Measuring cups- my modern "uzhakku"

Uzhakku is a measuring utensil used traditionally in many Tamil houses.

My mom used to cook without measuring tools except uzhakku and aazhakku for rice and lentils. They were always perfect. Hardly seen her measuring anything else .. Everything she used to add for cooking is by her experience. The taste had never gone less. But when I started cooking different things and baking, I had to really be precise to achieve the same taste and flavour. I realised that without measuring precisely, the exact taste and consistency can never be replicated. Exploring more recipes  demanded me more measuring tools. So felt the kal padi and arai kal padi/ aazhakku and uzhakku procured from mom was no more sufficient with my experience in cooking.

Measuring the ingredients can help to cut the calories in everyday cooking for which I am trying badly..




Believe me it took time for me to understand from the recipes: what a cup means? How big a cup should be? 😩As I have different sized cups at home. Recently bought these measuring cups from Ikea store.These are my recent additions in kitchen. Yay! I love shopping for my kitchen!
Am in love with this color.when the precise cooking can be achieved in a💲 dollar, which is cute and handy, won't you grab it?👍





For some reference,  this is how fluid is measured in Tamil Nadu
5 sevidu= 1 aazhaakku
2 mahani = 1 aazhakku (arai kal padi)
2 aazhaakku= 1 uzhakku (Kal padi)
2 uzhakku= 1 uri (Arai padi)
2 uri= 1 padi
8 padi= 1 marakkaal
2 marakkaal(kuRuNi)= 1 padhakku
2 padhakku= 1 thooNi
21 Marakkal = 1 Kottai

source: https://plus.google.com/+Subramanianelathuranmikacapaiin/posts/2Z6X7R6GJNK