Dubuk / Dubke

डुबुक

Traditional dish from the Kumaon region, Uttarakhand

Also spelled: dubke, dubuk, dubka

A Kumaoni dal made by grinding soaked bhatt or gahat to a paste and simmering it into a thick, spiced gravy. It is close kin to phaanu across the border in Garhwal, and it is poured generously over hot rice.

Ingredients

  • •Bhatt or gahat, soaked and ground to a paste
  • •Mustard oil, cumin, fenugreek, asafoetida
  • •Ginger, garlic, turmeric, coriander

How it's made

  1. 1Grind the soaked pulse to a smooth paste.
  2. 2Temper mustard oil with cumin, fenugreek and asafoetida.
  3. 3Whisk in the paste with water to avoid lumps.
  4. 4Simmer slowly until thick, and serve over rice.
This recipe is a general reference written for readers who want to know the dish. Quantities are to taste and every household cooks it a little differently.