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A traditional Kashmiri sweet bread, almost like a giant cookie, packed with nuts and flavored with ghee. This crumbly, baked delicacy is a festive treat, perfect with a cup of tea. It's rich, dense, and utterly delicious.
For 8 servings
Prepare Dry Ingredients (5 minutes)
Incorporate Ghee (5 minutes)
Knead the Dough (5 minutes)
Shape the Roth (5 minutes)
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A traditional Kashmiri sweet bread, almost like a giant cookie, packed with nuts and flavored with ghee. This crumbly, baked delicacy is a festive treat, perfect with a cup of tea. It's rich, dense, and utterly delicious.
This kashmiri recipe takes 50 minutes to prepare and yields 8 servings. At 409.93 calories per serving with 7.53g of protein, it's a moderately challenging recipe perfect for dessert or snack.
Bake to Perfection (25-30 minutes)
Cool and Serve
For a warm, aromatic twist, add 1/2 teaspoon of ground green cardamom (elaichi) powder or a pinch of saffron strands (soaked in a tablespoon of warm milk) to the dough.
Feel free to use other nuts like walnuts or pecans. You can also add dried fruits like raisins or chopped dates for extra sweetness and texture.
For a healthier version, you can replace the all-purpose flour with more whole wheat flour, but this will result in a denser, heartier roth.
You can substitute powdered sugar with finely powdered jaggery for a more rustic and earthy flavor.
The combination of carbohydrates from flour and sugar, along with healthy fats from ghee and nuts, provides a quick and sustained source of energy, making it a perfect festive treat.
Ghee is a source of butyric acid and fat-soluble vitamins, while nuts provide monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, which are beneficial for overall health when consumed in moderation.
Nuts and poppy seeds contribute essential minerals like magnesium, zinc, and calcium, which are important for bone health and various metabolic functions.
The most common reasons for a soft roth are adding too much milk, which makes the dough too soft, or not incorporating the ghee properly into the flour. The key is a stiff dough and a thorough 'moin' (rubbing ghee into flour) to achieve that signature crumbly, shortbread-like texture.
Once completely cooled, store the roth in an airtight container at room temperature. It stays fresh for up to a week. Do not refrigerate it, as that can alter its texture.
Traditional Kashmiri Roth relies on wheat flour and semolina for its structure and texture. While you could experiment with a gluten-free all-purpose flour blend, the texture will be significantly different and may be more prone to crumbling.
Kashmiri Roth is a traditional festive treat and is rich in calories, fats, and carbohydrates due to ingredients like ghee, sugar, and flour. It's best enjoyed in moderation as part of a balanced diet, especially during celebrations.
A single slice of Kashmiri Roth (approximately 1/8th of the recipe) contains around 400-420 calories, depending on the exact ingredients and size. It's an energy-dense snack.