what to eat in uttara khand

What to Eat in Uttara khand

Uttarakhand is known for its natural beauty of the Himalayas, the Bhabhar .
21. Black and White Roti
Black and White Roti is a special preparation of roti by the people in Uttaranchal. It is very tasty to have with lots of butter or ghee. It is made with wheat flour stuffed with dough of mandua flour. Prepare this scrumptious dish yourself at home for your family and friend. It is very easy and fast to make for yourself when you are very hungry. Try out this yummy roti and say thanks to the people of Uttaranchal.
22. Urad Bhuda
Wash and soak the broken rice for 10 mins. Drain all the water and ground into a fine powder. Ground the urad dal with the rice flour, banana, 2 cardamons & the peppercorns to get a smooth paste. Add salt to taste and 1 tsp sugar , mix well and keep aside. Add the baking powder if you do not have time to ferment the batter.
23. Bal Mithai
Bal Mithai is a brown chocolate-like fudge, made with roasted khoya, coated with white sugar balls.
24. Dubka
Dubka is a simple dish made from various lentils. These are grounded and a curry like dish is prepared from the grounded lentils andmade with few local spices available in the Kumaon hills like jamboo and jakhiya.Its usually made in an iron wok and eaten with rice.
25. Kaap
Kaap is a dish prepared with spinach leaves crushed into a paste and cooked withother condiments.
26. Saag
Saag is a fried dish of green vegetables. Can be made from any of the various green vegetables like palak (spinach), lai, methi and so on.
27. Malta
this is Malta, a typically local fruit from Uttranchal totally resembling Orange..but they are not. Its a winter fruit and one see so many of tham all aorund hanging from the numerous trees in the winters.And then I bought 6 of them and tried one..I can tell you, I had nothing so sour in my whole life..the super citrus taste of it just twisted my mouth and my face.it is used to make pickles in Uttranchal and is liked a lot by everybody..This shot was taken in kausani from under the tree when the morning sun rays were hitting the fruits and giving a beautiful and colourful view against the deep blue sky
28. Kafhal
Uttarakhand is a state of taste, flavor and nutrition which gives your taste buds an awesome wholesome experience of various varities of fruits like peach (aadoo), plum (pulam), apricot (khumanee), pears (nashpati), cherry, mango, citrus (malta), litchi, guava, jackfruit, apple, strawberry, lemon, kirmodi, Hisaaloo, Kafal, Ghigharu, pine (cheer) and Bedu. Climate of Uttarakhand supports variety of fruits which have their unique taste and they are something you will like to have again and again. State has a variety of wild fruits like kafal, hisalu and bedu which are sweet and sour in taste and are very famous fruits of both the kumaon and garhwal regions.