"baltti" which is means bucket. When food is cooked for a lot of people it takes little while to serve and that's why it is serve in narrow. Buckets this way the food stays warmer till the last bite. Festival loving indians have many occasions to celebrate. In afghan which used to be a part of the 'northern indian plateau?, people live in extended family. There are lots of family members and due to big numbers; it feels like social gathering all time they get to gather. There fore, a large amount of food is required. That's where baltti is used as serving vessel, so that it can maintain the temperature because it is narrow and deep shape. Northern part of india is very cool, from vedic era, p eople were know to use hot natural spices to keep their body temperature regulated, in order to prevent illness in the cold weather. Spices like fennel seeds, aniseeds, dill seeds, clove, cinnamon sticks, starflowers, brown cardamoms, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, black pepper and red chilies used to warm-up, they are very aromatic, this spices are used in baltti food preparation. The mind-blowing aroma of baltti style is very popular amongst indian food lovers. Any type of food can prepare in baltti style. Fry your choice of half done food with just cumin seeds and mix in khasiyat prior baltti mixture stir thoroughly and add saved stock in it. Then cook it tills full done