Lansdowne is situated in the Pauri Garhwal region of Uttarakhand.Garhwali cuisine has very minimal spice-levels and tempering. They are rich of grains/cereals and hill-grown ingredients.
I would recommend any visitor to go local here and explore the local cuisine, when in Garhwal. Sharing my top picks, and a small description about the dish!
Thenchuani Alu: This is a mountain potato preparation, with strong flavours of ginger and coriander seeds.
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| Montain Potato Curry; Price = 150Rs(INR) |
Kandali Sabji: Kandali is the stinging nettle plant or the Bichu Buti in the local language. This preparation neutralizes the sting in the plant and is known to possess ayurvedic properties to help cure common cold, cough etc
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| Stinging Nettle Curry. Price = 100Rs INR |
Chaisun: This is a preparation of dry roasted black lentils which are then coarsely grounded to make a coarse dal out of it.
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| Chaisun; Price = 120Rs(INR) |
Jhangore ki Kheer: Jhangora is a kind of a millet grown in the hilly areas. It is more fibrous and thicker than rice. This is a dessert made with Jhangora, sugar and milk.
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| Millet Porridge; Price = 150Rs(INR) |
Mandua ki Roti: This is roti made of Ragi or Finger Millets. This is gluten free, and protein rich - as healthy as one can think of!
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| Ragi Roti. Price = 20Rs(INR) Per Roti |
Gathoni: Another variant of the hill version of Dal
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| The Tempting Gathoni; Price = 150Rs(INR) |
There a few more must-try dishes out here - Bhang ki Chutney, Aloo Tamatar Jhol, etc. Share your thoughts on the dishes above and let me know if I've missed important ones.
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