tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818587795509547010.post7065753713049454982..comments2024-03-28T07:50:54.044-07:00Comments on anisha shekhar mukherji: Who designed the sil-batta?anisha shekhar mukherjihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08904611771998738664noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818587795509547010.post-88329876801548150542024-03-12T02:00:54.350-07:002024-03-12T02:00:54.350-07:00I got some valuable points through this blog.
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Glad you found the post of interest. Yes...Hi Alpna,<br />Glad you found the post of interest. Yes, the process -- both of making the product (hand-made sil-batta versus the industrial mixie) as well as of using the product to make food (spices/dals/herbs) ground by hand on the sil-batta versus the electric power generated mixie, makes all the difference. And inevitably, therefore, the materials used for both the appliances as well. All the best for your research. Hope it leads to a better understanding and appreciation of the sil-batta by users rather than a replacement of the sil-batta by a mechanised product, as so often happens.Anisha Shekhar Mukherjinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818587795509547010.post-62334408979062102962023-03-02T20:35:39.522-08:002023-03-02T20:35:39.522-08:00Hi Anisha,
chance reading while researching on the...Hi Anisha,<br />chance reading while researching on the silbatta, thoroughly enjoyed reading your and other comments esp. Tapan Sir's....how difficult it is to explain the difference in taste (visceral) between the silbatte ki chutney and mixie ki chutney made up by churning up air in centrifugal motion (would contribute more after more research into this) into the dhania.... process is different hence the productALPNAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209473353654861175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818587795509547010.post-9034199068935992192018-11-16T13:29:42.478-08:002018-11-16T13:29:42.478-08:00I'm too am looking for an authentic place to b...I'm too am looking for an authentic place to buy silent batta in Mumbai but have not found any, buying online seems only option available n I'm not for it<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05618511161737192317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818587795509547010.post-13740006592701128822015-12-25T07:04:43.303-08:002015-12-25T07:04:43.303-08:00I'm sorry I have no idea - I don't live in...I'm sorry I have no idea - I don't live in Mumbai. Maybe you could ask some old-time residents. anisha shekhar mukherjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08904611771998738664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818587795509547010.post-80437586794045929062015-12-10T09:46:17.432-08:002015-12-10T09:46:17.432-08:00Where I can buy a silbatta I stay in Mumbai Where I can buy a silbatta I stay in Mumbai Seemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793882223376091257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818587795509547010.post-50611001753484289662015-12-10T09:43:44.627-08:002015-12-10T09:43:44.627-08:00Where I can buy a silbatta I stay in Mumbai Where I can buy a silbatta I stay in Mumbai Seemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793882223376091257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818587795509547010.post-81900801693956030632014-08-08T05:07:45.046-07:002014-08-08T05:07:45.046-07:00I gather your sil-batta is still new, and there...I gather your sil-batta is still new, and there's stone dust coming out. My cook, who is a veteran in such matters, advises that you pound and grind either a raw potato or some guava leaves in it. She says all the dust particles will adhere to this paste, and when you wash it off, you'll have a clean implement. Hope it works; let me know whether it does.anisha shekhar mukherjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08904611771998738664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818587795509547010.post-24123151633190805222014-08-07T02:26:01.912-07:002014-08-07T02:26:01.912-07:00HI Anisha Ji,
