Gahat Ka Paratha

Thick whole-wheat flatbread stuffed with a spiced filling of boiled and mashed gahat (horse gram) — the legume cooked soft, seasoned with mustard oil, garlic, and cumin, then sealed inside the dough and cooked on an iron griddle with a generous smear of ghee. A hearty hill breakfast, gahat ka paratha is warming and filling, prized in the high Kumaon villages during cold months.