Koo chebbhi

Kool chebbhi is rice strainer

About

Koo Chebbhi is a traditional, round-shaped rice strainer, made in different sizes. It was used as part of the traditional process of separating cooked rice from the water in which it was cooked.Koo Chebbhi is a traditional household utensil used to strain cooked rice from a Kool Kudke. It is round in shape and was traditionally made in small, medium and large sizes. It was used together with the Koo Paar as part of the traditional rice-preparation process.

Traditional Use

The Koo Chebbhi was placed or used with the Kool Kudke to strain the cooked rice, allowing the excess cooking water to drain away. It was used along with the Koo Paar.

Sizes

• Small
• Medium
• Big

Uses

It is used to strain cooked  rice from a Kool Kudke   this is used along with the Koo Paar 

Materials

It can be made of

• Bamboo
• Cane
• Reed

Tentative period of usage

Before and during the reign of the Kodagu Rajas and the British rulers until recently

Tentative reasons for extinction

Some variants of the Koo Chebbhi have become extinct and have been replaced by plastic, cloth and other modern equivalents

Making of Chebbi

• Video of Making of a chebbi
  • By Sri Udiyanda Subbaiah

Physically located

• Old independent houses
• Pvt Houses
• Ainmanes
• Variants can be found with few collectors
  • Kalianda Prakash
  • Papera Restaurant

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