Hand-hammered copper lagan handi for biryani, made in Peshawar

Hammered Copper Lagan Handi

$275.00

Every family kitchen has one pot the big meals happen in — the one brought out for guests, for Eid, for the biryani that takes all afternoon. For generations, that pot was a lagan handi. Wide-mouthed and round-bottomed, this hand-hammered copper lagan handi is built for slow heat: korma, nihari,...

The Craft

Hand-Hammering

Raised from a flat sheet under thousands of hammer blows, the dimpled surface a record of the making.

Used in this piece

Cutwork

Openwork lace pierced clean through the metal by hand with a fine needle.

Engraving / Qalamzani

Cut into the metal line by line with a fine steel chisel, the qalam.

Naqsheen

Floral and geometric patterns chased into the surface freehand by the naqash.

Sand Casting

Molten brass poured into a sand mould packed by hand, then broken open to free the piece.

A Note from Amara
Every kitchen I know has one pot the big meals happen in — for me it was always a lagan handi, brought out for Eid and the biryani that takes all afternoon. This one is beaten by hand from heavy copper in Peshawar, where the same families have worked the metal for longer than anyone can remember. The kind of pot you buy once and hand down.

— Amara, Founder · Maeraas

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