GUJARATI CUISINE
GUJARATI CUISINE
Appetizers
Dhokla – Steamed fermented rice and chickpea flour cakes, served with green chutney.
Khandvi – Rolled gram flour and yogurt savory rolls, garnished with mustard seeds and fresh coriander.
Patra – Steamed colocasia (taro) leaves stuffed with spiced gram flour paste, sliced and tempered.
Muthiya – Steamed or fried dumplings made from fenugreek leaves, gram flour, and spices.
Ganthiya – Crispy fried chickpea flour sticks, served with sweet and tangy tamarind chutney.
Main Courses
Gujarati Thali
Kadhi – Spiced yogurt soup thickened with gram flour, tempered with curry leaves and mustard seeds.
Undhiyu – Mixed vegetable curry made with seasonal vegetables, beans, and spices.
Dhokli – Wheat flour dumplings simmered in dal (lentil) curry.
Bhakri – Thick millet or wheat flour flatbread, served with ghee.
Farsan – Assorted snacks like samosas, kachoris, and bhajiyas.
Rice and Breads
Khichdi – Rice and lentil preparation flavored with spices and ghee.
Puri – Deep-fried puffed breads made from wheat flour.
Rotli – Thin wheat flour flatbreads, served hot with ghee.
Accompaniments
Kachumber Salad – Fresh salad made with cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, and coriander.
Aam Ras – Sweet mango pulp served as a dessert or with puris.
Gujarati Papad – Thin, crisp lentil wafers.
Desserts
Shrikhand – Sweet strained yogurt dessert flavored with saffron, cardamom, and nuts.
Basundi – Thickened sweetened milk flavored with cardamom and garnished with nuts.
Mohanthaal – Besan (gram flour) and ghee-based sweet, garnished with almonds and pistachios.
Jalebi – Deep-fried spiral-shaped sweet soaked in sugar syrup.
Beverages
Chaas – Spiced buttermilk, served chilled.
Aam Panna – Sweet and tangy raw mango drink, flavored with cumin and mint.
Masala Chai – Spiced Indian tea with ginger, cardamom, and cloves.