Famous Food In Gujarat

Do you want to know the Best Famous Food of Gujarat. Here the are list of popular dishes of Gujarat.

1. Khaman Dhokla

A delicious and healthy steamed snack made from freshly ground lentils and chickpea flour, it is very comparable to its cousin, the world-popular-dhokla. To make the khaman, the khaman flour combination is boiled along with turmeric, salt, and baking soda to make it light and feathery. It is then cut up into dices and usually glazed with mustard seeds, coriander leaves, sev and chopped onions. Usually served on a green leaf termed as Kesuda, the current, urban version is served in newspapers in snack shops with tangy chutneys and several pieces of green chilies. Popular adaptations of the khaman include Ameri khaman (mashed up khaman garnished with sev and pomegranate), Nylon khaman (softer and fast-cooking khaman) and Masala khaman (khaman served with hot and spicy chilly powder). It is the most popular dish in Gujarat.

2. Methi Theplas

No Gujarati trips, picnics, foreign journeys or even business trips are complete without this unique snack. This popular food of Gujarat is made from gram flour, whole wheat flour, fresh fenugreek leaves and spices, these flatbreads are healthy snacking options with a long shelf life. Generally served with piping hot, fresh curd, pickles or chundo, they make healthy meals. When accompanied by a cup of steaming hot tea, they also make a tasty breakfast or a great snack during the monsoon. Although the fenugreek (methi) ones are the most common, other variations include palak (spinach), amaranth or muli (reddish)and theplas

3. Khandvi

One of the famous food in Gujarati snacks is khandvi, khandvi is also called as Patuli or Dahivadi and finished with gram flour. Khandvi is also a famous snack in Maharashtrian food. This rolled, bright snack is tempered with coconut, mustard seeds, and curry leaves. It is a pleasure if served with tea.

4. Undhiyu

The most popular dishes of Gujarati is Undhiyu (and obviously Uttarayan) is the purpose why a Gujarati willingly waits for winter. It derives its name from the Gujarati word undhiyu, meaning inverted, it is a classical Gujarati food. It is a special winter dish made from the choicest of fresh produce readily offered in winter. Common ingredients include eggplant, crunchy Mathias (fried chickpea flour dumplings), potatoes, yam, green peas, bananas, and beans, slow-cooked to perfection with buttermilk, coconut, and spices. Undhiyu served with puris and shrikhand is a common occurrence during Gujarati weddings.

5. Aam Shrikhand with Mango Salad

Shrikhand is a simple and soothing Gujarati pudding made with curd. Mango with Shrikhand is a wonderful mixture one can have in summers! Shrikhand being a creamy and luscious Indian sweet is paired with the king of fruits. This dish is also a famous sweet dish in Gujarat

6. Dal Dhokli

A Gujarati and Rajasthani dish, Dal Dhokli is food also known as varan phal or chakolya. While it is famous in the Marwar region of Rajasthan, it is a staple in all of Gujarat. Spicy whole wheat dumplings simmered in a lively curry made with tuvar dal, garlic, peanuts, kokum, and turmeric.

7. Shrikhand

Keeping the sweet always for the last! This is one Indian pudding that you just can't have enough money to miss. Shrikhand is a delicacy from both Gujarat and Maharashtra, which is also known as 'Matho' and is often presented as prasad in temples during pujas and many other joyful events. Filled with rich, creamy flavor, this recipe has delicious curd topped with Elechi powder.

8. Muthiya

Named after the action that is used to shape the dough, these fist-cakes make for a great breakfast or evening snack. To prepare these, a mixture of chickpea flour, bottle gourd, and spices is prepared, steamed, pan-fried and seasoned. If you skip the pan-frying, it becomes a great meal for the health-conscious folks. Other variations contain usage of spinach, fenugreek, amaranth or even bitter gourd. Juicy and fluffy on the inside, golden and crispy on the outside, no one can ever say no to a bowlful of muta hiya. Best relished with a dash of mint-coriander chutney or ketchup, and a cup of steaming hot tea.

9. Handvo

Usually ready over charcoal or in a pressure cooker, handvo is essentially a savory cake. To cook handvo, a batter of lentils and rice is set and fermented overnight, and then baked. They are sometimes also pan-fried to make them crunchy and golden, and the sesame seed seasoning makes them just irresistible! These popular meal of Gujarat and healthy pan-fried or baked lentil cakes are a very famous one-dish meal in Gujarati households. Like most other Gujarati snacks, they are greatest enjoyed with tangy green chutney and a hot cuppa.

10. Fafda-Jalebi

Fafda is a crispy, deep-fried chickpea flour snack, jalebi is a syrupy sweet deep-fried pretzel made of wheat flour. Together, they are a match made in heaven. When you take a portion of the crispy, salted, spicy fafda and eat it with a piece of the crunchy, sweetened jalebi, you are sure to be in food heaven. Have a fried chilly or a whip of the dry papaya chutney with this mixture, and your taste buds will burst away to glory. Almost each street corner in Gujarat, esp. Ahmedabad has a shop selling these. On Sundays, there are huge queues outside shops, for a heavenly breakfast. This is also a very popular food in Gujarat.