I have purchased a kundi sota but i...HI Anisha Ji,<br /><br />I have purchased a kundi sota but it's wearing out, I applied lot of mustard oil as old by seller for a night but still soil particle is coming out. Please tell me is there any solution to this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818587795509547010.post-43599373014180165732014-07-20T23:47:55.288-07:002014-07-20T23:47:55.288-07:00I am not certain what kind of stone your sil-batta...I am not certain what kind of stone your sil-batta is made of, but most sil-battas are made of hard stone, which is unlikely to wear out in the form of paste or otherwise. Even if they do so to a marginal extent, I would imagine that hand-ground stone for sil-battas, which is a natural material generally made through small-scale carving or chiselling methods, is still better than ingesting plastic or some chemically processed material made through industrial means. anisha shekhar mukherjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08904611771998738664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818587795509547010.post-48961565955709254902014-07-12T07:10:52.407-07:002014-07-12T07:10:52.407-07:00At the time of making paste some stone as paste fo...At the time of making paste some stone as paste form mixed with cooking paste. Is it hygienic. I think it may harm for body.Pls explain is it good for human health?thanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16444059487026761096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818587795509547010.post-32994673822721679022014-03-29T22:43:10.237-07:002014-03-29T22:43:10.237-07:00Great to hear this, Pawan. Thanks for the tip abou...Great to hear this, Pawan. Thanks for the tip about the cleaning trick. If you have any photographs of your grandmothers' sil-batta and Kundi-sota, would love to see them, too.<br />Best, <br />Anishaanisha shekhar mukherjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08904611771998738664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818587795509547010.post-74372451736555779512014-03-26T05:49:15.597-07:002014-03-26T05:49:15.597-07:00dear anisha. It was great reading this. I am half ...dear anisha. It was great reading this. I am half lahori. so my grandmother used a Kundi Sota, which is just as effective, but my maternal grandmother used the sil Batta with the batta in the shape of a moghul arch. My maternal grandmother had dentures and did not require any tooth brush but she still bought one occassionaly- To clean the sil of the sil-batta. A trick that I still use. Try it<br />Pawan JainAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15771495231468924872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818587795509547010.post-78821642998902166042013-06-23T00:06:51.780-07:002013-06-23T00:06:51.780-07:00Kavita, Though I haven't needed to search for ...Kavita, Though I haven't needed to search for sil-battas since the one in our house is still giving good service, I believe you should be able to get them in Chitaranjan Park in South Delhi. My cook tells me that Harola in Noida is another place where you can get them. Depending on where in the NCR you are located, you could check these places out.anisha shekhar mukherjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08904611771998738664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818587795509547010.post-91406212157886733162013-06-14T00:12:17.215-07:002013-06-14T00:12:17.215-07:00Hi Anisha
We have recently moved to Delhi was sear...Hi Anisha<br />We have recently moved to Delhi was searching for sil batta in delhi however dont know where to find it. Kindly let me know the loaction if you know where we can buy sil batta in Delhi.<br /><br />Kavita RampalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818587795509547010.post-88095945277930510122012-10-29T22:21:00.393-07:002012-10-29T22:21:00.393-07:00Dear Paromita,
Thanks for your feedback.
Sil batt...Dear Paromita,<br />Thanks for your feedback. <br />Sil battas are still a part of most household kitchens, even though they may not be used on a daily basis. Most local markets sell sil-battas,and even in urban situations, there are the 'silbatta wallahs' who cycle around with their implements to craft notches in the sil, which have got evened out by use. Not in gated communities like ours, but a few kilometers away, where my cook stays,for instance, they are a regular feature. In fact, she intends to take my sil for requisite attention by the sil-noda walah.anisha shekhar mukherjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08904611771998738664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818587795509547010.post-7852270448769892332012-10-17T23:45:04.253-07:002012-10-17T23:45:04.253-07:00Nice writing Anisha. Enjoyed it thoroughly. I am a...Nice writing Anisha. Enjoyed it thoroughly. I am an archaeologist and working on the ancient house-hold properties including sil-nora/ sil-batta.<br />my query is can anyone please inform me that who are the people in India producing the same in recent days.. do anyone have knowledge about it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09233618739612380221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818587795509547010.post-88856223210824569012012-05-25T04:58:17.324-07:002012-05-25T04:58:17.324-07:00Dear Maryam,
