Based on the heavy reception of my post - Best Kitchen Items for Indian Cooking, I decided to speak more about my travel experiences to my readers. This time I wanted to share about what all I carried from my home to the US (during the vacations) and then how I managed to store all of those items in my kitchen. These canisters help not just storing but to beautify your kitchen countertops. Whenever guests or neighbors visit your kitchen, they sure will exclaim, ‘hey wowwww…. Where did you get these? Flirt male Flirt female
Canister sets to store huge amount of flour, chili powder, maida, atta
Be it you live in the adjacent street or thousands of miles away, like, in the America, mothers are the ones who bottle and pack a line of kitchen and food items such as masalas, powders, podis, flour, pickles, snacks, dry beans, lentils and what not for their daughters! If at all you gather all of these dabbas and bundle them into a sack, carry it on your head & shoulders and walk on the street like a porter or a vegetable vendor… people might think you are migrating out of India for good Rolling on the floor laughing
Last time when I was in my hometown (Madurai, India) the packaging started well before two weeks of my travel. Amma bought keppai (finger millet), washed, dried and ground it in the machine. She was also busy drying red chilies to grind red chili powder (milahai podi), coriander for dhaniya powder (malli podi), turmeric for turmeric powder (manjal thool) and bathing turmeric powder, shiyakkai (natural hair cleansing powder… recipes soon Flirt female Nerd smile
Not to mention, the additional podis and homemade snacks from my mother-in-law and sister-in-law Open-mouthed smile Angel
I wonder if it’s only with the husband or it’s the pattern with all the guys, they keep their face stern Vampire bat Shifty Annoyed Sarcastic smile
Finally our suitcases were packed and we reached the airport Airplane Thinking smile Eye rolling smile Surprised smile Disappointed smile Devil
Then on reaching the US, the husband made peace with me Red heart
So girls, whenever you pack for traveling abroad, if you doubt the luggage will overweigh, just do not leave the lesser priority items at home. Bring them in a separate bag along with you to the airport. When you check-in, leave that extra baggage to whoever comes with you to send off. If you get last minute surprises like how I got, be it an overweighed luggage or under-weighed luggage, just remove or stuff more with the help of the people who has come with you to send off. Else just accept whatever and put the blame on your husband and wait until he makes peace by getting you these gorgeous kitchen storage containers Nyah-Nyah Winking smile Open-mouthed smile
You can also get big shelving containers if you have huge amount of grains, atta, pasta, cereals and flour to store.
If you are crazy for big glass storage jars like me…. In love
Oh, and if you want simple storage boxes to store cut vegetables, fruits or leftover food in your refrigerator, these rubbermaid storage boxes are the best.
And for packing lunch, for big party gathering, or for baking, you can use Pyrex glass bowls – comes in various sizes and shapes like round and oblong.
Pyrex glass storage boxes for storing pulav, biryani, lasagna, gravies. Very suitable during potlucks, parties, outings… Party smile
Happy travel and happy storing Hot smile
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