Maharashtrian food

Maharashtrian Dishes are not just tempting but lip smacking & delicious too. These dishes are full of flavors and spices. Some people (who are not from Maharashtra) find Maharashtrian food a little hot and spicy, but still can’t keep away.The mid-western state of Maharashtra in India is home to popular cities like Mumbai (Bombay) and Pune. This state has a beautifully merged touch of coastal and central plateau tastes, since it stretches from the rocky rain drenched western Ghats to the north central parts of the Deccan plateau. Kolhapur :1: Pandhara Rassa Pandhara Rassa in Marathi translated,  is literally white gravy. It is the not-so-spicy, but yet completely delicious delicacy from Kolhapur.

2: Tambada Rassa The other brother from Kolhapur is not so sweet. The Tambada Rassa is as spicy as it looks, but still a much loved recipe.

Mumbai :Mumbai, the capital of the state of Maharashtra. Vada pav and Pav bhaji may be regarded specifically as dishes that originated in Mumbai.

Konkan :Kokum, a sour fruit is used on its own for making a soup. Fish and seafood is available in Konkan in vast varieties and in abundant supply.

Pune :• Home of the Maratha rulers,

Pune is a historic city. The food of these communities is delicate, sparsely designed and lacto-vegetarian. Puneri misal, thalipeeth, Puri bhaji and Dalimbi usal are popular.

• Bakarwadi is another snack popular in Pune.

Vidarbha :Vidarbha's cuisine is usually spicier than that of the coastal and southern regions. The ingredients commonly used are besan, or chickpea flour, and ground peanuts.

2. Sabudana Vada :Made from sago these deep fried snacks are light on your taste buds and extremely delicious.

3.Kothimbir Vadi :One of the most famous Maharashtrian snacks, Kothimbir is the Marathi word for coriander and is extremely delicious.

1.Aluvadi :This deep fried recipe made from Spinach or Colocasia leaves is slightly sweet and tangy and is the perfect monsoon snack.

The most popular deshes in maharashtra

4.Sol Kadhi :Sol Kadhi is literally the soul of all Maharashtrian food and tastes good whichever way it is had.

6.Modak :This sweet is Ganpati’s favourite for a reason. And if you don’t know that reason then you should try this recipe out.

5.Puran Poli :Traditionally made  during festivals, this is the most filling sweet from the Maharashtrian cuisine. Puran Poli is one of the most popular sweet item in the Maharashtrian cuisine. It is a stuffed Indian Bread. It is similar to the Paratha except that the stuffing is sweet. It is a eaten after meals or as a snack and is present in almost all Maharashtrian festive occasions.

Importance of Maharashtrian food

• Maharashtrian (or Marathi) cuisine encompasses the cooking styles, traditions and recipes associated with the cuisine of the Marathi people from the state of Maharashtra in India. It has distinctive attributes of its own, but also shares much with the wider Indian cuisine. Maharashtrian cuisine covers a range from having mild to very spicy dishes. Wheat, rice, jowar, bajri, vegetables, lentils and fruit form staples of the Maharashtrian diet. Peanuts and cashews are often served with vegetables. Traditionally, Maharashtrians have considered their food to be more austere than that of other regions in India. Meat has traditionally been used quite sparsely or only by the well off until recently because of economic conditions and culture.

• The urban population of Maharashtra in metropolitan cities such as Mumbai, Pune and others have been open to influence of recipes from other parts of India and abroad. For example, the Udupi dishes idli and dosa as well as Chinese and Western dishes are quite popular in home cooking and in restaurants.

• Some of the distinctly Maharashtrian dishes include ukdiche modak, aluchi patal bhaji, and Thalipeeth.