6 Famous Food Of Maharashtra You Cannot Miss

Maharashtra – a state known for its architectural monuments, historical places, film industry Bollywood, and food. Maharashtrian cuisines like poha and pav bhaji are world-famous. The use of kokum, tamarind, and coconut adds a unique flavor to Maharashtrian dishes.

Maharashtra cuisine can be categorized into two styles – Konkan and Varadi. Konkan belongs to coastal regions, and Varadi belongs to the Vidarbha region.

# Pav Bhaji

Pav Bhaji is the popular street food all over India having origin from Maharashtra. It is made up of mashed vegetables combined with flavourful spices and butter. It is served with soft bread that is known as pav. It is a street food also served in restaurants of Mumbai.

# Vada Pav

Vada Pav is the popular sandwich of Mumbai that is originated by a street vendor Ashok Vaidya, who worked near the Dadar station in the 1960s and 1970s. It has deep-fried spicy mashed potatoes known as vada and served with soft bread known as pav. It is served with red garlic chutney, coconut, and chilies, etc.

# Puran Poli

Puran Poli is a sweet parantha made during festive occasions. The stuffing of parantha is made up of jaggery, yellow gram dal, plain flour, cardamom powder, and ghee. It can be served in breakfast, lunch, dinner, or as a snack.

# Misal Pav

Misal Pav is a traditional dish of Maharashtra. Its two main elements are misal and pav. Misal is a curry that is made with sprouted moth beans topped with chivda, onions, potatoes, and chilies and served with a pav. It can be served as a snack or a main dish.

# Modak

Modak is a sweet dumpling specially offered as Prashad to Lord Ganesh. It is prepared in a variety of ways. It is made from wheat flour and semolina dough, and filled with the grated bananas, saffron, grated coconut, and jaggery. It can be prepared as steamed, boiled, or fried and can also be served as raw. Modak is the most famous dish that is prepared during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.

# Ragda Pattice

Ragda pattice is a famous street food of Maharashtra prepared by using dried peas curry and patties. These potato patties dipped into Ragda gravy and coated with chutney, onions, tomatoes, sev, and cilantro is served.