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Dholpur Special Alan Sabji Recipe: During winters in Dholpur, special Alan vegetable is made from bathua, spinach and mustard leaves. This vegetable prepared with the combination of buttermilk and millet flour is healthy. In rural areas it is eaten with great gusto with millet roti.
Dholpur Special Alan Sabji Recipe: In winter, when bitter cold and fog knock everywhere, the importance of food and drinks that warm the body increases. In the rural areas of Dholpur district, ‘Alan Ki Sabzi’ is prepared and eaten with great gusto in this season. This vegetable is prepared from a combination of bathua, spinach, radish leaves and mustard leaves. The specialty of this vegetable is the millet flour and buttermilk added to it, which not only makes it tasty but also makes it healthy. By eating this, the body feels warm from within even in severe winter.
traditional method of making aalan
The process of making this unique vegetable is quite simple and natural. First of all, bathua, spinach, radish leaves and mustard leaves are washed with clean water and chopped finely. After this, they are put in the cooker and boiled well for at least 15 to 20 minutes. After boiling, the extra water from these vegetables is squeezed out and kept in a separate vessel. The nutritional value of these green vegetables remains intact after boiling on traditional stove or gas.
Buttermilk and millet flour tadka
In the next step, fresh buttermilk is taken in a pan and boiled green vegetables are mixed well in it. To make the vegetable thick and nutritious, a little millet flour is added to it, which is called ‘Alan’ Lagana in the local language. After this, home-ground spices like red chilli, coriander, turmeric, salt and asafoetida-cumin are added to it. This mixture is kept on the gas and continuously stirred with a spoon until it boils. After cooking thoroughly for about 20 minutes, asafoetida and cumin seeds are added to it.
Amazing combination with millet roti.
After the alan vegetable is prepared, its aroma itself increases the appetite. In rural areas of Dholpur, people like to eat it with millet roti. This vegetable is considered especially beneficial for the elderly because it contains abundant amounts of fiber and iron. This dish, prepared with pure homemade spices and fresh green vegetables, not only gives pleasure in taste in the winter season, but also provides strength to fight minor diseases like cold and cough.
