Dhabdi - A staple Garhwali Green Vegetable Lunch

Garhwali Dhabdi
A typical pahadi staple - Dhabdi is a unique preparation that utilizes all the seosonal green Vegetables and locally grown ingredients
This perfect winters Lunch is prepared by assorted leafy greens like - pahadi palak, Rai patta, and leaves of Reddish
These leaves are first blanched and then hand grounded to a coarse paste, tempered with Jakhiya seeds (Cleome viscose), Cumin seeds & Asafetida ( Heeng ), cooked with onions, green chillies and handfull of Ginger and garlic
Usually thickened by groubed rice and served with some piping hot sticky Pahadi Bhaat
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  1. Girish16 February 2019 at 23:29

    Nicely described

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  2. RobertNelson18 March 2020 at 05:15

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  3. bhishma kukreti3 November 2020 at 16:21

    ब्वा भुत महत्वपूर्ण पोस्ट डबराल श्री

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  4. bhishma kukreti3 November 2020 at 16:26

    ब्वा भुत महत्वपूर्ण पोस्ट डबराल श्री

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