5 Plant-Based Traditional Dishes To Try In The Himalayas

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Plant-Based Food

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Plenty Of Dishes

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Which To Try?

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1. Gahat (Kulath) Ki Dal – Uttarakhand

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2. Chana Madra – Himachal Pradesh

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3. Gundruk – Sikkim

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4. Khatta – Himachal Pradesh

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5. Aloo Ke Gutke – Uttarakhand

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