Miraj is a famous city in Maharashtra. Miraj is best known for its emerging medical services and will soon be known as Medical Hub in India. The medical treatment in Miraj is low cost and it has commendable medical facilities. This city has a lot of medical tourists and is considered the major medical center in India. Apart from its medical services, Miraj is also known for its Classic Hindustani Music. Miraj is not only famous for its excellent medical services but also for its food culture. Below are the famous foods one must try when in Miraj.
1.Misal-Pav
Are you really in Maharashtra if you haven’t tried Misal Pav here? Misal pav is the most delicious as well as nutritious snack in Maharashtra. Misal Pav is particularly for all spicy food lovers. Misal is made by soaking sprouts overnight. The next day, a spicy sprout curry is made, adding all the veggies and spices to it. A tamarind pulp is added for a unique flavor. After the Misal is ready, the top liquid layer is taken out in another pan and some extra spices are added to it, it is called tari. The pav is heated with butter. The serving of Misal is the main thing. Misal is served hot, it is topped with chopped onions, farsan, and coriander. Few people serve Misal with curd, poha, etc. Heated pav is served along with the Misal and tari. It tastes delicious and is worth a try.
2.Vada Pav
Vada Pav is the most loved street food by all the Maharashtrians. Vada Pav is so delicious that it can not be missed at all. Vada Pav can be found easily on the streets of Miraj and has a very budget-friendly cost. It is made by making an authentic spicy potato mixture for the stuffing. The potato stuffing is dipped in a gram flour batter with some mild spices. It is deeply fried. It is served with a pav. The Vada is put in the pav along with spicy peanut chutney, pudina chutney, and tamarind chutney. It is served with spicy mirchi. It is delicious and is a must-try.
3.Puran Poli
Puran Poli is a traditional food of Maharashtra. Puran Poli is prepared for every special occasion and festival. Puran Poli is not only delicious but also very nutritious. The Puran Poli recipe is very interesting. Toor daal is soaked in water for some time, and it is boiled until it is extremely soft. After it is boiled, the mixture is given a hand massage or a machine can be used for an extra soft texture. Jaggery is grated and added to it. Soft puran is made by boiling it all together. It is stuffed in a maida and it is flattened and heated on a pan with a generous amount of desi ghee. It is topped with some more ghee and served hot. Furthermore, it goes well along with hot milk, aamras, or ghee.
4.Jhunka Bhakri
Jhunka Bhakri is the comfort food of all the Maharashtrians. Jhunka is made of gram flour. It is paired with Bhakri, an Indian flatbread. It is served with freshly cut onions, curd, and spicy pickle. Likewise, it is worth a try. This dish is very stomach-filling and is loved by everyone. It is a must-try.
5.Pav Bhaji
Pav Bhaji is the favorite street food of the Maharashtrians. Pav Bhaji is considered to be very tasty and healthy too. It is made using fresh green peas, potatoes, carrots, etc. It is spicy and delicious. Furthermore, it is loaded with onions and chilies. It is topped with butter and served with soft pav. The pav is stuffed with spicy bhaji and heated with butter. It is served hot along with some cucumber, carrot, onion, and lemon. It is yum and a must-try.
6.Shenga Poli
Shenga Poli is made using groundnuts. It is a very healthy snack. It is made by grinding peanuts into fine powder. The powder is mixed with grated organic jaggery. It is mixed well and cardamom powder is added to it. The whole mixture is mixed with milk and a dough is prepared. This mixture is stuffed in maida balls and round flat breads are made. It is heated on a pan containing a generous amount of ghee. It is served hot with loads of ghee. Not only that but it can even be stored for almost a week. It is a must-try.
7.Bharleli Vangi
Bharleli Vangi is the most famous dish in Maharashtra. It is also famous as stuffed brinjal in other parts of India. Brinjal is stuffed with a unique stuffing containing peanut chutney, spices, herbs, etc. It is all boiled together with the addition of some more spices. It is served hot. Likewise, it tastes best with Bhakri, chapati, or steamed rice. It is a must-try.
8.Ulta Vada-Pav
Sangli-Miraj is very famous for its unique street food known as Ulta vada pav. This dish is unique and can be hardly found anywhere else in India. Ulta vada-pav is delicious and has a different taste. Normal vada pav is made, and the whole vada pav is dipped in besan batter containing spices. Dipped vada pav is deeply fried in oil and served hot. It tastes best with fried green chilies.
9.Mirchi Bhajji
Mirchi Bhajji is the favorite street snack of Miraj. Mirchi Bhajji is made using non-spicy chili. It is fried with salt in it. It is then dipped in a mild-spicy besan batter. It is deeply fried in oil and served immediately. It tastes best with onions, peanut chutney, and pudina chutney. Likewise, it is very tasty and is a must-try.
