Dishes & Recipes from Uttarakhand

Roat

During marriages and other family or religious functions certain traditional Garhwali dishes are prepared, the most important among them are Roat and Arsa, besides `urd ki pakori, pooris , kaddu ki bhujji and alu-tamatar ka jhol are the most common dishes made during these occasions and the festive seasons.

Ingredients Used

Whole meal wheat flour (Gahun ka atta) - 2 cups
Cold milk - 1/2 cups
Butter Oil (Ghee) - 150 grams
Green cardamom (Ilaichi) - 1/2 tsp
Aniseed (Saunf) - 1 tsp
Jaggery(gur) - 1 1/2 cups
Water - 1 cup

Method Of Preparing It

Heat the water and dissolve the jaggery in it. Sieve the jaggery solution through a muslin cloth. Set aside, and allow the solution to cool.

Mix thoroughly the wheat flour with the milk along with two-tbsp. ghee. Add Saunf and Ilachi, mix well. Add the jaggery solution to the prepared wheat flour, gradually kneading it.

Continue adding the jaggery solution and kneading the floor till it turns into a stiff dough. Make thick roats like roties out of the dough.

Place an iron tawa on a moderate flame. Pour about a tsp. ghee on it. When the ghee gets moderately hot, place the roat on the tawa. Turn the roat upside down and add more ghee to cook if needed. Cook each roat till it becomes brown. Remove the roat from the tawa. Serve it when cool.

रोठ

मौका शादी ब्याह का हो और ऐसे में पारम्परिक व्यंजन न हो तो माहोल फीका सा लगता है! ऐसे ही ख़ुशी के पलों को और खुशियौं से भरता है उत्तराखंड का स्वादिष्ट भोजन रोठ, अरसा, उड़द की पकोड़ी, पूड़ी, कददू की सब्जी और आलू टमाटर का झोल!

प्रयोग में आने वाला सामान

गेहूँ का आटा - २ कप
ठंडा धुध - १/२ कप
घी - १५० ग्राम
इलायची - 1/2 चम्मच
सौंफ - १ चम्मच
गुड - १ १/२ कप
पानी - १ cup

बनाने कि विधि

पानी गरम करें और उसमें गुड डालें! छन्नी से गुड का पानी छानें और उसे ठंडा होने दें!

उसमें आटा, दुध और २ चम्मच घी मिलाएं! ऊपर से सौंफ और इलायची डाल कर उसे भी मिला लें! फिर उसके ऊपर गुड का पानी डाल कर आटा गूंद लें!

धीरे - धीरे उसमें गुड का पानी मिलाएं और तब तक गूँदें जब तक आटा अच्छे से गूंद न जाए! फिर उसके छोटे - छोटे टुकड़े निकाल कर उन्हें रोठ का आकर दें!

तवे को धीमी आंच में रखें! घी डालें! जब घी गरम हो जाये तो उसमें कच्चा रोठ सेकें! बीच में रोठ को पलटें और जरुरत पड़े तो और घी मिलाएं! तब तक पकाएं जब तक वो भूरे न हो जायें! पकने पर तवे से उतारें और ठंडा होने पर परोसें!

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