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Is Your Knowledge Of Maharashtrian Food Good Enough To Impress Your Aaji?

How Well Do You Know Maharashtrian Food?

Puran polis are sweet flatbreads stuffed with a delectable lentil mixture spiced with elaichi and nutmeg.

It's Elaichi!

Which of these spices do you add to Puran Polis?

Thecha is a spicy condiment made with green chillies, coriander, and garlic. These ingredients are ground coarsely using a mortar and pestle.

Mortar and Pestle

Modak!

What are these delicious creations called?

A pale pink beverage garnished with some coriander leaves

Solkadhi is made with coconut, ginger, green chillies, and dried kokum.

Kokum!

Which fruit is used to make this deliciously refreshing drink?

A flatbread stuffed with onions, served with some curd.

This is Thalipeeth, a flatbread made with lentils and veggies.

What's this?

Dabeli is a desi sandwich with a spicy potato filling stuffed inside a pav. It's topped with sev, peanuts, and pomegranate seeds, leading to an exquisite balance of flavours.

Dry Garlic Chutney

Nagpur is popular for "Saoji" food, which is also dubbed as Vidharbha's spiciest cuisine.

Where will you find some tantalising Saoji Chicken?  


Besan, onion, and spices go into the making of Zhunka. This dish is traditionally served with Bhakri.

Onion!

A small pan with oil, jeera, curry leaves, red chillies, and garlic

A spice mix unique to Maharashtra, Goda Masala is made by blending aromatic spices like coriander, cumin, black stone flower, bay leaves, carom seeds, and more.

Goda Masala!

Which spice mix is used in Bharleli Vangi or Masale Bhaat?

Coconut is used to flavour mutton, chicken, and seafood curries along with vegetarian delicacies like Aamti! It's also used in Solkadhi, Modaks, and Nariyal Vadi.

Coconut!

Which of these ingredients is used abundantly in coastal areas, be it in a meat dishes, veg dishes, beverages, or desserts?

Fodni, aka the Marathi term for Tadka / tempering.

Lastly, can you identify what this is?

Or you could binge on some delicious food made by Aaji, strictly for research purposes. Theek aahe?

Kirron Kher saying "Nahiiiii" while shaking her head in exasperation

Go get those cooking classes from Aaji right now!

You're the officially the apple of her eye now and she's going to brag about you in front of everyone. Wait a minute, is that a good thing????

Kirron Kher smiling and folding her palms at her temples

Woo-hoo! Your Aaji must be SO PROUD! Kharrach!

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