MeraPahad Community Of Uttarakhand Lovers

Madhu Ki Roti
 
Delicious and nutritious Chappaties made from Madua cereal.
Ingredients :
Madua Pisun 600 gms., Flour 200 gms., Water As required.

Method :

Mix Madua Pisun and Flour well. Add water and prepare a stiff dough. Divide into even size balls and roll out into Chappaties. Cook slow fire from both sides. Ensure that the Chappaties have been baked well

Bhangak Khatai 
 
A tasty Sour Chutney prepared with rosted Bhang seeds and Cumin seeds, mixed with lemon juice.
 
Ingredients :

Bhang seeds 50 gms., Salt To taste, Cumin Seeds 3 gms., Three Whole red Chillies, One Lemon (big).

Method :

Roast Bhang seeds and Cumin seeds separately. Grid Red Chillies, Cumin seeds and Bhang seeds into fine paste, adding little water. Squeeze lemon juice into the paste, add Salt and serve.

Lesu
 
Kumaon Bread prepared by stuffing Madua dough into Wheat Flour dough. (Eaten with a lot of Ghee.)

Ingredients :

Wheat Flour 1/2 Kg., Madua Flour 300 gms., Ajwain 1 gms., Salt 1/4 Tspn.

Method :

Knead Wheat Flour and keep aside. Mix Ajwain and Salt into Madua Flour and knead. Keep it aside. Take Wheat Flour dough and stuff with Madua Flour dough. Roll into Chappati and cook on a griddle.

Sani Hui Muli & Nimbu
 
A typical refreshing and tempting mixture of Radish, Lemon, Curd and paste of Bhang seeds, eaten during winter season.

Ingredients :

Radish 400 gms., Garlic 5 Flakes, Green Chilles Ten, Lemon (big) one, Salt To taste, Curd 250 gms., Roasted Bhang Seeds 50 gms., Sugar 60 gms.

Method :

Peel and wash Radish. Prepare batons of 2" in. length Grind Garlic, Green Chillies and roasted Bhang Seeds together. Take out the Lemon segments. Mix the paste well and toss the Radish in it and add the Lemon segments. Add Curd, Salt, 

Kumaoni Raita 
 
Raita prepared with Cucumber, Curd and Mustard seeds with the pungent taste of Mustard.
Ingredients :
Cucumber 1 Kg., Curd 1 Kg., Mustard 10 Gms., Turmeric powder 1 Tspn., Green Chilles 5-6, Green Coriander 1/2 Bunch, Salt To taste.

Method :

Peel and grate Cucumber and squeeze the water. Beat Curd, add Cucu- mber and Turmeric powder. Grind mustard seeds into fine paste, mix in the above mixture. Add chopped Green Chillies, Salt, Green Coriander and mix. Keep aside for 3-4 hours to enhance the mustard flavour.