Traditional Malwa food has elements of Rajasthani, Gujarati and Maharashtrian cuisine. Traditionally, jowar was the staple cereal, but after the Green Revolution in India, wheat has replaced jowar as the most important food crop; many are vegetarians. Since the climate is mostly dry throughout the year, most people rely on stored foods such as pulses, and green vegetables are rare. A typical snack of Malwa is the "bhutta ri kees" (made with grated corn roasted in ghee and later cooked in milk with spices). "Chakki ri shaak" is made of wheat dough, which is washed under running water, steamed and then used in a gravy of curd. The traditional bread of Malwa is called "baati/bafla", which is essentially a small, round ball of wheat flour, roasted over dung cakes, in the traditional way. "Baati" is typically eaten with dal (pulses), while "baflas" are dripping with ghee and soaked with dal. The "amli ri kadhi" is "kadhi" made with tamarind instead of yogurt. Sweet cakes, made of a variety of wheat called "tapu", are prepared during religious festivities. Sweet cereal called "thulli" is also typically eaten with milk or yoghurt. Traditional desserts include "mawa-bati" (milk-based sweet similar to Gulab jamun), "khoprapak" (coconut-based sweet), "shreekhand" (yogurt based) and "malpua".