Answer: belan
(pronounced buh-lun) The belan is India’s slim, no-nonsense rolling pin, traditionally paired with a chakla (the round rolling board) to roll dough for rotis, chapatis, and other unleavened breads paper-thin, and, unlike heavier Western rolling pins, its light weight and straight shape give cooks precise control so the breads cook up soft, supple, and blistered rather than dense
