Maharashtra Cuisine

Ever wondered about the kind of options available to vegans?
In case you have ever thought that vegetarians are out of options, think again.
Because Maharashtrian cuisine will blow your minds in terms of vegan dishes, so if you are planning on a travel to this beautiful land of the Marathas, do not forget to try out these authentic cuisine items, handcrafted with love, care, and years of perfection.

This post comes with a set of handy instructions which will help you in your preparation of these authentic cuisine items.

1. Vada pav

The ingredients used for this dish are one piece of Ginger, six to seven green chillies, two tbsp oil, one tsp mustard seeds, one tsp cumin seeds, a pinch of Hing, seven to eight Curry Leaves, half a spoon of Turmeric powder, three boiled Potatoes, one tbsp Lemon juice, half a cup of chopped Coriander leaves, for Batter we need two tbsp of Rice Flour, half tsp of Chilli powder, 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder and a pinch of Baking Soda

Boil, peel and mash them potatoes into small pieces. Mix ginger, garlic, and green chilies together in a blender mixer and grind coarsely. Heat the oil, and consequently add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, hing, curry leaves and coarse ginger garlic paste. Saute until the dish is light golden in color. Add turmeric powder, mashed potatoes and mix the ingredients as per given requirements. Add salt, lemon juice, and coriander leaves, while you mix well.

Take besan, to that add some rice flour, turmeric powder, chili powder, baking soda, salt to taste, and mix well. Add water slowly and make it into a thick batter. Make small balls from potato mixture, dip it in chickpea batter and deep fry until it is golden in color from all sides. Serve hot with pav and garnish with some peanut chutney, tamarind, or mint chutney.

2. Maharashtrian Varan

The ingredients required for Maharashtrian varan is two cups of boiled toor dal, one chopped Onion, half chopped tomato, two tsp garlic, three tsp oil, one tsp mustard seeds, one tsp cumin seeds, a pinch of asafoetida, five to six curry leaves, quarter tsp turmeric powder, three chopped green chillies, coriander leaves for garnishing.

Wash and boil the toor dal until you get three to four whistles. Heat the oil in a pan, and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, hing, curry leaves, garlic and saute till the garlic turns golden in color. Add onion and wait till the dish becomes translucent, add chopped green chilies and tomatoes, while you mix the dish thoroughly, cover the pan and let the dish cook for two more minutes. Finally, add boiled dal, mix the dish well and just bring it to a boiling stage, after which you serve, tada!

3. Maharashtrian Goda Masala

The ingredients necessary to prepare this dish are three tsp of grated dry coconut, three tsp of sesame seeds, twenty dried red chillies, a quarter cup of coriander seeds, four bay leaves, three sticks of dalchini, seven black peppercorns, seven cloves, three Javetri, four tsp of fried onion (optional)

Dry roast the grated coconut and sesame seeds separately, till the seeds are brown in color, add a tablespoon of oil and cook the other ingredients one by one, till they are dark brown in color where a nice aroma arises from them spices. Mix all the ingredients with fried onion and grind the mixture to make a smooth powder.

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