10.Kanda Bhajji
Kanda Bhajji means onion bhajji. It is very delicious and loved by everyone. Tender and fresh onions are cut into small pieces. They are mixed in a batter of besan. This batter contains cumin, coriander, curry leaves, chilies, spices, etc. The batter is mixed well and a small amount of batter is taken and put into oil and fried deeply. It is served with pudina chutney and chilly sauce.
11.Varan Bhat
Varan Bhat is the soul food of every Maharashtrian. Varan Bhat is the simplest recipe but has high nutritional value. Varan is made by Toor daal. Toor daal is boiled and mixed with all the Indian spices and some spicy green chilies. A tadka is given to it and topped with fresh coriander. Steamed rice is made. Varan and Bhat are served together with a small amount of desi ghee. It enhances the taste of Varan Bhat. It has to be served hot.
12.Ukadiche Modak
Ukadiche Modak is a sweet dumpling made during festivals and special occasions. This sweet dumpling is made using rice flour as a dough. For the stuffing part, fresh and tender coconut is grated and mixed with jaggery. This mixture is mixed with all the nuts and dry fruits. It is stuffed into the rice flour and is made into a dumpling. It is steamed using a banana leaf which adds more flavors to it. It is topped with a generous amount of ghee and served hot.
13.Kanda Poha
Kanda Poha is made using rice flakes. It is a very popular breakfast dish. It is very light on the stomach, yet very fulfilling. Rice flakes are soaked in water for about 10 minutes. Oil is heated and all the spices are added to it. Loads of onions and potatoes are added. Soaked Rice flakes are added to it and a tadka is given to it. It is served hot. It is topped with some farsan and grated coconut.
14.Batata Vada
Batata Vada is often enjoyed as a side dish along with tea. A spicy mixture of smashed potatoes, green chilies, and other unique spices and herbs is made. It is dipped in a batter made of gram flour. The batter has some spices in mild quantity. This dipped mixture is deeply fried in oil and is served hot with some spicy chutney and sambhar. It is a must-try.
15.Kothimbir Vadi
Kothimbir Vadi is the most authentic dish in Maharashtra. It is spicy, tasty and healthy. Kothimbir means Coriander in Marathi. Coriander is grated and the spices are added to it along with some fresh and tender grated coconut. The whole mixture is steamed in a banana leaf or any other leaf. The steamed mixture is taken out and small cubes are made. These small cubes are put in a pan containing oil and are deeply fried in it. They are then topped with white sesame seeds and served hot. It is very delicious and is a must-try.
16.Sabudana Khichdi
Sabudana khicdi is the best fast food in Maharashtra. It is very filling and delicious. Sabudana khicdi is made by soaking Sabudana overnight. The soaked Sabudana is mixed with boiled potatoes, green chilies, peanut powder, and other spices. This mixture is heated in a pan containing oil and is served immediately. It tastes best with some yogurt or coconut chutney. It is a must-try.
17.Thalipeeth
Thalipeeth is one of the most nutritious and healthiest snacks in Maharashtra. Thalipeeth is made by mixing gram flour, wheat flour, maize flour, rice flour, and ragi flour. To this mixture, green chilies and onions are added. A dough is kneaded are kept covered for a few minutes. It is then made into thin flatbreads and heated with oil on a pan. It is served hot with curd, thecha, and chutney.
18.Thecha
Thecha is one such dish which is loved by all the spicy food lovers. This is one of the spiciest dishes in Maharashtra. It is made using fresh, tender, and spicy green chilies. Green chilies are roasted in oil and then these chilies are crushed traditionally. To this crush, peanuts are added. To enhance its taste, coriander is added and they are all crushed together. It is given a tadka and served. It tastes best with bhakari.
19.Bharli Karli
Bharli Karli means stuffed Karela. It does not taste bitter, but delicious. It can be found in any household in Maharashtra. Bharli Karli is made by washing fresh and tender karela, they are washed in salt water and are slit from between. It is washed again with salt and a layer of salt is put inside of the karela after removing the seeds of karela. Stuffing is made using peanut powder and red chilies. It is stuffed inside it and some jaggery powder is added to it. It is roasted in oil with a tadka to it and served hot. It tastes best with chapati, bakery, or steamed rice.
20.Sheera
Sheera is a sweet dish often served as bhog or Prashad during festivals in Maharashtra. Sheera is made by roasted rawa in ghee until it turns golden brown. A sugar syrup is made and the roasted rawa is added to it. It is stirred well and any lumps are avoided. Cardamom powder and food color are mixed simultaneously. It is cooked well and a generous amount of ghee is added to it. It is garnished with loads of dry fruits and served hot.
