Kilaao Making Process and Ingredients in Puniyal, Ghizer, Gilgit Baltistan

 

The ingredients for making kilaao are as follows

 1- Flour

 2- Grape juice

 3- Walnuts

4- Almonds

5- Apricots

First, extract the grape juice and boil it for 3 to 4 hours.

Then the ashes are wrapped in a cloth inside the juice of that grape and kept for a whole day so that the bitter heat of the grape is removed.

 The apricots and almonds are then crushed and the seeds inside are also threaded through a needle to dry.

Then the grape juice and flour are mixed.

 After mixing and boiling again for 2 hours, when it becomes thick, then the dried apricots and almonds are mixed in this mixture and kept again for 2 weeks to dry.

 When properly dried, kilaao is formed.

The kilaao is ready to eat.

Kilaao is also called the king of dry fruit. The Ghizer district of Gilgit is very famous for making this fruit. By   the way,   this fruit is easily available in dry fruit shops in Pakistan. But mangoes are usually cheaper in Gilgit stores than in other cities.

Kilaao is generally considered to be a dry fruit that has to go through various stages to prepare.

by Sanam Ali