Ker sangri
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Dried desert berries and khejri tree pods, soaked, boiled and cooked with spices or yoghurt into a tangy, pickle-like side dish served as part of the Rajasthani thali.

Ker are small berries and sangri the long pods of the khejri tree, both dried so they keep for months. Slurrp says the pair is soaked and cooked with red chilli and raw mango or yoghurt, that it was a year-round source of nutrition when fresh produce was scarce, and that the khejri's deep roots suit the dry country. Condé Nast Traveller India lists ker sangri in the traditional thali beside gatte ki sabzi, and Cafe Kothi in Civil Lines serves it with dal baati churma.

3 editor picks for Ker sangri in Jaipur, ranked by editorial score. All Jaipur signature dishes · Ker sangri across every city.

Spice Court ★ 4.4

$$RajasthaniCivil Lines

Spice Court serves Rajasthani food in a 1930s colonial mansion on Jacob Road in Jaipur, best known for keema baati, laal maas and junglee maas.

OrderKeema baati with jhol, then laal maas with butter naan; vegetarians can order papad mangodi sabzi.

TipDzurt, a patisserie by Chef Tejasvi Chandela, shares the premises, so finish with its ghewar entremet.

Cafe Kothi ★ 3.8

$$InternationalCivil Lines

Cafe Kothi is the restaurant at 28 Kothi in Civil Lines, Jaipur, serving vegetarian farm-to-table dishes from breakfast through to an early dinner.

OrderThe Rajasthani thali with dal baati churma and ker sangri, or the bajre ki khichdi with ghee.

TipTables are on the patio, the terrace and in the garden; the kitchen runs 09:00 to 21:00, so dinner is early.

Thali and More (C-Scheme) ★ 3.6

$$RajasthaniC Scheme

Thali and More on Sarojini Marg in C-Scheme, Jaipur, is a vegetarian restaurant serving Rajasthani thali with dal baati churma and kadhi until 23:00.

OrderThe Rajasthani thali with dal baati churma, and the Rajasthani kadhi.

TipThe restaurant is on the first floor, and it also takes delivery orders at lunch and dinner.

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