Karahi

A wok sits next to a karahi on a Western-style stove. Note that the flat-bottomed karahi (right) sits on an ordinary burner cover, while the round-bottomed wok balances in a wok-ring. Karahi often have round (loop-shaped) handles.

A karahi[a] is a type of thick, circular, and deep cooking pot,[1] similar in shape to a wok, from Northern South Asia. It is used in North Indian, Pakistani, Afghan, Nepalese, and Caribbean cuisines. Traditionally press-formed from mild steel sheets or made of wrought iron, a karahi resembles a wok with steeper sides. Today, they can be made of stainless steel, copper, and nonstick surfaces, both round and flat-bottomed, or of traditional materials. The word karahi emanates from karah, a bigger version of karahi traditionally used in the subcontinent for boiling milk and producing thick cream.


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  1. ^ "Kadhai". Indianfood.about.com. 2009-09-25. Archived from the original on 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2009-11-02.

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