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Utensils
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Published 1961
Conventional:—Utensils required are not of any special type. The traditional degchi (pan) is not a necessary utensil. Its main feature is the heavy or thick metal of which it is made and the lid which has a slight concavity on its upper surface. The saucer-shaped lid is suitable for placing on it live charcoal or for keeping a little water. It is desirable to have lids of this type for the pans which are to be used as substitutes for the degchies.
The age-old karahi is deep and hemispherical in shape. It is made of iron and has a handle on either side. It is used as a rule for deep frying and has a little advantage over the ordinary oval pans because it requires a lesser quantity of fat for deep frying. Furthermore a large number of any single item can be fried in it at the same time. Nevertheless, there is nothing essential about it. Any deep and oval pan with a heavy bottom should serve fairly well. The long-handled perforated disc called poni, which is used to lift deep fried bread, can be done away with as a wire frying slice should serve the purpose quite well.