our ancestors were so healthy and wise.
Non-Toxic Material
Clay contains about 40% of natural water and minerals like Magnesium, Iron, Phosphorus, and Calcium. Hence earthenware which is made up of clay is non-toxic and rich.
Porous Nature of Clay
As clay is porous in nature, it enhances the cooking process. The heat and moisture are allowed to circulate throughout the food. Hence the overall cooking process is slowed down. Though the food is cooked slowly, it avoids burning of the dishes. This means that you have to be a little more patient while your food is being cooked in an earthen cookware.
Authentic Flavourful Food
Though food will be served late to you, the dishes will be rich in flavour. This is because all the aroma and moisture stays in the food, thus enhancing the flavour of the dish. Meat cooked in earthenware is tender, juicy and rich in taste along with an earthy flavour.
Health Benefits of Cooking in Earthenware
Cooking in earthen cookware ensures inferior usage of oil for cooking. Thus it reduces the fat contents in your meal and the minerals included in clay improve the nutrition of the food.
Types of Earthen (Clay) Cookware Available in the Market
Following are the types of earthen cookware products available to buy in the market.
Clay Cooker
It is always better to return to our basic tradition and replacing our modern cooker with a clay cooker. In modern cookers, excessive pressure breaks the nutrition of our food.
Clay cooker ensures that the food is being cooked in adequate amounts of pressure, thus making the food rich in nutrients.
Clay Kadai
A clay kadai can be used for cooking a variety of dishes like chicken kadai, paneer kadai. Apart from that one can boil vegetables, rice, cook lamb, seafood, etc. in a kadai.
Simple Clay Tawa and Non-stick Clay Tawa
A tawa is an essential in every household for cooking parathas and chapatis. Using a clay tawa will ensure less usage of oil in your parathas and thus will reduce the fat content of your food. The non-stick range of clay tawa available in the market prevents the food from sticking to the pan and thus helps in the easy cooking of chapattis. It also ensures easy cleaning of the tawa as the food does not adhere to the surface.
Clay Biryani Pot
When it comes to serving your guests or your relatives, Biryani is the most loved food by every individual, be it a vegetarian or a non-vegetarian. The biryani cooked in the pot will be well cooked, delicious and healthy.
Going through the above benefits of earthen cookware we can conclude that they can be highly preferred over a normal utensil. Integrating the benefits of old traditions with the need of modern times, the best earthen cookwarementioned are available at Mitti Cool at extremely pocket-friendly rates.
I want to know about where the clay for Mitti cool products sourced from. Even earth is not free from pollution, and sourcing from a polluted area can harm those using the product.
Hi, could you help me understand if these clay pots can be kept for heating on stove ? If yes how long can it be kept?