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Cuisines in Maharashtra

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Cuisines in Maharashtra:
Introduction:

The culture of Maharashtra revels itself in many ways. It is also reflected in its local cuisines. The cuisines of Maharashtra have its own distinctive flavours and tastes.

As like others states in India, Maharashtra also has Rice as its staple food. Like other coastal region it has very wide range of vegetables varieties and which is a important part in regular diet. Along with is lots of coconuts and fish is used.

Pea nuts and cashew nuts are widely used in vegetables and pea nut oil is the main cooking oil for preparing the food. Among the seafood’s, the most famous dish is Bombay duck or the bombil. During the vegetarian fare, Brinjal is undoubtedly the most popular vegetables.


A most famous dish made from it is bharlivangi or the small baby brinjals stuffed with the coconut. All dishes, non vegetarian as well as vegetarian are preferred to be eaten with chapattis or boiled rice. Maharastrian fare is considered to be incomplete without the papads which can be eaten in both the forms fried or roasted

Recipes of Maharashtra:
• Poha: It is very easy to cook and tasty snack which is made rice called Pohay. It is normally prepared with potatoes, green peas and onions. It is eaten along with tea and is the dish that is served by any Maharashtrian to his guests.
• Upma: This particular snack is very similar to the upma from south India but is essentially made of course wheat flour with spices.
• Vada: Vada Paav is the most popular and cheap Marathi dish. It is very delicious to eat.
• Matar usal: It is another tasty and simple dish made with green pea in curry with green chillies, garlic and onion. It is eaten in the western style on bread or pav.
• Misal: It is a Marathi dish. It is made from topped batata- bhaji, sabudana khichdi and chivda. It is also eaten with the tasty yogurt and Bread is must.
• Puran: It is the most famous and tastier sweet dishes in Maharashtra. It is made from chana dal ,jaggery, ghee, plain flour and cardamom powder.

Modak: It is a type of sweet which is deep fried and is specially made during the Ganesha Chaturthi festival during the month of August. It is given as devotional offering to The Lord Ganesha, who is considered as remover of hurdles Modak is considered to be his favourite sweet.



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