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Butter and cream are important to the cuisine of Punjab. Milk is generally heated for long durations during the day by placing the vessel on the haara. This slow heating yields more cream, which is why a haara is still the preferred form of hearth for heating milk specifically.
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- Title: Haara (Hearth)
- Location: Dhaula, Barnala, Punjab
- Type: Vastu (Object)
- Contributor: Rishav Jain, Mansi S Rao, Ben Cartwright and Abhishek Ruikar
- Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
- Medium: Admixture, Earth (Mud)
- Region: Malwa
- Earth Craft Technique: Plastering
- Admixture Craft Technique: Slab building
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