Uttarakhandi Roat
Roat is a traditional deep-fried bread from Uttarakhand, particularly popular in the Kumaon region. Made with whole wheat flour, ghee, sugar, and sometimes cardamom, it is often prepared during festivals and special occasions. Roat holds cultural significance, symbolizing a connection to the land and heritage of Uttarakhand, and is enjoyed with chutney, curd, or on its own.
As we all know that Uttarakhand is known for its natural beauty and temples.
Every year thousands of tourists there to experience the beautiful view and traditions of Uttarakhand. Everyone thought that Uttarakhand was only famous for its environmental and cultural vibes, but no. Uttarakhand is also famous for its delicious sweet ‘Roat’.
Roat is a traditional sweet of Uttarakhand which is served to friends and family on special occasions. Roat is also made in Hyderabad on the occasion of Moharram and they call it ‘Dum ke Roat’.
It is like a biscuit or a naan khanate. It is made up of simple homemade ingredients. Girls learn to make this sweet from their grandmother or mother. In Uttarakhand likes to eat this sweet on special occasions.
Roat can easily be available everywhere and anyone can eat it. If you want to make it at your home on your own, you can learn it through online sites or youtube. Roat is served in marriages of Uttarakhand. Roat is also for Hanumanji festival.
Ingredients:
- Wheat flour
- Cup milk
- Ghee
- Elaichi
- Saunf
- Jaggery
Preparation:
- Take 1 cup of water
- 1 bowl of jaggery then mix both in a pan with normal heat.
- Add ghee and saunf in wheat flour and mix it.
- Mix that jaggery water with the dough.
- Make a shape of round biscuit of that dough.
- Heat oil in a pan and fry roat in it.
- You can also add dry fruit on them or sprinkle it on them.
Roat can be known by different names like north-eastern sweet, pahadi cookie, Rotana, khajur, and flatbread. This sweet is very nostalgic for the people of Uttarakhand. Roat is also given as a gift to the newly married bride, which she carries to her Sasural as a memory of her parent’s house. Roat should be crispy so that it could taste like a biscuit. Roat is not an ordinary biscuit, it contains the emotions of the Uttarakhand people.
It is not only tasty but also healthy to eat. So I will only say that it is one of the best sweets in Indian cuisine and everyone should try it once in a lifetime.
