A sailab-cheni, sailab-chini or chelamchi is a kind of portable metal basin with flat surface. It is placed in front of a person after meals for washing the hands. It is traditionally offered to dignified guests. In India it is used in traditional families of Hyderabad, India and among the Dawoodi Bohra community.
References Bohra Muslims, their distinctive cuisine and eating practices, The National (Abu Dhabi). Maráthas and Dekhani Musalmáns, page-122, by R. M. Betham, Asian Educational Services 1996.