Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Muslim Teli are an ethnic group found in Pakistan and India. The word Tel means oil (cooking oil) and Teli means person dealing with manufacture and sale of cooking oil in Urdu. Related to the Muslim Teli are the Ghanchi a community found in Gujarat who are also involved in the manufacture of cooking oil.The members of this community converted from the Hindu Teli caste to Islam. They are found in North India and Pakistan.