My hotpot has a stand attached to it

You say you know what to cook in a Hot Pot and confirm that this product is identified on the body as a 'Hot Pot', but I think the issue may be that 'Hot Pot' means different things in different cuisines. Where I come from a Hot pot is a lamb, potato and onion dish which is slow cooked in an oven. In East Asia it is a soup that simmers on the table while you cook morsels of ingredients in the broth. In India/South Asia, it is a vessel designed to keep cooked food warm until it is needed some hours later.

I suspect you were looking for a vessel suitable for the East Asian Hot Pot but what you have is an Indian Hot Pot.

This short advertising video includes a model called a ‘dome hot pot’ which looks very similar to the one you have., and the video description call these ‘insulated casseroles’.

I can’t find explicit product details for an insulated hot pot with a ‘foot’ design, but insulated or double walled hot pots are for keeping food warm, not for cooking it. As an example here’s a Q&A for a flat based version on amazon.co.uk

Also from Attila brand hot pot on Amazon:

Do not place the Attila Hot Pot on hot surfaces or near open fire

So, if I am correct and you have an insulated casserole, I would recommend you only use it to keep food warm, and do not place it on a stove.

Indicators that it is an insulated casserole/hot pot would be: - Indian origin - lock/clip lid to keep food tightly sealed - thick side walls and lid indicating two layers of metal with vacuum or insulation between.

The purpose of this stand is to allow continously heating the (already heated) hotpot after it has been brought to the table, by putting a small heat source (eg an alcohol burner, sterno, a hexamine tablet ... ) beneath it. This way, the hotpot is kept hot.