Whenever it comes to tourism where there are beautiful valleys, natural beauty, snow-capped mountains, or clean air, the places of Himachal Pradesh are given high preference. Apart from traveling, one of the reasons to love this state is also the food here. Yes, Himachal Pradesh also gives the best taste of hilly dishes along with natural beauty. Thick and rich gravy with aromatic spices is used in abundance as the base of many dishes. Today in this episode we are going to tell you about the major and famous dishes of Himachal Pradesh which also reflect the culture here. Let's know about these dishes...

Babroo
To make this dish, first, soak the black gram lentils in water overnight or for 5-6 hours. After this, drain the excess water put the lentils in a blender, and make a paste. Now mix wheat flour, 1/2 cup refined oil, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Mix all the ingredients well and make a soft dough with the help of water. Take small portions of the roll and add black gram paste to each portion. Roll it back into the shape of a puri. Fry on both sides till they puff up and get cooked evenly. Serve it hot with any vegetable, tamarind chutney, or pickle.

Dham
Dham is the most common and traditional dish prepared at festivals in Himachal Pradesh. Dham is also given as prasad in temples on auspicious occasions. Dham is served on a leaf plate and consists of rajma, moong dal, rice, curd, mash dal, and boor kikdi. Sweets in the form of kheer or meetha bhaat are also served at the end of Dham.

Kullu Trout Fish
Kullu Trout Fish is one of the special dishes, especially for fish lovers. Kullu Trout is the most famous food of Himachal Pradesh, and this amazing dish is served in the Kullu region. Minimal spices are used to bring out the real taste of trout. When you eat it with boiled vegetables, the dish automatically tastes delicious, so it is one of the healthiest dishes in Himachal Pradesh. You can visit various restaurants in Kullu to taste this wonderful dish.

Chana Madra

This is one of the traditional foods of Himachal Pradesh. This dish is made from chickpeas. Chickpeas are white chickpeas. Madra means thick gravy made from curd. This dish with thick gravy is cooked with spices. This is one of the most famous dishes of Shimla, Himachal. It is easily available in any restaurant. Spicy flavored dishes have a special place in Himachal cuisine. This is the main course dish.

Tudkiya Bhaat
To make this delicious dish, add chopped tomatoes, chopped onions, ginger, garlic, cloves, poppy seeds, mace, green chilies, coriander, cardamom, cinnamon stick, fennel, stone flower, and red chili powder in a bowl. Mix all these spices and make a paste. Add chopped potatoes to it. Soak masoor dal in water and keep it for 30 minutes. Apart from this, wash the rice and soak it in a separate bowl for 30 minutes. Add bay leaves, cinnamon stick, cardamom, and red chilli powder Add the prepared masala to it and fry for 2-3 minutes. Add the prepared masala along with potatoes. Mix all the ingredients well. Add curd to the mixture and then add rice and lentils. Cover and pressure cook and serve hot rice.

Chha Gosht
This is a non-vegetarian dish. Which is made from mutton. The list of famous Himachali food is incomplete without "Chha Gosht". The gravy of this dish is made from gram flour, curd, and other spices. In this dish, mutton is marinated with spices. This Himachali dish gives a different taste to your glands.

Siddhu
Siddhu is mostly liked in Mandi, Kullu, Manali, and Shimla. It is a kind of bread made from wheat flour. A mixture of wheat and yeast is used to make it. After kneading wheat with yeast, the dough is left for at least 4 to 5 hours. Generally, it is served with Desi Ghee Dal and chutney.

Bhe Dish
To make this delicious dish, saute chopped ginger, garlic, and onion in a hot pan. Once done, add turmeric, coriander powder, black pepper, chili powder and salt and cook. Next, add gram flour to the pan and saute for 2 minutes. Add washed and boiled lotus stalks to it. Mix well with the other ingredients and let it cook for 20 minutes. When the lotus stalks are cooked, place them in a serving dish and serve hot.

Akatori
Akatori consists of buckwheat leaves and wheat flour. It is a festive dish and is made in the form of a cake. One of the most favorite dishes, Akatori is a famous food of Himachal Pradesh. This dish originated in the Spiti Valley and is loved by people all over the state.

Kaddu Ka Khatta
As the name suggests, this dish is sour. This dish is made with pumpkin, spices, and madra gravy. Mango powder is used along with some other spices to give a spicy taste.

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