Maharashtrian Food

  • Side Dish

    Khamang Kakadi (Spicy Cucumber)

  • Main Course

    Masale Bhat (Spiced Rice)

    Mooga Gathi (Curry of Whole Green Gram)

    Daal Wange (Brinjal With Daal)

    Masoor Palak (Spinach With Lentil)

  • Desserts

    Narali Bhat (Coconut Rice)


  • Khamang Kakadi (Spicy Cucumber)

    Ingredients:

    Cucumber - 3 medium or 2 large
    Green Chillies - 1 large or 2 medium
    Grated Coconut - 3 tbsp
    Pounded powder of Peanuts - 4 tbsp
    Asafotida (Hing) - 1 pinch
    Mustard (Mohri/Rai) - ¼ tsp
    Cumin Seeds (Jeera) - ¼ tsp
    Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
    Lemon Juice - ¼ lemon
    Oil - 1 tbsp
    Sugar - 1 tsp
    Coriander Leaves
    Salt to taste

    Recipe:

    Grate the cucumber.
    Add salt to it and squeeze the liquid out of it.  That will get rid of bitten taste, if any.
    Prepare a mixture of green chillies, coconut and coriander leaves.
    Add it to the cucumber.
    Add to it the pounded powder of peanuts.
    Heat oil and add Asafotida (Hing), Mustard (Mohri/Rai) and cumin seeds (Jeera) to it.
    Pour this mixture over cucumber.
    Squeeze a little lemon juice on top.

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  • Masale Bhat (Spiced Rice)

    Ingredients:

    Rice - 2 small curry bowlful
    Chopped Cauliflower - quarter kilo
    Peas - 1 small curry bowlful
    Grated Coconut - 1 small curry bowlful
    Curry Leaves - 5 to 6 pieces
    Dry coconut powder - 1 tbsp
    White Sesame seeds (Teel) - 1 tbsp
    Cloves (Lavang) - 4 pieces
    Cardamoms (Ilayachi) - 2 pieces
    Cinnamon Sticks (Dalchini) - 2 pieces
    Cumin Seeds (Jeera) - ¼ tsp
    Dry Red Chillies - 4 to 5 pieces
    Ginger - 1 inch
    Garlic - 4 Pieces
    Cashew Pieces
    Sugar
    Coriander Leaves
    Oil
    Salt to taste

    Recipe:

    Wash rice, drain water and keep for half an hour.
    Heat a small amount of oil.
    Add to it 4 cloves(Lavang), 2 Cardamoms (Ilayachi), 2 Cinnamon Sticks (Dalchini), 1 Tbs White Sesame seeds (White Teel), 4-5 dry red chillies , little amount of cumin seeds (Jeera) and fry a little.
    Pound the fried mixture to a dry powder.
    Heat oil and add to it Curry Leaves (Kadhipatta).
    Add small chopped cauliflower and peas to it. Fry a little.
    Add to the above mixture rice, powder from step 4 above.
    Also add to it cashew pieces.
    Make a paste of 1 inch Ginger and 4 garlic pieces.  Add to rice.
    Add salt to taste, ½ spoon sugar.
    Add grated coconut and coriander leaves on top.

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  • Mooga Gathi (Curry of Whole Green Gram)

    Ingredients:

    Green Grams (Moog) - 2 small curry bowlful
    Turmeric powder - 1 pinch
    Cashew Pieces - 10 to 12 pieces
    Grated Coconut - 2 small curry bowlful
    Green Chillies - 4 large or 6 medium
    Tamarind Paste - ¼ tsp
    Jaggery (Gud) - ¼ tsp
    Asafotida (Hing) - 1 pinch
    Mustard (Mohri/Rai) - ¼ tsp
    Cumin Seeds (Jeera) - ¼ tsp
    Butter(Ghee) - 3 to 4 tbsp
    Curry Leaves (Kadhipatta) - 10 to 12 pieces
    Coriander Leaves
    Salt to taste

    Recipe:

    One day prior to making this dish, soak the Green Gram into water.
    Next day morning, keep the grams tied in a cloth.
    In the evening, soak them in warm water and remove the outside skin.
    Cook Green Gram , Turmeric powder and cashew pieces in water.
    Fry green chillies and grated coconut in oil.Make a paste of this mixture through mixer.
    Add the above mixture to the Green Gram.
    Add salt to taste, jaggery and tamarind paste to it.
    Heat butter(Ghee) and add Asafotida (Hing), mustard seeds (Mohri/Rai), Curry Leaves and cumin seeds (Jeera) to it.
    Pour this mixture over Green Grams.
    Add coriander leaves on top.

