Recipes of Food of Uttarakhand
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RECIPES OF FOOD OF UTTARAKHAND ~ essenceofkumaun
In Uttarakhand the Kumaon and Garhwal regions provide palates with flavorsome dishes. The delicacies of Uttarakhand are meticulously selected to just not only please the taste buds but, additionally, to make the most of the sources available. Below are detailed recipes of traditional food of Uttarakhand.
Information about food of Uttarakhand, Uttarakhand food festival, food habits of Uttarakhand is provided.
RECIPES OF FOOD OF UTTARAKHAND
HOW TO PREPARE ALOO KE GUTKE
INGREDIENTS
Potato
Cumin Powder
Turmeric
Coriander Powder
Red Chilli powder
Whole Red Chilies
Green Coriander
Oil
QUANTITY
1 kg
½ Tspn
2 Tspn
1 Tspn
5 grams
Two bunches
50 grams
To Taste
PREPARATION STEPS
Boil and then peel the potatoes.
Chop potatoes into small pieces.
Heat oil and fry whole red chilies and keep aside.
Add cumin seeds into oil; once they crackle, add Turmeric Powder.
Add boiled Potato pieces.
Add Coriander, and Salt.
Cool on slow fire till done.
Garnish with chopped Green Coriander and fried red chilies.
HOW TO PREPARE BHATT KE CHURKANI
INGREDIENTS
Bhatt
Rice paste
Onion
Jeera
Dhaniya powder
Jeera powder
Chilli powder
Oil
Salt
Water
QUANTITY
300 gm
1 Tspn
One
2 Tspn
1 Tspn
1 Tspn
1/2 Tspn
2 Tspn
To taste
4 or 5 cups
PREPARATION STEPS
Soak bhatt overnight.
Heat oil in a karahi (iron skillet) and add jeera, chopped onion and soaked bhatt together in the karahi. Fry till onions start getting brown.
Now add 1-2 tablespoon of rice paste or plain flour and fry again for few minutes. Put haldi, dhania, jeera powder. Fry for few more seconds.
Add 4 cups of water and cook on high flames.
Cover and simmer for 30-40 minutes or till bhatt is soft and curry is thick. The colour of churkani should be dark greenish black. Serve it with hot steamed rice.
HOW TO PREPARE RUS BHAAT
INGREDIENTS
Bhatt
Gahat
Rajma
Whole Chana
Whole Urad
Rice
Ginger
Garlic
Cumin seeds
Cloves
Black Pepper
Garam Masala
Green Coriander
QUANTITY
50 Gms
50 Gms
50 Gms
50 Gms
50 Gms
30 Gms
30 Gms
5-6 flakes
1 Tspn
5-6
1½ Tspn
½ Tspn
½ Bunch
PREPARATION STEPS
Soak Rice overnight and grind into a fine paste.
Soak Dals overnight and boil in plenty of water till tender.
Make a fine paste of Ginger, Garlic, Cumin Seeds, Cloves and Black Pepper.
Heat Oil in a pan, add the ground paste. Fry for some time.
Add Dal extract (stock and thickened with Rice).
Garnish with chopped Green Coriander and Boiled Rice.
HOW TO PREPARE GAHAT KE DAL
INGREDIENTS
Gahat Dal
Turmeric
Rice
Coriander Powder
Red Chili Powder
Fat
Ginger
Asafoetida
Garlic
Cumin seeds
Gandraini
QUANTITY
300 Gms
1 Tspn
50 Gms
1 Tspn
1 Tspn
50 Gms
20 Gms
A Pinch
4 to 5 flakes
½ Tspn
Small piece
PREPARATION STEPS
Chop Ginger and Garlic.
Boil Dal and add Ginger, Garlic, Turmeric, Coriander, Chili Powder and Salt.
When done, add Rice paste and cook for some time.
Temper with Cumin powder, Asafoetida and Gandhrin.
Serve hot with steamed rice.
HOW TO PREPARE BHATT KE DUBKE
INGREDIENTS
Bhatt Dal
Gandhreni (Kumaoni herb)
Onion
Ginger
Garlic
Salt
Turmeric
Coriander powder
Rec chilli powder
Cumin seed (Jeera)
Asafoetida (Hing)
Green chili
Oil / ghee
QUANTITY
1 cup
Small piece
1 medium size
Small piece
5 clove
As per taste
¼ tea spoon
1 tea spoon
½ tea spoon
½ tea spoon
2 pinch
1
2 Tspn
PREPARATION STEPS
Wash bhatt dal and absorb water for 2 hours.
Make a coarse glue of this drenched bhatt dal utilizing blender.
Finely hack onion and green chilies.
Mince garlic and mesh ginger.
Heat oil in an iron skillet(kadai). Add cumin seed, hing, jamboo grass and sear until the point that cumin seeds turn minimal darker.
Add minced garlic and broil until the point that change shading. Include finely slash onion, garlic and saut well. Include every one of the flavors including salt and saut for one more moment.
