Singori
{{Short description|Indian sweet food}}
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| country = India
| region = Almora and Tehri Garhwal District,Uttarakhand
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| course = Dessert
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| main_ingredient = Khoya, sugar, cardamom powder
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Singori (सिङ्गौड़ी) or Singauri is an Indian sweet from Gharwal division, Uttarakhand made with Khoya and wrapped in maalu leaf (Bauhinia variegata).{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9t_aAAAAMAAJ|isbn=9788190008617|title=Himalaya, Environment, Resources & Development|year=1990|publisher=Shree Almora Book Depot}} It is similar to Kalakhand.
History
The origin of Singori is believed to be the city of Tehri in Uttarakhand.{{Cite web |title=Singori: The Sweet Cone of Kumaon That Melts in Your Mouth |url=https://daajupahadi.com/singori-the-sweet-cone-of-Kumaon-that-melts-in-your-mouth/ |website=Daaju Pahadi}} It is traditionally made with khoya wrapped in form of a cone with Maalu leaves. Raja Maharajas liked this dessert very much.{{Cite web |title=Tehri: शादी व पर्व के सीजन आते ही टिहरी की प्रसिद्ध सिंगोरी की मिठाइयां की तैयारियां शुरू, इस तरह किया जाता है तैयार - Tehri As soon as the wedding and festival season arrives preparations for Tehri famous Singori sweets begin this is how it is prepared |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal-as-soon-as-the-wedding-and-festival-season-arrives-preparations-for-tehri-famous-singori-sweets-begin-this-is-how-it-is-prepared-23558491.html |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}{{Cite web |date=2021-05-12 |title=The Famous Sweets Of Uttarakhand - Humans Of Uttarakhand |url=https://www.humansofuttarakhand.com/the-famous-sweets-of-uttarakhand/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=www.humansofuttarakhand.com |language=en-US}}
The dessert is prepared from Khoya and served wrapped like a cone in Molu leaf.
See also
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