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Gujarati
cuisine is delightfully delicious, almost strictly vegetarian, served
traditionally on large silver or stainless steel platters, to the
accompaniment of rice and a variety of wheat breads. So varied and
palate-pleaning is the choice, one turns vegetarian out of preference.
A wide range of seasonal vegetables, a judicious use of spices and
herbs, and a light touch make authentic Gujarati cuisine a gourmet's
delight. Gujarati snacks or 'farsans' are delicious. Theses crisp,
spicy fried snacks can be bought in shops and wayside stalls everywhere.
Gujarti vegetarian restaurants (lodges) serve traditional meals
in most towns and western style food is available in larger cities.
Some common dishes
includes Khaman Dhokla, a salty steamed cake, made from chickpea
flour, Doodhpak, a sweet thickened milk confection with nuts, Amras(mango
juice), a seasonal delicacy available in the summer, Sev-Ganthia,
a variety of farsan or crunchy fried snacks made from chickpea flour,
Paunk, a winter spiciality of Surat that blends the sweet and the
spicy, made of tender roasted cereal,jowar, mixed with sev (crunches),
savoury twists, garlic chutney and sugar balls. Others include Kadhi,
a savoury curry made of yoghurt and fried puffs flavoured with bay
leaves, ginger, chillies and finely chopped vegetables, eaten hot
with fragrant rice.
Undhyoo, a winter delicacy in which dish includes, roasting potatoes,
sweet potatoes, broad beans, and aborigines in an earthenware pot
buried in the ground with a fire lit above, the flavour enhanced
with oil and green chilly chutney. Srikhand, a dessert made of yoghurt,
flavoureed with saffron, cardamom, nuts, candied fruit, eaten with
round hot fluffy poories.
Gharis, a rich, round sweet made of condensed milk, clarified butter
and dry fruits, a speciality of Surat; and Sutar Pheni, extremely
fine vermicelli cooked in sweet rounds.
Gujarati
cuisine is delightfully delicious, almost strictly vegetarian, served
traditionally on large silver or stainless steel platters, to the
accompaniment of rice and a variety of wheat breads. So varied and
palate-pleaning is the choice, one turns vegetarian out of preference.
A wide range of seasonal vegetables, a judicious use of spices and
herbs, and a light touch make authentic Gujarati cuisine a gourmet's
delight. Gujarati snacks or 'farsans' are delicious. Theses crisp,
spicy fried snacks can be bought in shops and wayside stalls everywhere.
Gujarti vegetarian restaurants (lodges) serve traditional meals
in most towns and western style food is available in larger cities.
