Hyderabad, June 5 -- With Eid Al Adha fast approaching, families are queuing up in a mad rush at local bakeries to purchase the ubiquitous 'double ki roti' (bread) to make Double ka Meetha. What Sheerkhorma is to Eid ul Fitr, the mouth-watering sweet is synonymous with the Eid Al Adha festival.

A long-standing cultural practice among familiesin Hyderabad, many prepare the Double ka Meetha delicacy on Eid Al Adha and serve it to the guests who visit to greet them on the festival day. Long queues become common at prominent bakeries in the city, with men holding cloth bags rushing there to purchase the special bread used for preparing the sweet.

A long and deeply baked bread is used in preparing Double ka Meetha on Eid ul Adha day in Musli...