Muharram - Savour these crispy cookies this season in Telangana Hyderabad
Wheat flour, sooji (semolina), vegetable oil, sugar, honey, clarified butter, salt, cardamom, and milk products are used to make the almost tea saucer-data-sized cookie. It's exclusively vegetarian. We don't cook anything with eggs," Syed Irfan of the Subhan Bakery in nampally remarked. This year, a kilogramme of dum ke roat costs Rs 680. But Irfan said that "sales have dropped by about 50%" since the rains have affected commerce. He said, "Typically, the Muslim community buys it during the first 10 days of Muharram as a custom.
The unfavourable weather conditions also increased the cost of product packaging. According to MA Majid of pista house, "High quality packaging material is used to ensure the cookies stay crispy." 'Zafrani roat' is prepared by the well-known bakery company and costs Rs 440 for half a kilogramme. At the Bakewell Cake house in Tolichowki, another well-liked variant called "gurr roat" is offered for sale. "In addition to the standard components, jaga and kesar are used. The younger generation loves it. Syed Maqbool of Bakewell Cake house remarked, "We also provide sugar-free roat.
According to legend, the Nizam gave these cookies to mourners during the Muharram parade. people rush to the bakeries to buy the cookies in the days leading up to the 10 days of Muharram, also known as Ashoora.