Kansa bell metal
Kansa Trousseau Chest
Thali sets in a sheesham wood chest
Sale price ₹24,500Regular price ₹26,900−9%Rated 5.0 out of 5 from 41 reviews
Hand-beaten in Ahmedabad
Cook in brass. Serve in kansa.
Kadai, handi and tope beaten from food-grade brass and freshly lined with pure tin; kansa thalis cast from the old 78:22 bell-metal ratio; copper for the water that sits overnight. Lead-free, tested batch by batch, and re-tinned by us for as long as you cook in them.
- Lead
- 0 ppmXRF-tested batches
- Kalai
- 99.9%Pure tin lining
- Re-tinning
- For lifeBy courier or counter
Est.
1968
Kansara Pol
Which metal for what
Three metals, three jobs
Most questions we get at the counter are really one question. Here is the answer, the way our grandfather gave it.
Brass, for the stove
Kadai, handi and tope. Heats evenly and holds it; lined with pure tin (kalai) so dal, kadhi and tamarind are safe.
Never: Sour food in an unlined pot
Shop brassCopper, for water
Bottles, jugs and matkas left bare inside, so the water that sits overnight actually touches the metal.
Never: Juice, milk or nimbu pani
Shop copperKansa, for the table
Thalis, katoris and tumblers in 78:22 bell metal. Does not react with sour or salty food, so it needs no lining at all.
Never: The microwave or dishwasher
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Pure copper
Kalai Re-tinning Service
Pure tin lining for any brass or copper pot
₹450Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 688 reviews
Kansa bell metal
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Thali, three katoris, tumbler and spoon
Sale price ₹8,900Regular price ₹9,800−9%Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 263 reviews
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Food-grade brass
Hammered Brass Kadai
Tin-lined, with ring handles
Capacities: 1 L2 L3.5 L
Sale price ₹3,450Regular price ₹3,950−13%Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 412 reviews
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Brass Masala Dabba
Seven katoris, a spoon and a tight lid
₹2,290Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 305 reviews
Pure copper
Copper Matka Dispenser
With a brass tap and three-legged stand
Capacities: 5 L8 L
Sale price ₹6,450Regular price ₹7,200−10%Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 77 reviews
Pure copper
Copper Water Bottle
Unlacquered inside, leak-proof cap
Capacities: 500 ml750 ml1 L
Sale price ₹1,250Regular price ₹1,490−16%Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 1284 reviews
Kansa bell metal
Kansa Katori Set
Straight-walled bowls for dal and chutney
Capacities: 150 ml250 ml
₹2,650Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 189 reviews
Kalai, explained
The silver inside every brass pot is tin - and it wears
Brass and copper react with sour food. For centuries the answer has been kalai: a thin coat of pure tin, melted into the hot vessel with a little nausadar and wiped on with cotton until the inside shines like silver. Ours is 99.9% pure tin with no lead or zinc filler. With daily cooking a lining lasts eighteen months to two years; when the yellow starts to show through, send it back and we re-tin it.
- ScourThe worn lining is scrubbed back to bare brass with sand and tamarind.
- HeatThe vessel is warmed over coal until a stick of tin melts on contact.
- WipePure tin and nausadar are wiped on with cotton until the inside shines silver.
- QuenchA cold-water rinse sets the lining. We weigh it and write you a dated slip.
Book a re-tinning
From ₹450 a vessel · courier both ways
Capacity guide
How big a pot do you need?
Capacities are measured to the brim. For dal and rice, cook in a pot about half as big again as the finished dish, so it can come to a rolling boil without spilling.
| Household | Hammered Brass Kadai | Brass Handi with Lid | Brass Tope |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 peopleA sabzi, a small dal | 1 L | 1 L | 1 L |
| 3-4 peopleThe everyday family pot | 2 L | 2 L | 2 L |
| 5 or moreGuests, festivals, undhiyu | 3.5 L | 3 L | 3 L |
Every size is tin-lined (kalai) as standard. Not sure? Send us what you cook on WhatsApp and we will size it for you.
New at the workshop
Fresh off the anvil
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Wedding & housewarming
The thali that goes with the bride
In most Gujarati homes the first kansa thali arrives with a wedding and the first copper matka with a griha pravesh. We engrave names and dates by hand, pack each set in a cotton bag and kraft box with a care card, and split bulk orders across as many addresses as the family list needs - with a GST invoice for every one.
- Hand engraving
- Cotton bag & kraft box
- Split delivery, no charge
- GST invoice per address
Since 1968
Three generations of kansaras in Kansara Pol
Ramniklal Kansara opened a one-room workshop off Manek Chowk in 1968, beating kadai and tope for the restaurants of the old city and re-tinning whatever the neighbourhood brought in on a Sunday. The anvils and the coal forge are still in the back room.
His granddaughter Mitali runs the workshop today with nine craftsmen. The rules have barely changed: alloy from a foundry we can visit, every batch tested for lead, tin that is tin, and no vessel sold that we would not re-line ourselves.
- Founded in Kansara Pol
- 1968
- Vessels re-tinned
- 41,000+
- Lead, in every tested batch
- 0 ppm
From the kitchen table
Vessels that outlive their owners
Rated 4.8 out of 54.8 from 4 recent reviews
My mother’s kadai came to Kansa & Co. for its first kalai in 1979. I sent it again this year with my own, and both came back gleaming inside with the weight written on a slip.
Rekha ThakkarCustomer since 1979, Ahmedabad
Ordered forty kansa katori sets for my daughter’s wedding. Every name was engraved correctly, they split the delivery across six cities, and the GST invoice was in my inbox the same day.
Haresh PatelWedding order, Vadodara
Finally a copper bottle that is actually unlacquered inside. The water tastes of nothing at all, which is the point.
Ananya IyerOrdered from Bengaluru
Delivered across India, packed in cloth
Every vessel travels wrapped in cotton inside moulded pulp, so nothing dents. Check your PIN code for an estimate from Ahmedabad.
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Food-safe & lead-free
Every alloy batch is XRF-tested for lead and arsenic; kalai is 99.9% pure tin.
Re-tinned for life
Send any Kansa & Co. vessel back for kalai at cost, for as long as you cook in it.
Cash on Delivery
Free delivery over ₹2,500, COD across most PIN codes and a GST invoice in every box.