Couscous with water and rolled with the hands to form small pellets, sprinkled with dry flour to keep them separate, and then sieved. Any pellets that are too small to be finished granules of couscous fall through the sieve and are again rolled and sprinkled with dry semolina and rolled into pellets. This labor-intensive process continues until all the semolina has been formed into tiny granules of couscous. In the traditional method of preparing couscous, groups of women came together to make large batches over several days, which were then dried in the sun and used for several months. Handmade couscous
Dogra with them against the Sikhs. Wheat, maize and bajra are staple food besides rice, cereals and a tangier preparation made out of mango or tamarind popularly known as "maani". The whole dish is called "dal puth maani" and is savoured as a combination. "Mitha madra" is a favourite and is cooked from milk, dry fruits, and semolina. Preparations of "rajmash" (a special variety of red kidney beans); "auria" a dish of curd fermented by rye; "ambal" made from pumpkin, jaggery and tamarind are favourites, especially during ceremonial cooking. The expert cooks are called "Siyans", usually Brahmins. "Kalari" is a milk