Water flour mill locally known as Aab-e-Gratte is a centuries old traditional wheat and maize grinding mechanism of Jammu & Kashmir. It is also found in Punjab and Himachal, known as atta chaki or gharat/ghraat, some nearly 600 years old.

The grains are placed inside the chimney shaped vessel which has an adjustable cut at the bottom, which is adjusted as per the requirement. The grains then slowly fall on the stone wheel (ghrate) which crushes it.nCentral Kashmir’s Budgam district keeps the age old custom of flour, wheat and rice grinding alive as five wet grinders are fully functional in the district despite availability of scores modern grinding machinesnTraditional water mill, popularly known as Aab-e-Gratte in Central Kashmir, is an ancient mode of grinding wheat, corn and other grains to produce flour. Despite the advent of modern technology in grist mills, villagers run the water mill in Wahab Pora area of central Kashmir”s Budgum district.He is preserving centuries-old methods of grinding cereals, especially Maize.