Now include bhatt dal coarse glue and saut well and cook for one moment. Presently include some water and green bean stew, mix well. Give it a chance to cook on stew gas fire for 15 minute. You will see a dim greenish shade of the sauce. This is because of the iron skillet and this is the most ideal approach to make bhatt ke dubke.
Cook until the point that amount turns out to be half of underlying one and serve it hot with rice/ roti.
HOW TO PREPARE GADERI KE SABJI
INGREDIENTS
Gaderi
Mustard Oil
Chilly
Turmeric Powder
Black Pepper Powder
Water
Ghee
Salt
Ajwain
Bhanga Seed
Jamboo
Garlic
QUANTITY
250 gm
1 Tspn
1-2 pinch
1/2 Tspn
2 pinch
Water- q.s.
1 Tspn
To taste
1 pinch
2-3 Tspn
1 Tspn
5-6 cloves
PREPARATION STEPS
Take Gaderi and properly wash it. Now peel and cut it in medium size pieces.
Put mustard oil in pan and heat it to normal.
Add chilly, ajwain, turmeric powder, pepper powder & fry it.
Add water and pieces of gaderi.
Boil it in a pressure cooker to make it semi solid.
Grind and sieve the Bhang Seed (Hemp seed). Add water to extract its juice.
Add Bhang Seed Juice into semi-boiled gaderi.
Again cook it with 2-3 boils.
Finally sauté it with ‘tadka’ of jamboo & garlic in ghee.
HOW TO PREPARE MADUA KE ROTI
INGREDIENTS
Mandua Pisun (Finger Millet flour)
Wheat Flour
Water
QUANTITY
600 gm
200 gm
As Required
PREPARATION STEPS
Mix Madua (Finger Millet flour) and Flour well.
Add water and prepare stiff dough.
Divide into even sized balls and rolls out into chapattis.
Cook on slow fire from both sides.
Ensure that the chapattis have been backed well.
HOW TO PREPARE PALAK KA KAAPA
INGREDIENTS
Spinach
Curd
Chili Powder
Turmeric powder
Garam Masala
Cumin seeds
Asafoetida
Oil
Salt
Rice paste
QUANTITY
1 Kg
300 Gms
50 Gms
20 Gms
20 Gms
20 Gms
A Pinch
50 ml
To Taste
20 Gm
PREPARATION STEPS
Start by washing spinach in running water and then chop them finely.
Add 1 tbsp. vegetable oil to a deep pan and heat it over medium flame. When oil bubbles rise, add cumin and when they splutter, add turmeric powder. Cook for few seconds.
Now, add spinach. Cover the pan with a lid and cook over medium flame until spinach is tender and cooked. Mash spinach & mash till you get a semi-pureed mixture.
Add whole wheat flour and mix the ingredients well. Ensure that there are no lumps formed. Sprinkle salt and cook over medium flame.
Cook till bubbles starts to rise and kappa thickens. Heat the remaining oil in a small pan, add kasoori methi and add it immediately to kappa. Stir well and serve hot.
HOW TO PREPARE BAADI KE SABJI
INGREDIENTS
Dried badi
Chopped onion
Chopped garlic cloves
Green chili paste
Cumin
wheat flour
Ghee
Salt
Red chili powder
Turmeric powder
QUANTITY
8 – 10
1
3 – 4
1 tsp
1 tsp
1 tbsp
4 tbsp
As per taste
2 tsp
½ tsp
PREPARATION STEPS
Heat 2 tbsp ghee in a pan and fry badi over medium flame.
In a saucepan, heat 2 tbsp ghee over medium heat.
Add cumin seeds and saute until brown in color.
Now add chopped garlic and saute for 1 – 2 minutes.
Add chopped onion and ginger – green chili paste, fry until onion turn translucent.
Add wheat flour and roast over medium flame until flour turn deep brown in color.
Once flour is roasted, add enough water to make curry, salt, spices and fried badi.
Let it simmer over low flame till curry thickens and badi get cooked. The cooking time usually takes 20 – 30 minutes.
Garnish with chopped coriander and serve hot with rice.
RECIPES OF SIDE DISHES OF FOOD OF UTTARAKHAND
HOW TO PREPARE SANA HUA NIMBU
SANA HUA NIMBU
INGREDIENTS
Radish - 400 gm
Garlic - 5 Flakes
Green Chilies - 5
Lemon - As per taste
Salt - As per taste
Roasted Bhang (Hemp) Seeds - 50 gm
Sugar - 60 gm
PREPARATION STEPS
Peel & wash Radish, Prepare batons.
Grind Garlic, Green Chilies and roasted Bhang seeds together.
Take out Lemon pulp segments.
Mix the paste well and toss the Radish in it and add the Lemon segments.
Add Curd, Salt, Sugar and mix well.
