What to eat in Mount Abu?
Since Mount Abu is a part of Rajasthan, the local food here tallies with the Rajasthani cuisine. You can find more of vegetarian food in Mount Abu. Gujarati Thali is also quite famous in Mount Abu, Gujarat being the neighbouring state.
The local taste in food
The climate in Mount Abu is mostly dry. Hence the local people use more of milk and milk products in place of water. Dried lentils are preferred over green vegetables. Following are some of the dishes which you can enjoy in Mount Abu-
Gatte ki Sabzi
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Gatta is prepared from gram flour. Gatte ki Sabzi is available in two forms i.e. in dry and curry form. People eat this dish with buttered chapatis or rice.
Dal Bati Churma
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This is a traditional dish which can be found any and every where in Rajasthan. Bati is a baked or deep fried ball of flour. It is then dipped in ghee (butter). Churma is made of flour. Rajasthani people, roast the dry wheat flour in ghee and add melted sugar and dry fruits to prepare this sweet dish.
Ghoogri and Lapsi
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These are the local dishes in Mount Abu. You can easily find them with the street vendors. Ghoogri is mostly an evening snack. Lapsi is a sweet dish made from broken wheat, jaggery, and butter.
Ghevar
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Ghevar is a sweet dish made of flour. The flour paste is deep fried and soaked in sugar syrup. It is also sometimes topped with nuts, condensed milk, or cream to enhance the taste.
Apart from these food, you can also try the chutneys served with the snacks in the streets. They are bit spicy, but you get to taste a different flavor. The general taste of people in Mount Abu is spicy as it beats the natural heat. Because of a large number of tourists, North Indian, South Indian, Chinese, and Continental food are also available in Mount Abu.
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