Comments on Bong Mom's CookBook: Boti: a unique cutting instrument

This is good site to spent time on. allergy

I've never seen or heard about this cutting in...

2011-12-06T06:10:57.372-05:00

I've never seen or heard about this cutting instrument. Makes me wonder if some restaurants still use this.

and i got lots of information by d hlp of u guys, ...

2011-10-30T12:22:36.478-04:00

and i got lots of information by d hlp of u guys, diffrnt names in difffrent languages...

thnk u to all.. these all commnts r helpful 2 me, ...

2011-10-30T12:20:42.111-04:00

thnk u to all.. these all commnts r helpful 2 me, bcoz im designing studnt n now findind a prodct with problem n i choosen hasiya or konkani as my prodct so dat i can improve its design to not have any problm 2 any1 due 2 d joint prblm or anythng else.. n old age people can also get enjoy 2 use 2 cut veggies.. thnx again :)

Hi, i just wrote a buzz about my grand mother toda...

2011-04-17T20:37:00.718-04:00

Hi, i just wrote a buzz about my grand mother today, and was searching for the english word for this "viLi" as we call it in Marathi. My mom, granny and even our maid is very accustomed to using it, like you said, its very handy for grating coconut. I can use it with ease too, but now use chopping board and knives.

woo thanks a lot for your wonder ful post and the ...

2010-10-20T02:23:20.151-04:00

woo thanks a lot for your wonder ful post and the wonderful comments.
BOTI in bengali, kathipeeta in telugu,
addeli/advali in konkani,pankhi in oriya, aruvamanai in tamil , vili/morli in tamil .mane/ thuriro mane in kannada , daat in panjabi, hansua in bihar, hasiya in m.p. ,kaanthne in manglore...
my question is that is there any specific name for this in english.

Hi... I'd like to know what a boti is called i...

2010-01-02T10:47:01.737-05:00

Hi... I'd like to know what a boti is called in Sylheti - does anyone know?

I have linked this post to one of my posts...hope ...

2009-11-16T16:42:23.668-05:00

I have linked this post to one of my posts...hope that's okay?!

In some part of South Bihar, presently Jharkhand, ...

2008-05-18T12:18:00.000-04:00

In some part of South Bihar, presently Jharkhand, it is called "Hansua"(Hun-s-oo-wa) esp. common amongst Radhi Kayastha community. I tried buying this in a Gujarati store in New Jersey. They didn't seem to understand what I was talking about. Could someone please translate this in Gujarati? Moreover, people in my village in Jharkhand use this as their regular vegetable cutter and believe me; this stuff chops vegetables in rocketting speed if one knows how to use it.

We call it 'aruvamanai' in south TamilNadu. It use...

2008-04-13T10:51:00.000-04:00

We call it 'aruvamanai' in south TamilNadu. It used anywhere from scraping coconut to cutting fish. I was so happy to see it here. Its been ages since I saw one. Thanks.

It is called Paniki in Odiya..I feel scared to use...

2008-04-12T20:49:00.000-04:00

It is called Paniki in Odiya..I feel scared to use it. Have seen it being used back home..

Hey we also use that in oriya kitchen. My mom sti...

2008-04-01T03:30:00.000-04:00

Hey we also use that in oriya kitchen. My mom still finds it easy.It is called paniki.

very nice website

Ooo ... brings back crazy memories of childhood - ...

2008-03-31T17:59:00.000-04:00

Ooo ... brings back crazy memories of childhood - when my sis and I would want to try grating a coconut on this. And my mom would start flipping out :)

Its a wonder how each state in india use the same ...

2008-03-26T04:51:00.000-04:00

Its a wonder how each state in india use the same thing..with different names!..looks great..we still use it...though in daily hectic schedule, we prefer the table top board..:)..nice entry!

We call it "aruvamanai" - and yes it was used for ...

2008-03-19T22:23:00.000-04:00

We call it "aruvamanai" - and yes it was used for everything from grating coconuts(the tip was a rounded serrated one) to peeling pumpkins.....I would still love to grate coconut on it rather than those pesky new fangled ones!

hi sandeepa,
in kannada we call it-``kaayi turi...

2008-03-19T17:04:00.000-04:00

hi sandeepa,
in kannada we call it-``kaayi turiyo mane´´..still today my mother uses this..and she doesnt chop the veggies using knife and board!!

oooh I have one and I love it, I also have a boti ...

2008-03-19T16:18:00.000-04:00

oooh I have one and I love it, I also have a boti like thingy which scrapes coconut. Both provide an interesting topic of conversation for my canadian friends when they are over for dinner. Both are well used, they keep the senses sharp.

Baap rey! I had even forgotten about the boti... n...

2008-03-19T15:04:00.000-04:00

Baap rey! I had even forgotten about the boti... now kitchens have gone high tech with knives and food processors! Brought visions of when I was little back... (a long long time ago of course)

I have seen this in some Maharashtra's house also ...

2008-03-19T12:45:00.000-04:00

I have seen this in some Maharashtra's house also I have seen it in Tamilnadu state, I don't know what they call it .
We Gujarati people dont use it , Neither had I seen that in nay house if Gujarat .
When I see people cutting veggie using Boti ,It scares me , and I never dared to give it a try :)) .

Yeah....we use it in Mangalore too.In konkani its ...

2008-03-19T07:31:00.000-04:00

Yeah....we use it in Mangalore too.In konkani its called "kaanthne".Some of them dont have the blade,just the portion to grate the coconut.

It felt like revisiting childhood. But I too have ...

2008-03-19T06:36:00.000-04:00

It felt like revisiting childhood. But I too have one hidden behind my gas cylinder. I don't use it, but my Bong maid needs it and so does my Mom whenever she is here. My Mom suffers from severe joint aches, so has found an innovative position of using it while standing, fixing it between herself and the wall above the kitchen table...but still... refuses to be bogged down to using the knives.

Wow, its nice to know that the "Boti" i...

2008-03-18T18:41:00.000-04:00

Wow, its nice to know that the "Boti" is not an alien instrument to you all and it is used in a diff avtaar all over India

Amazing, and I thought it is a Bengali birth right :)

I am back ..

What a knife.. I havn't seen t...

2008-03-18T17:50:00.001-04:00
I am back ..

What a knife.. I havn't seen this before in my life..

I am back ..

What a knife.. I havn't seen t...

2008-03-18T17:50:00.000-04:00
I am back ..

What a knife.. I havn't seen this before in my life..

What a surprise!! It is Boti indeed!
Reminds m...

2008-03-18T17:44:00.000-04:00
What a surprise!! It is Boti indeed!
Reminds me of grandmother and her generation instantly! My Ma is more efficient on the boti but her knees do not allow her to use it that much. It's a great idea to gift good set of knives to them. What a lovely post Sandeepa (as usual). Ahh...ekhon bujte parcho keno tomai fire ashar jonno jhamela korchilam aamra shobai.