Dehradun, If you still haven’t decided what to gift your loved ones this Diwali, then how about forgotten flavors from the hill-state of Uttarakhand.
Young pioneers Sandeep Saklani and Kuldeep Rawat of Devkosh Organisation who began their food processing unit a year ago and have won praise from the likes of Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat have once again managed to bring back lost flavors from the State’s rich culinary history.
Known for using indigenous, organic ingredients in long-forgotten regional edible delights such as Koda Barfi, Timla pickle, Chulu (wild Apricot oil) and much more, the duo and their products have managed to lure customers from home and offshore.
This Diwali, Devkosh is attempting to re-introduce the delicious, mouth-watering savory called Singori. Using ingredients such as millet, dry fruits, ghee along with jaggery and the maaloo leaf. The unit is working on reviving Old Tehri’s famed savory, which was lost once the old-city went under the dam water.
Retrieving the secret recipe from Garhwal Himalaya was an uphill task, but Sandeep and Kuldeep worked hard and succeeded in re-introducing Singori to our palates. Speaking to Newspost Sandeep Saklani briefs us, “People from far and wide have appreciated out Koda barfi and now we are trying to revive the good-old-singori wrapped in maaloo leaves, a natural preservative as well as an inseparable part of the savory.”
Sandeep and Kuldeep want to ensure that the mouth-watering savory is able to make a comeback and connect with its people, just like Almora’s world-famous baal-meethai which has managed to retain its original flavor despite the onslaught of modernization.
Soon Devkosh Organisation will bring a plethora mouth-watering snacks to choose from such as Koda Barfi, Mathri, Namak Para, Millet peanuts and plenty more for their customers to choose from along with Singori and that too before Diwali.
