Behind the scenes process and production with the Chula Queen, cooking, baking 🇹🇹

Behind the scenes producing #inspireTT.
In this vlog, we go behind the scenes with Shanty the chula queen in Siparia as we begin filming for and #inspirett episode.
Here I talk about some elements of documentary films and the processes that go into producing #inspirett with Otto Carrington #mikeonthemictt. LIKE SHARE & COMMENT 🇹🇹💯
Like curry, Shanty Ramsamooj is spicy and full of life.
She reinvented herself two months, as her main source of income collapsed with the closure of schools owing to the covid19 pandemic.
Ramsamooj ran a parlour opposite the school and her phulorie was a hot seller among the students.
Instead of buckling under pressure, her instincts kicked in to find a way to help provide food for her extended family of 18.
Hard work and long hours are no deterrent to Ramsamooj who became a social media sensation as her daughter, Nandi Shyam, posted live videos of her cooking and making the traditional Indian chulha.
Her day starts early and and ends very late and everyone in the family is involved in getting the job done, from gathering crocus bags of clay from Fyzabad, dried lumber, making the street frames, finding the right grass, mixing the clay with cement and sharp sand and kneading the mixture until it is perfect for the mould.
5 benefits of cooking food on a mud chulha (clay stove)
1. Adds to the flavour
2. Keeps the nutrients intact
3. Smokey touch
4. Cleanses the space
5. Spiritual connect
In our fast moving lives, use of a gas stove, microwave and oven for cooking and baking is a part of our existence. But only three decades ago, it was all about homemade clay chulha (clay stove) that used a combination of clay, husk and water. With the change in time, the humble chulha got replaced with the fancy and one-touch cooking range that is supported with chimney and keeps the home smoke free. If you think that the change is a move because of the harmful effects of chulha, you need to read this piece of information which talks about the bright side of the ‘Indian Chulha’.
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