8 Inch Heavy Bronze Cooking Urli Pot - Handmade Kerala Traditional Varpu Vessel for Indian Cuisine | High-Quality Bronze Metal Utensil for Cooking, Serving & Decoration | Perfect for Rice, Sambar & Traditional Kerala Dishes

Product Description

Material-Bronze, Type-Cooking and serving, Diameter-8 inch, Weight-Around 4 kg, Water Capacity-3 L Perfect for 4-5 member family.Uruli ( ഉരുളി) is a traditional cookware extensively used South Indian state of Kerala and few neighboring places. It is also pronounced as Urli and commonly made of clay, copper, and bronze. Urulis were used in the home for cooking and in Ayurveda to make medicines. The uruli is made from special bronze which consists of copper, tin, zinc in a particular ratio. The urli or uruli is a traditional Indian bowl that has been used for cooking and decorating for centuries. ... The bowl is fashioned out of solid brass, so it has a warm, golden color. This helps in making the food cooked in the uruli both healthy and tasty. The manner uruli have very high heat holding capacity which enables saving of fuel to a greater extend. Copper or brass reacts with sour food, salt, and lemon which can be harmful to the body. Therefore, they are not recommended to eat or cook in. Whereas Kansa or Bronze does not react with sour acidic food hence, it is the best metal to eat and cook in.