Maharashtra's Most Famous Foods
1. Vada Pav : Vada Pav is
one of the most famous fast food of Maharashtra people. If you will visit
Mumbai you will find Vada Pav at every corner. you will find a lot of people having Vada Pav and Tea during an office
break. It is one of the most affordable evening snacks for Maharashtrian
people. Nowadays you will find a lot of variations of Vada Pav. One of them is
Bhajia Pav. Apart from that, you can also have masala Vada Pav .
2. Misal Pav : Misal Pav is one of
the popular food of Maharashtra. If you like eating spicy food then you
are definitely going to like it. Misal is made up of sprouted lentils,
species, onions, tomatoes, etc. On top of that, they squeeze some lemon juice.
It is mainly served with butter Pav and yogurt. You can have Misal Pav at
breakfast or lunch. It is definitely one of the tastiest food item of
Maharashtra.
3. Pohe : Pohe is a typical Maharashtrian dish that is served in
breakfast along with tea. It is prepared by pounded rice. Pounded rice is first
soaked in water and then some green vegetables are roasted in oil. And then
soaked pounded rice is mixed in that.
4. Thalipeeth : Thalipeeth is one of the most protein-rich foods
of Maharashtra people. It is multigrain bread prepared by rice, wheat, bajra,
jowar, chana, urad, etc. Apart from that coriander seeds, cumin seeds,
green vegetables are also used. It is one of the tastiest traditional food of
Maharashtra.
5. Modak : Modak is the sweet dish of
Maharashtra which is cooked on Ganesh Chaturthi. When I saw it the first time I
mistook it as Momos. It just looks like them from outside and its outer layer
is also made up of maida(wheat is also mixed) similar to Momos. Its inner part
is made up of coconut and jaggery.
6. sabudana Khichadi : Sabudana Khichadi can be placed among the 10
most popular Maharashtrian dishes. It is easy to made and nutrient-rich item.
Maharashtrians people eat it during many religious fast. Apart from that,
in the morning you will find Sabudana Khichadi at every corner of Mumbai. Many
people who don’t have breakfast at home eat Sabudana Khichadi.
7. Puran Poli : Puran Poli
is the sweet dish of Maharashtra. I call it sweet paratha because of its look.
It is made up of Chana dal, cardamom, wheat, and sugar. Puran Poli is famous in
many parts of India. You will find different varieties of Puran Poli depending
upon the place.
8.
Pithla Bhakri : Pithla Bhakri is one of the most popular staple foods of rural
Maharashtra. Pithla is made from Chickpea flour/ Gram flour and is very tasty.
Bhakri is round bread made up of mainly wheat or bajra. Nowadays Pithla Bhakri
is gaining some traction in cities also.
9.
Aamti : Aamti
is the special kind of dal prepared in Maharashtra. It is a little sour and
sweet. For mild sour taste, kokum is mixed and for the sweetness, jaggery is
used. Sometimes instead of kokum lemon juice can also be used for sour taste.
10.
Rassa is one of the most popular non-veg dishes of
Maharashtra. Rassa is a special kind of curry which is used to make mutton, fish,
and chicken. It originated from Kolhapur and today it is very popular among
Maharashtrian people. It is a little bit spicy but very tasty. You can find the
best chicken Kolhapuri at a lot of restaurants in Mumbai. It is mainly served
with chapatis.
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