Boti

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{{Short description|South Asian cutting implement}}{{Infobox tool|name=Boti|image=Boti with coconut grater.JPG|caption=Nariyal khuruchni (left) and regular boti (right)|types=Kitchen knife|other_name=Chulesi, da, dao, hasua|classification=Knife|uses=Cutting meat, fish and vegetables}}

botidao also known as chulesi, botki, dao, da, aruvamanai, chulesi, pavshi, vili, morli, pahsul or pirdai is a cutting instrument,{{cite journal|first= Banerji|last= Chitrita|journal= Gastronomica|date=Spring 2001|pages= 23–26|volume=1|issue=2|title= The Bengali Bonti|doi= 10.1525/gfc.2001.1.2.23}} most prevalent in Nepal, Maharashtra, South India, Bihar, Pakistan and the Bengal region,{{cite book|author=Dasgupta, M.|title=Calcutta Cookbook: A Treasury of Recipes From Pavement to Place|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NQltAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT39|date=14 October 2000|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-93-5118-149-1|pages=39–|access-date=18 August 2023|archive-date=18 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818161024/https://books.google.com/books?id=NQltAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT39|url-status=live}} Bihar, Tripura, the Barak Valley of Assam.

It is a long curved blade that cuts on a platform held down by the foot. Both hands are used to hold whatever is being cut and move it against the blade. The sharper side faces the user.{{Citation|last=WildFilmsIndia|title=Women cutting vegetables at a Bengali wedding – India|date=2015-02-19|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky713rmjorA|accessdate=2017-07-26|archive-date=2020-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215105448/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky713rmjorA&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}} The method gives excellent control over the cutting process and can be used to cut anything from tiny shrimp to large pumpkins.