Maharashtrian Recipes

Vangi Bath (South Indian Eggplant Rice)

A south Indian eggplant rice called Vangi Bath is one of my favorite ways to cook with eggplants in ...

The food of Maharashtra has always been comfort food for me, and one of my favorite dishes to make ...

One of our favorite meals hereabouts is this quick and easy Carrot Rice paired with a creamy Coconut ...

A simple but delicious and spicy urad dal or black lentil dahl is the perfect dish to spice up a ...

Here's a totally delicious and exquisitely simple Potato Curry that goes perfectly with the Instant ...

You might imagine most Indians swilling glass after glass of orange, delicious mango lassi during ...

This Hyacinth Beans Masala Rice Pilaf is the stuff of mom's cooking in Indian homes. It's a ...

This spicy Dry Green Peas Curry is made with sprouted dry green peas (a staple in Indian kitchens), ...

For most of us Indians, fasts are an excuse to eat more. Honestly. You won't find anyone fasting, at ...

The other day, as I puttered around the web, I ran into an old friend -- the Amul girl. If you’ve ...

Easy, wholesome, and fresh, this sprouted moong salad or mung salad uses a few simple Indian spices ...

Marathi-style Bharli Vangi is a much-loved delicacy in western India. Small, round eggplants are ...

Shankarpali are deep-fried Indian cookies. They are diamond-shaped, crispy, slightly sweet and ...

Three elements come together to make Mumbai's most stunning and beloved street food, the vada pav: a ...

Poori Bhaji or Puri Bhaji, a popular Maharashtrian combination of aloo bhaji or batata bhaji with ...

Chavde or manday are a lacy, crispy, cardamom-scented sweet made in western Indian homes, especially ...

Puran Poli is a delicacy from the western Indian state of Maharashtra, to which my mom belonged. It ...

Delicious, crispy vegetable puffs are commonly sold in cafeterias that line railway tracks in Mumbai ...

Zunka Bhakar is a rustic food from the belly of Pune, a city that lies southeast of Bombay. A ...

As much as I cook with beans and lentils, and love them, I had never before tried canary beans, ...