katora
Katora, also transliterated as katori, is a common term in Hindi, Urdu, and related languages for a small bowl or dish used to serve food. In Devanagari it is written as कटोरा, and in Urdu as کٹورا. The word is widely used across the Indian subcontinent and in diaspora communities, referring to individual serving bowls that accompany a main plate or thali.
Katoras vary in material, size, and design. They range from small to medium in diameter, typically used
In daily dining, katoras are integral to the thali and are used to present individual portions of
Related terms and varieties include the closely related spelling katori, which is common in several Indian