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  • Daal Wange (Brinjal With Red Gram)

    Ingredients:

    Brinjals - 2 medium
    Red Gram (Tuar Daal) - 1 small curry bowlful
    Turmeric Powder - 1 pinch
    Chilli Powder - 2 tbsp
    Tamarind Paste - ¼ tsp
    Jaggery (Gud) - ¼ tsp
    Coriander Leaves
    1 Onion - ½ large or 1 medium
    Garlic pieces - 7 to 8 pieces
    Asafotida (Hing) - 1 pinch
    mustard seeds (Mohri/Rai) - ¼ tsp
    Cumin Seeds (Jeera) - ¼ tsp
    Garam Masala - ¼ tsp
    Oil
    Salt to taste

    Recipe:

    Cook red gram and turmeric powder in pressure cooker.
    Make a paste of 7-8 Garlic pieces.
    Finely chop 1 onion.
    Cut brinjals into vertical pieces.
    Make some tamarind paste.
    Finely chop coriander leaves.
    Heat oil and add Asafotida (Hing), mustard seeds (Mohri/Rai) and cumin seeds (Jeera) to it.
    Add garlic paste, chopped onions ,and brinjal to the above fried mixture.
    Add a little water.
    When the brinjals are cooked add chilli powder and red gram.
    Add water, salt to taste and tamarind paste.
    Add jaggery, garam masala and bring to a boil once.
    Add coriander leaves on top.

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  • Masoor Palak (Spinach With Lentil)

    Ingredients:

    Lentil (Masoor) - 1 small curry bowlful (Sprouted)
    Spinach (Palak) - ½ small curry bowlful
    Turmeric Powder - ¼ tsp
    Finely Chopped Onion - 1 medium or ½ large
    Finely Chopped Tomato - 1
    Garam Masala - ¼ tsp
    Jaggery (Gud) - ¼ tsp
    Chilli Powder - 2 tbsp
    Asafotida (Hing) - 1 pinch
    mustard seeds (Mohri/Rai) - ¼ tsp
    Cumin Seeds (Jeera) - ¼ tsp
    Garlic paste - 2 tbsp
    Curry Leaves (Kadhipatta)- 10 to 12 pieces
    Oil
    Salt to taste

    Recipe:

    One day prior to making this dish, soak lentil into water.
    Next day morning, keep lentil tied in a cloth.
    In the evening, wash lentil with water.
    Heat water and add to it lentil, turmeric powder and one finely chopped onion.
    Finely chop spinach and separately cook it a little.
    As soon as lentil is cooked, add spinach to it.
    Add chilli powder, garam masala,jaggery and Salt to taste.
    As soon as spinach is cooked, add one finely chopped tomato.
    Heat oil and add turmeric powder, Asafotida (Hing), mustard seeds (Mohri/Rai), cumin seeds (Jeera) ,curry leaves and garlic to it.
    Pour the mixture on lentil and spinach.

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  • Narali Bhat (Coconut Rice)

    Ingredients:

    Cooked Rice - 2 small curry bowlful
    Jaggery (Gud) - 3 small curry bowlful
    Cardamoms (Ilayachi) - 5 to 6 pieces
    Butter(Ghee) - 4 tbsp
    Grated Coconut - 1
    Cashews, Almonds (Optional)

    Recipe:

    Wash rice, keep it soaked for half an hour in water and cook it.
    Mix grated coconut and jaggery and add it to cooked rice.
    Heat Butter(Ghee).
    Add rice mixture to it.
    Add dry fruits like cashews, almonds etc. (Optional).
    Mix well and add cardamom powder to it.

    Note: Sugar can be used in place of jaggery for Coconut Rice.

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