Best Food Options in Maharashtra
People travel every time in a city that never sleeps, and they need fast and tasty foods. Maharashtra offers exotic dishes that you can not find anywhere else, which are very famous. There are many food options available which will leave you amazed.
So here are some of the dishes that are the heartbeat of locals and Maharashtra.
Vada pav
Maharashtra is known for the origin of Vada Pav; it is the topmost preferred snack in Maharashtra. The dish belongs to Maharashtra cuisine, but it has spread its craziness and taste all over India.
Vada Pav is a vegetarian dish served in no time; it is like grabbing one and having it on your way. Vada Pav is prepared with mashed potatoes mixed with some spices and is deep-fried, and after that, it is sandwiched between the Pav, which is cut from the middle with spicy chutney, and gun powder with fried green chillies.
This is the most affordable food in Maharashtra; you can also call it a Maharashtrian version of the burger. You will get different kinds of Vada Pav, but the basic one is preferred chiefly, but if you want to get another flavour, you can try cheese Vada pav, grilled Vada pav, and many more.
This dish is like a tradition; if you are in Mumbai and haven’t tasted Vada Pav, you have done nothing. So you can grab one any time, no matter how busy you are and enjoy the hot Vada Pav with spicy chutney and green chillies.
Pav Bhaji
Pav Bhaji is a kind of street food with a different speciality in every place. From Delhi to Mumbai, two places and people are crazy for this dish.
Pav Bhaji is served with thick vegetable curry and Pav (a variety of bread) with different garnishes like cheese, additional butter, or chopped onion with lemon. This add-on takes the Pav Bhaji to another level.
Apart from Pav Bhaji, black Pav Bhaji also exists in Maharashtra, which is unique and is not available at every place.
Pav Bhaji is a complete meal and is widely consumed even in big restaurants. People from Mumbai are fond of cheese, and they have a different Pav Bhaji with excessive cheese on it.
Even though they have experimented with Pav Bhaji with Dosa, it sounds different. Maharashtra offers Pav Bhaji dosa for both the dosa and pav bhaji lovers, which is very well consumed.
Alu Vadi
Alu Vadi is one of the traditional dishes from Maharashtra cuisine. The dish is also known as Patra, and in some places, they are called Patrode. Starting from Maharashtra, the dish is adopted by many other states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and there they are called Rivkah.
Alu Vadi is prepared with leaves called Colocasia, and they are stuffed with gram flour mixed with spices, jaggery, and tamarind. The dish is very rich in iron, helps increase the haemoglobin level, and helps in reducing diseases like arthritis.
In Maharashtra, Alu Vadi is served with tomato chutney, which is very easy to make. It has the perfect blend of spices and is ideal for spice lovers and non-spice consumers.
Puran Poli
In Maharashtra, every festival is incomplete with this sweet dish. This is a typical Maharashtrian sweet dish but originated from Southern India.
Puran Poli is also recognized with other names like Obbattu, Bobbattu, Puranachi Poli, God Poli, Abatulu, Pappu Bakshalu, and many more in different like Gujrat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and a few other places.
Puran Poli is a flatbread prepared with sugar, ghee, jaggery, and wheat flour. It is served in hot and cold temperatures, especially in Maharashtra; it is very famous and consumed in massive amounts. Many prominent outlets serve delicious Puran Poli with dry fruits and different varieties according to the demand.
Misal Pav
Misal Pav is typical Maharashtrian food and is a prevalent dish from Maharashtra. The word is a complete meal and is consumed anytime it is breakfast, lunch, evening snack, or dinner time.
Misal Pav is prepared with sprouts, chickpeas, farsaan, chilli gravy and is served with Pav with onion, coriander, and lemon for better taste. There are many different varieties of Misal Pav like a very spicy one, normal one but it is very rich in flavour.
The Pav is served toasted with butter and is adequately crisped. Some people also have Misal Pav with curd, buttermilk, and papad.
Misal pav is very famous in Kolhapur as it offers a spicy and unique taste from all over Maharashtra. Misal Pav is called in different parts of Maharashtra with variable names like Pune Misal, Nashik Misal, Ahmednagar Misal, and Kandeshi Misal. Other types of Misal are Shev Misal, Masalyachi Misal, and Dahi Misal.
Shrikhand
Shrikhand is a very famous dish sweet dish from Maharashtra. It is prepared with strained yoghurt, and Shrikhand is also known as matho. Apart from Maharashtrian cuisine, it is also a traditional sweet dish from Gujarati cuisine.
The yoghurt is strained, and later, it is mixed with sugar, cardamom, and saffron for a better look and taste. It is usually consumed with poori (a kind of flatbread). It has a soft and creamy texture and is served in chilled condition. It is often filled with nuts, dry fruits, and saffron.
There are many variations of Shrikhands available like rose shrikhand, Kesar shrikhand, Pista shrikhand; even now, at some places, you can find chocolate flavoured shrikhand.
Bakarwadi
Bakarwadi has spread its craziness and taste all over India. It is a trendy snack from Maharashtra and Gujrat. Bakarwadi combines sweet and spicy, deep-fried to make it crispy in a disc shape.
It is used as a snack all over India and often served with tea. The snack is prepared with poppy seeds, gram flour, and coconut. It is a unique and delicious sweet that will satisfy your taste bud, and it is very famous among the locals in Maharashtra.
So here are some of the best Maharashtrian food you must try, and you will fall in love with Maharashtrian cuisine.
edited and proofread by: nikita sharma
