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Great tasting Kumaoni Recipes
Rote

This is the most common offering (prasad) during the poojas (prayers) done for various occasions like
marriage, birthday etc in Kumoani community. It is very crispy and tasty. Same dough can also rolled into
ladoos.

Ingredients:
Wheat flour                              500 Grams
Gur (jaggery) or Sugar               150 grams
Cardamom powder                    1/2 teaspoon
Sauf (Fennel seeds powder)       1/2 tsp
Water                                      100 ml
Milk                                         100 ml
Oil or Ghee                               150 grams

Method:
1. Put water in pan and bring it to boil and lower the flame.
2. Add crushed jaggery to the boiling water and stir it till it gets completely dissolved to make a consistent
solution.
3. In a bowl start kneading the mixture of wheat flour, fennel seed powder and cardamom powder with the
milk along and some oil/ghee. The more oil/ghee you put the more crisp and brittle the rote will become.
4. Now using the cooled down jaggery solution continue kneading the dough till it is soft enough to be
rolled into thick circles like roties.
5. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into thick circles (shape of puris). 6.
6. In a pan or karahi, pour oil and heat it.
7. Put the rote in the heated oil and fry till golden brown.
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