Maharashtian Cuisine - FOOD PRODUCTION, I.I.H.M

1. FOOD PRODUCTION
Maharashtrian Cuisine
Emilee Das – IIHM17KOL359
Arjun Bose – IIHM17KOL356
Swarnava Chattopadhyay – IIHM17KOL357

2. History of the cuisine and Geographical
location
It is well known that the people of Maharashtra consider
their food as Anna he poornabrahma meaning they
consider anna, or food, equal to Brahma, or the creator of
the universe. Food is God and should be worshipped.
Maharashtra, a state spanning west-central India, is
best known for its fast-paced capital, Mumbai
(formerly Bombay). It is India’s second most populous
state and third largest state by area. It is also
the world’s second–most populous subnational
entity.

3. Culture and Festivals of Maharashtra
• Gudi Padwa, Holi, Haritalika, Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali, Makara
Sankranti are some of the festivals native to the state of Maharashtra.
And some special foods during these festival times are as follows:
• Gudi Padwa: Soonth Panak, Sprouted Chana Usal
• Ganesh Chaturthi: Karanji, Chakli , Modak
Food in Weddings:
After the marriage ceremony is done with, guests sit down to a traditional
meal served on a banana leaf. The meal is entirely vegetarian in nature and
is created without any onion or garlic. It consists of a selection of
vegetables in coconut gravy, green mango chutney, cucumber and peanut
salad, rice, puris, golden dal called ‘varan’ and a sweet dish like
jalebi, creamy basundi or saffron-scented shrikhand. ‘Mattha’ or coriander-
flavored, salted buttermilk complements the meal, which ends with a sweet
‘paan’ called `vida.

4. Maharashtrian food is influenced by the various regions of
Maharashtra and neighboring states & countries..
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Kokum :- Kokum or Garcinia indica is from Mangosteen family, is a fruit bearing tree that has
culinary, pharmaceutical, and industrial uses. Found in the Old World tropics, mostly in Andaman
and Africa. Gift of LION- TAILED MACAQUE.
Tamarind :- Introduced from a South Indian recipe name ALOO HANDI , then used in
different types of chutney like VADAPAV CHUTNEY.
Maharashtrian Cuisine has two major Cooking Techniques –
Konkan and Varadi
Konkan :- cuisine is strong in spice, red chili powder, corianders, and prepared with COCONUT
oil.
Vardi :- the style use lot of seafood and coconut. Peanut oil is the main cooking medium,
and grated coconuts, peanuts and cashew nuts are widely used in vegetarian dishes.
INFLUENCE

5. Locale availabilities
1.Dagad Phool :- Black Stone Flower is an edible lichen flora, which grows on
trees, rocks and stones, It is used in small quantities in curries, releases a strong woody
aroma and flavor.
2.CHAROLI :- Charoli are tiny almond-flavored dried seeds .They are commonly
used in sweets in India. Used primarily as a topping for sweets, they go especially well
with sweet and cream.
3.BOMBAY DUCK (BOMBIL) :- The Bombay duck or bombil, in Marathi, is,
despite its name, not a duck but a lizardfish. The fish is often dried and salted before it is
consumed, as its meat does not have a distinctive taste of its own. . In Mumbai, Konkan
and the western coastal areas in India this dish is popularly known as "Bombil fry".

6. Dining etiquette
Eat with your hands
Share food
Do not share a fork or spoon or drink from someone’s
glass (concept of jhoota)

7. Signature and popular dishes
Pohay (flattened rice cooked with chilies,
onions, mustard and cumin seeds and curry leaves)
Puran Poli (chana dal, flour, jaggery or sugar, cardamom
powder/nutmeg powder, ghee and water)
Sabudana Khichadi (soaked sabudana cooked with
cumin seeds, red chilli powder, green chillies, diced
potatoes)
Bhakri (Bread made from millets,
servedwithPithlaandThecha)
Vada Pav (deep fried potato dumpling in half sized bread
bun)
Thalipeeth(pancake made of rice, Chana dal urad dal,

8. References
https://indiafoodnetwork.in/food-stories/5-maharashtrian-cooking-
techniques-you-need-to-know/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtrian_cuisine
https://www.maharashtratourism.net/culture-lifestyle/cuisines/index.html
http://ihmkolkata.blogspot.com/2014/07/maharashtrian-cuisine.html
https://food.ndtv.com/lists/10-best-maharashtrian-recipes-695953
http://www.mumbaimylove.com/maharashtrian-dishes/
https://diningforwomen.org/customsandcuisine/vacha-charitable-trust/
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