1 Maharashtra’s Special Bhel Puri
This is one of the most popular and yummy chat’s of Mumbai. Bhel Puri can be prepared very quickly and easily. The recipe of this snack is very easy. It is made up of murmure, peanuts,sev, chaat masala, boiled potatoes, and sweet-tangy chutney. It is perfect for those who are on a diet and eat less oil. This is the best food for your hunger pangs. Another name of this dish is Murmura or Lai Papdi. The addition of roasted Peanuts, finely chopped Cucumber, boiled and finely chopped Potatoes, finely chopped Tomato, Green coriander chutney, Sweet chutney, and finely chopped Green Chili along with finely chopped Green coriander is something you can’t afford to miss.
2 Maharashtra’s Special Peanut Vada Pav
Vada Pav is one of the famous and favorite street foods of Maharashtra. The combination of batata bata and chutney is simply fantastic. The best part of this food is that you can easily prepare it at your home. The vada covered in a pav is all you need to have. The recipe of batata bada is also very easy. You can add roasted peanuts in the batata vada which simply enhances the taste of the vada pav. The addition of roasted peanuts in vada pav is the specialty of Maharashtra.
3 Gur Papdi
There are a number of sweet dishes which are made using jaggery instead of sugar. The jaggery sweets are very wonderful to have in winters. Also, the jaggery sweets are very healthy as jaggery is full of calcium content. The gur papdi is very famous all over Maharashtra. The recipe is very easy. For making gur papdi what all you need to do is simply add roasted wheat and jaggery, and mix them well. You can add cardamom powder and chopped dry fruits just to enhance the taste and health benefit of the yummy papdi.
4 Bread Aloo Bonda
The taste of brad aloo bonda is something you can’t miss. The spicy potato filled in the bread as stuffing is simply fantastic. The coating of the batata vada with besan (chickpea flour/ gram flour) is enhancing the look and taste of the dish. The dish goes amazingly well with spicy, tangy chutney. This is one of the best breakfast dishes.
5 Aloo Bhakarwadi
Aloo bhakarwadi is a traditional recipe from Maharashtra. The dish is very famous in Gujarat also. The special part of the dish is that it can be prepared as a snack. Also, the dish can be served as a starter in any party or function.
6. Nariyal Bhaat
Nariyal Bhaat or Coconut bhaat is a traditional dish of Maharashtra. The dish is prepared with jaggery, fresh coconut, and spices mixed in rice. This scrumptious recipe is usually prepared on festivals. The addition of raisins in the bhaat simply enhances its taste. The dish is loaded with lots and lots of ghee.
7 Maharashtra Special Veg Kolhapuri Curry
The taste of Veg Kolhapuri is simply out of the world. All Maharashtra people are aware of the taste of this tempting dish. The dish is very special. The Kolhapuri dish is all you need to taste if you are a Maharashtrian. This dish goes well with chapatti, parantha, naan, poori, or kulcha.
8 Maharashtra Paneer Kolhapuri
The taste of paneer Kolhapuri, is out of the world. The specialty of the dish is the addition of coconut in the sabzi. Simply imagine yummy soft paneer dipped in spicy gravy, isn’t it amazing? The addition of kaju enhances the taste of the dish.
9 Sabudana Thalipeeth
Thalipeeth is a very famous dish, and Sabu Dana thalipeeth is the specialty in all thalipeeth recipes. It is a very famous dish of Maharashtra. The specialty of this dish is that you can consume it during fast also. This dish is very special as it is very good as a breakfast and very well as supper also.
10 Kothimbir Vadi
There are a number of recipes by which you can make Kothimbir vadi. The most common way of making this dish is making it in dhokla style.
11 Rice Chakli
The taste of rice chakli is simply yummy. You must try this yummy dish once.
12 Batata Vada
Batata vada is very famous everywhere. This special Maharashtrian dish is famous all over India. The special part of the dish is that it is very cheap and superb in taste.
13 Aloo Kanda Rasedar
Aloo kanda rasedar is very famous in Maharashtra. This tangy sabzi is loved by all. The recipe of the dish is very easy. What all you need to do is simply boil aloo and mash it. In a pan, deep fry the onion and tomato paste. After the paste is cooked add the mashed boiled potato in the gravy along with all the spices. Your dish is ready. You can garnish the dish with finely chopped coriander and parsley leaves.
14 Modak
The taste of Pistachio stuffed modaks, is simply mood enhancing. This yummy sweet dish simply adds colour to your special festival.
15. Maharashtrian Bajra Rotla Chivda
The taste of chivda is simply yummy. It makes you go crazy for its tempting taste with every bite.
16 Banana and Rajgira Puri
The special part of this puri is that you can have it on the upvaas day too. The Puri is not only tasty but is full of health benefits as well. As we all know banana comes under the category of complete food so, it is going to give you all energy even on the upvaas day.
17 Batata Chi Bhaji
The taste of batata chi bhaji of Maharashtra is simply scrumptious in taste. The dish is a total combination of tangy and spicy gravy. The tangy tomato gravy full of spices is all you need to have if you are a spice lover just like me. Here you have two choices; one is to add boiled and mashed potato, and other is to simply add raw potato. The taste of both the dishes is yummy.
18 Batata Tomato Rassa Bhaji
The recipe of the dish is very easy, and the taste of the dish is simply out of the world.
19 Cashew Curry
The scope of cashew is not limited to sweet dishes only. You can make a yummy dish from cashew. The taste of cashew curry is simply delicious. The dish is very well garnished with chopped coriander leaves.
20 Chana Dal and Coconut Puranpoli
Puranpoli is a very famous and traditional Maharashtrian dish. It comes under the category of snack. The addition of jaggery in the puranpoli makes it tastier.