Taste can just give a mind boggling sense of feeling when we hear about Kangri Dham.This dham is a traditional and occasional dish for the people living in Kangra, and is prepared specially on marriages. Boti's who are to be Brahman are hired for this special task. Preparation for this food starts overnight with the help of neighbors by cutting all the vegetables like tomato, potatoes, beans, gobi, washing pulses etc.The food is created in special vessels using a variety of ingredients in it, which include some special Masalas, flavours and some dry fruits.
In the Kangri Dham includes many delicious and special dishes including plain rice, Madra (Panner, Rajmah, Mukund Badi/ Sepu Badi, While Grams etc.) different kinds of pulses and one of the best and popular is Chane ka Khatta, Palda and Meethe Chawal (sweet rice).
This Dham is served on Patals(Leaves of a tree) which complete the whole tradition.
People sit on ground to take their lunch, and Boti's serve these dishes one by one. In tradition at last the there is meethe chawal, sweetened red rice with dry fruits and saffron.
The food is cooked in copper vessels which impart a special flavor to the dishes. The main course will have a choice of bread - babroo, chawal ki kadak roti and beduan roti.
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This is very popular dham in Kangra district and over all areas in Himachal Pradesh. As dialect changes from one region to another the traditional food varies itself. Other dhams which are famous in Himachal Pradesh include Mandyali dham, Chambiyali dham and offcourse Kangri dham and many others too.
This picture is not exactly resembling a Kangri Dham , but these are actually different dishes which are used by the boti's in the preparation of Dham's whether its kangri or mandyali dham.
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