By Krati Purwar
April 30, 2024
Pahadi cuisine refers to the cuisine of people living in the mountains. It is usually associated with the cuisine of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. If you are planning a holiday to any of the tourist spots in these states, take note of dishes that are a must-try for every foodie.
Made with hemp seeds, bhang ki chutney is quite famous in several parts of Uttarakhand. Added garlic, green chillies, and lemon juice make it a popular accompaniment to meals.
It is a potato-based dish in which the vegetable is shallow fried and cooked with cumin seeds, mustard seeds, and native spices. It is served as a snack or to accompany rice.
Urad dal khichdi is a one-pot meal in which rice and dal are cooked along with spices. Ghee is added to it to make it more nutritious and healthy.
It is a black soybean curry made in Himachal Pradesh. Its flavours are enhanced by cooking the beans with curd, garlic, gingers, and local spices. It is paired with cornbread.
Made with kulhat ki dal, this savoury dish has horse gram lentils cooked with local spices, ginger, and garlic. It is a staple because of its nutritional qualities and is relished with rice or roti
Kafuli is a green vegetable curry made with fenugreek and spinach leaves. The greens are cooked in yoghurt-based curry with pahadi spices and served with rice or roti.
Kachmauli is a dish from Uttarakhand in which goat or mutton meat is cooked with aromatic spices, ginger, curd, and garlic. Its rich flavour combines well with roti or rice.