Hope you are well. Thank you for tell...Dear Maryam,<br />Hope you are well. Thank you for telling me about Hawan; it would be really interesting if you could post a picture of it. Would like to see how it looks. And no problems about the seminar, as long as you finally took away something positive from the experience.<br />BestAnisha Shekhar Mukherjinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818587795509547010.post-85768944630406816952012-05-01T23:31:40.222-07:002012-05-01T23:31:40.222-07:00Dear Anisha,I really enjoyed this article!!I hope ...Dear Anisha,I really enjoyed this article!!I hope you remember me(Maryam from Afghanistan).Though we had tough time regarding our seminar with you,but I believe you will forgive us for not listennig to your instructions!!!<br />Regarding this Sil Batta...we also have something semilar tool which is called Hawan(in native Persian Hawang)in the form of stone/bronze handle and a bowl,which is available in each Afghan's kitchen,and is one of the essentials for the kitchen...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818587795509547010.post-21900508959765098732011-12-20T23:06:54.771-08:002011-12-20T23:06:54.771-08:00Nostalgia...... Reminded me of my Amma and Nani wh...Nostalgia...... Reminded me of my Amma and Nani who had filled my stomach with magical delicacies. I agree that "sil batta" would have been their magic-wand :)Ashwanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11953483593601044156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818587795509547010.post-79366907558435588372011-11-30T06:01:33.437-08:002011-11-30T06:01:33.437-08:00Thoroughly enjoyed reading this post on Sil Batta ...Thoroughly enjoyed reading this post on Sil Batta ..the very ethnic food processor quintessential part of every Indian kitchen ...and Nalini would like to share wit you that Nitoo is still obsessed with carrying a sil back to Scotland ....since we couldn't give her the Sil, Sunita ground some hara dhaniya /lahsun /jeera,mirch namak to have with Dhabar'k rutti ...If Daipayan can design something which can replicate the Sil Batta taste ...well he has his customers lined up ...ranjananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818587795509547010.post-39170360580917455202010-11-11T02:18:46.894-08:002010-11-11T02:18:46.894-08:00Thanks, Daipayan and Urvashi.
Daipyaan, my point ...Thanks, Daipayan and Urvashi.<br /><br />Daipyaan, my point of view is that if there are certain elements about the traditional sil that help it function well, one should retain them.<br /><br />The basic issues I think are, to make the sil-batta more convenient/ handlable - whatever - keeping in mind the paucity of domestic help; and to make it 'trendy' (for want of a better word)so that even people with a hang up against using traditional stuff are attracted to rediscovering it. So, perhaps the emphasis should be on reviving the sil-batta in a new avatar, rather than 'redesigning' it.<br /><br />All the best. keep me posted on how your projetc develops.<br /><br />Anisha Shekhar MukherjiAnisha Shekhar Mukherjinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818587795509547010.post-64824964267488681402010-10-08T10:10:12.275-07:002010-10-08T10:10:12.275-07:00Hi Anisha,
How are you??? Thoroughly enjoyed the ...Hi Anisha,<br /><br />How are you??? Thoroughly enjoyed the article of Sil Batta...Infact a different artcle i have come across today after ages...<br /><br />Cheers!<br /><br />Urvashi.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439469550895905583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818587795509547010.post-23709781535055568122010-08-29T10:06:25.643-07:002010-08-29T10:06:25.643-07:00Nice write. I am an industrial design student at I...Nice write. I am an industrial design student at IIT Delhi, I am thinking of redesigning the sil batta. I want to retain its functional character but give it an appearance so that it looks like it belongs to the modern urban indian kitchen. What are your views on this? Do you think indian women would like a modern looking sil batta, or would prefer the sil batta in its traditional form??Daipayan Bhattacharjeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818587795509547010.post-83967550027495754152010-07-17T06:37:02.336-07:002010-07-17T06:37:02.336-07:00The sil batta reminded me of nittoo my elder siste...The sil batta reminded me of nittoo my elder sister who resides in UK, who is still waiting for it and is disappointed with us for not taking it to her so what if its heavy it has utility value and is an integral part of every Indian family.My younger brother uses the sil batta extensively for grinding chatanis and masalas because you can't get that taste in an electric grinder and of course i too have it in my kitchen<br /><br />Nalininalini bahugunanoreply@blogger.com