Misc. What is "kadrai" as a cooking ingredient?

[Stephen Tashi]

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A Youtube video shows using "kadrai" as an ingredient in puffing rice. What is "kadrai"?

A Youtube video, which I can't translate, shows using "kadrai" as a component in puffing rice. What is "kadrai"?

4:13 in

 

[Borek]

"Aluminum kadrai" suggests it is not a component, but kind of the pot/pan used, doesn't it?

 

[Tom.G]

Two minutes with Google shows 'kadrai' is Lithuanian and may be interpreted as 'frame' or as 'group'. There may be other interpretations but I stopped there.

As @Borek suggested, the video seems to refer to the pan the rice is initially fried in. It looks much like a Chinese Wok, or bowl shaped frying pan. (that should be a rather common kitchen "ingredient." )

 

[Borek]

The guy in the video doesn't look nor sound Lithuanian

 

[Stephen Tashi]

"Aluminum kadrai" suggests it is not a component, but kind of the pot/pan used, doesn't it?

In the video, I think it is the white powder added to the rice. A different technique of puffing rice is to add rice to hot sand. The "kadrai" in the video might be an inorganic powder that substitutes for sand.

 

[Tom.G]

If you watched the movie, the text at the top of the movie screen says "Puffed Rice Without Oil and Sand".
The text overlays at 4:13 and 4:22 refer to "SALT."

 

[Borek]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karahi

 

[Stephen Tashi]

Yes, I agree. The "kadrai" is the pan and the white powder is salt.