Quiz: Tease your taste buds with the flavours of Rajasthan

This is the Laal Maas (literally red meat). It was initially made from game meat like wild boar or deer. However, what meat is used to make it now?

Pictured is a very popular Rajasthani dish made from a tangy wild berry and a type of long bean grown abundantly in the desert areas of Jaisalmer and Barmer. This long bean is a staple during droughts as it comes packed with proteins. Legend has it that years back only these two vegetables survived drought and hence they were cooked in vegetable oil with spices. It is usually relished with bajra rotis. Name this dish.

This is another dish that reportedly arose due to a shortage of rain and water in Rajasthan. In this dish, a popular accompaniment is broken, added to a yoghurt gravy and cooked with spices. What accompaniment is used?

Raab is a thick broth made from X and buttermilk. X and buttermilk are put in earthen pots and mixed to make a thick sauce. This is then left to simmer over a low flame for several hours. Identify X, a very common type of millet used in Rajasthan.

What is this disc-shaped sweet made from ghee, flour, and sugar syrup? It is traditionally associated with the month of Shravan, the Teej and Raksha Bandhan.

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