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Bageshwar: On hearing the name of spinach cheese, everyone gets water in his mouth. Often it is eaten in a hotel or house, but do you know that this dish is prepared in a completely different style in the mountains of Uttarakhand, in which a special combination of traditional taste and freshness is seen. Let’s know its recipe …
Spinach cheese, which is in the traditional way in the mountains of Uttarakhand, is famous for its unique fragrance and taste. Here, spinach is not only boiled or grinded in a grinder, but is crushed on the silbatta, which keeps the natural taste of raw spices and spices in it. This dish is also made on special occasions in the hill kitchen.
This dish looks delicious only when fresh spinach and homemade cheese are used in it. People in the mountains often bring green spinach from their fields and use cheese made of local milk. This is the reason that its taste is completely different and more refreshed than the spinach cheese found in the market.
The tradition of silbatte in the hill kitchen is still alive. The spice prepared by grinding onion, garlic, green chillies and tomatoes on the silbatta not only enhances the taste, but also dissolves desi and aroma in the food. The spice made on the silbatta is considered more thick and delicious than the spices of the peic spices of modern grinder.
Traditionally spinach cheese is cooked in iron pan. The advantage of this is that the green color of spinach remains for a long time and the amount of iron also increases. Cooking on low flame does not destroy the nutrients present in it and taste also becomes deeper.
The specialty of this dish is also that it is cooked in mustard oil. Mustard oil not only enhances the taste but also makes it even more healthy. When spices are mixed after roasting, its fragrance spreads throughout the house, which doubles the pleasure of eating.
After cooking, the desi ghee poured from the top increases the taste of this dish manifold. It not only increases flavor, but is also beneficial for health. Eating the spinach cheese with desi ghee in the mountains, especially in winter, gives warmth and energy to the body.
Spinach cheese is rich in iron, calcium and protein. It is considered a healthy dish for children, women and the elderly. Iron removes anemia, while the protein present in cheese gives strength to the body. This is the reason why it is eaten more in the mountains, especially in winter.
Whether it is hot bread or maize bread, hill style spinach cheese is something else. In the mountains, it is often cooked on low flame of stove, which also dissolves a slight taste of wood. This is the reason that this combination of indigenous taste and health is liked by everyone.
