HADI is our own popcorn maker and has been in use since centuries. It is an important earthen kitchen utensil which is not only used to make pop corn but also to steam vegetables such as potatoes and sweet potatoes. The amazing thing is that it does not require oil to make corn nor water to steam vegetables(though you need to cover them), hence making it a very essential tool in nepalese kitchen. (no wonder people were so slender back then!!!!).
Whenever people remember popcorn I bet the instant figure coming in their mind will be the HADI. but how many of us remember the collection of bamboo sticks required to stir the corn for even cooking???? how many of us know what it is called?????. Well to make life easy let me tell you, it is called KAPTERO. As mentioned earlier it is made up of bamboo cut into uniform thin, slender and long pieces and bind together. HADI is quiet dark at the bottom as it accumulates smoke from beneath the wood fire stove. Many years ago this smoke at the bottom of HADI was mixed with oil to make it a valid stamp presser for providing thumb prints in legal documents. But with the increasing use of automatic popcorn makers, hassle free stamp pads and using metal utensils have decreased the use of this traditional clay pot.
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