HOW TO PREPARE BHANG KE CHUTNEY
BHANG KE CHUTNEY
INGREDIENTS
Bhang (Hemp Seeds): 1/2 cup
Coriander Leaves: 1 cup
Green Chilies: 3-4
Garlic- 10-12 cloves
Lemon Juice: 2 Tspn
Salt: As per your taste
Cumin Powder: 1 Tspn
PREPARATION STEPS
Heat a pan and dry roast hem seeds in it, till they are fragrant and starts crackling. Keep the flame low else they will burn.
Once they cool down a bit then grind them well.
Add peeled garlic cloves, green chilies, Coriander leaves and little water in it. Grind them to a smooth paste.
Bhaang Ki Chutney is ready.
HOW TO PREPARE BHANG KA NAMAK
BHANG KA NAMAK~ पहाड़ी नूण
INGREDIENTS
Common salt - 50 grams
hemp seeds - 50 grams
Garlic - 10 grams,
Whole red chili - 5 grams
Gandharyan - one to two grams (if desired)
PREPARATION STEPS
Fry Hemp seeds (Bhang) till they start to crackle. Keep the flame low.
Finely grind these roasted seeds in a grinder or sil batta.
After grinding, filter it in a sieve and separate peels.
Now mix this powder with salt, garlic, chilli and grind.
After grinding, keep the salt in an open utensil for 2-3 days.
After it has dried properly, save it in a glass or ceramic jar for use.
HOW TO PREPARE KUMAONI RAITA
KUMAONI RAITA
INGREDIENTS
Cucumber- 1 medium size
Mustard seeds(rai) – 1 tsp
Curd- 250 gm
Rock Salt to taste
Cumin seeds- ½ tsp
Turmeric powder- ¼ tsp
Green chilli - 1
Cloves of garlic (crushed)- 2 nos
Coriander leaves for garnishing.
PREPARATION STEPS
Peel and grate Cucumber and Squeeze the water off.
Beat Curd, add Cucumber and Turmeric powder.
Grind Mustard seeds(rai) into fine paste and mix in the above mixture.
Add chopped Green Chilies, Green Coriander, and Salt and mix well.
Keep aside for 3-4 hours to enhance the strong mustard flavour.
HOW TO PREPARE KUMAONI BADA
KUMAONI BADA
INGREDIENTS
Urad Dal - 500 gm
Turmeric powder - 1/2 Tspn
Garam Masala - 1/2 Tspn
Salt - As per taste
Coriander Leaves- 1/2 Bunch
Asafoetida - A Pinch
PREPARATION STEPS
Soak Urad overnight, strain the water & grind the Dal to a fine paste.
Add Turmeric powder, Garam Masala powder, Asafoetida, salt.
Add chopped Coriander Leaves, Mix well.
Make small balls by applying water on palms, flatten the balls and make hole at centre.
Deep fry till brown and crisp.
Serve hot with Chutney.
HOW TO PREPARE TIL KE CHUTNEY
TIL KE CHUTNEY
INGREDIENTS
Sesame seeds (til) – 100 gm
Garlic cloves– 4 nos
Red chilies- 1-2 nos
Salt to taste
PREPARATION STEPS
Toast the sesame seeds until golden brown in a low flame. It might take about a minute.
Grind this toasted seed coarsely first. Then along with this add the other ingredients and grind it.
Serve it with Gahat Dal Paratha or sandwich etc.
RECIPES OF SWEETS OF FOOD OF UTTARAKHAND
HOW TO PREPARE BAL MITHAI
BAL MITHAI
INGREDIENTS
1/2 kg khoya
100 gm ~ Sugar balls
1/2 kilograms cane sugar
2 teaspoon butter
PREPARATION STEPS
Cook Khoya on slow fire and stir it continuously.
Cook till its colour changes to dark brown.
Add Sugar,cool till it is thick in consistency.
Pour over a greased tray and let it cool.
Cut into rectangular pieces and toss them over sugar balls.
HOW TO PREPARE SINGODI
SINGODI
INGREDIENTS
Khoya :1 kg
Sugar: 300 gm
Grated Coconut: 200 gm
Green cardamom: 1~2 gm
Malu Leaf: As required.
PREPARATION STEPS
Cook khoya, keep stirring it on slow fire.
Add Sugar and mix well.
Add grated Coconut and crushed Green cardamom powder.
Wrap the Malu leaf up in the shape of a cone & fill it with cooked Khoya in small portion.
HOW TO PREPARE SINGHAL
SINGHAL
INGREDIENTS
Semolina (Sooji) – 2 cups
Curd – 1 cup (well churned)
Milk – 1 ½ cup
Ghee – 1 tbsp
Sugar – 1 ½ cup
Banana – one (made into pulp)
PREPARATION STEPS
Beat Suji with Ghee, mashed Banana and mix .
Add curd to the mixture.
Add beaten Curd, Sugar and mix thoroughly. Add milk and mix.
Let this batter for half an hour.
Take batter in your palm,pour it in oil,way you prepare jalebis.
Deep-fry from both sides till golden brown.
HOW TO PREPARE PUA, CHOCOLATE, KHAJOOR
CHOCOLATE
KHAJOOR
PUA/POOE
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