Karauni

A curved, sickle-shaped vegetable knife, distinct from Bengal's fixed-blade boti, generally held directly in the hand and drawn toward the body in a slicing motion for peeling and cutting vegetables.

Material & Construction

A curved steel blade with a simple handle, the curve allowing an efficient inward slicing or peeling motion distinct from a straight-bladed knife's push-cut.

Traditional Uses

Peeling and slicing vegetables with a characteristic inward drawing motion, a technique many home cooks in the region learn from an early age.

Modern Availability / Equivalents

A standard paring or vegetable knife serves the same general function using a different cutting technique.

Care & Maintenance

Hand-wash and dry; sharpen regularly, as the curved edge requires a slightly different sharpening approach than a straight blade.