Jhatka: Difference between revisions

'''Jhatka''' or '''Chatka''' meat ([[Hindi]]: झटका, [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]: {{IPA|dʒʰəʈkɑ}} ''jhaṭkā'', {{lang-pa|ਝਟਕਾ <small>([[Gurmukhi]])</small>, جھٹکا <small>([[Shahmukhi]])</small>}}; [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]: {{IPA|tʃə̀ʈkɑ}} ''chàṭkā'', from Sanskrit ''{{IAST|ghātaka}}'' "killing") is meat from an animal that has been killed by a single strike of a sword or axe to sever the head, as opposed to ritualistically slow slaughter ([[kutha meat|kutha]]) like the Jewish slaughter ([[shechita]]) or Islamic slaughter ([[dhabihah]]). It is the method preferred by many [[Hindu]]s, [[Sikh]]s, and [[Christian]]s.<ref name="Engineers2009">{{cite book|last=Engineers|first=Niir Board Of Consultants &|title=Medical, Municipal and Plastic Waste Management Handbook|accessdate=2 May 2014|date=2009|publisher=National Institute of Industrial Research|isbn=9788186623916|page=214|quote=Halal is the method preferred by Muslims and jhatka by the Hindus/Christians/Sikhs, etc.}}</ref>