Chandi ka Waraq

Chandi ka Waraq (English: Silver paper or silver leaves) is a traditional thin fine hand beaten eatable silver sheets, used for the food decoration in India and Pakistan.^[1]

These sheets are prepared by artisans who make it thinner than paper by hand beating a thick silver sheet warped in leather or glossy thick paper.^[1]

It is one of the traditional industry based in Hyderabad, India.^[2][3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Colleen Taylor Sen (2004). Food culture in India. greenwood puplication. p. 19 and 90. ISBN 0313324875. http://books.google.ae/books?id=YIyV_5wrplMC&pg=PA90&lpg=PA90&dq=use+of+silver+leaves+in+food+india+hyderabad&source=bl&ots=RGWnTMUPYH&sig=ajdEitHQZNoDx1AZHYEOMA4Rns8&hl=en&ei=gOGVTqOaCc2IhQfqv4zKBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=silver%20leaf&f=false. Retrieved 12 october 2011. 
2. ^ "Cuisine". ICRISAT. 1996. p. 8. http://ec2-50-19-248-237.compute-1.amazonaws.com/866/1/RA_00105.pdf. Retrieved 12 october 2011. 
3. ^ C.S.Rajah and Priya.W (2005). Food of India. murdoch books pvt ltd. p. 9. ISBN 9781740454729. http://books.google.com/books?id=H5n5Tc3lb4oC&pg=PA9&dq=use+of+silver+leaves+in+food+india+hyderabad&hl=en&ei=JPaVTvaNKMeN-waDxsiNCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 12 october 2011. 

Further reading

Handmade in India: A Geographic Encyclopedia of India Handicrafts, Aditi Ranjan, M. P. Ranjan

External Links

• Image from Flickr, preparing of Chandi ka Waraq in Hyderabad, India.
• Uses in different foods