Gujarati Food and Cuisine

Gujarati Food:

Gujarati food is very healthy food. In India, Gujarat is one of the most famous industrialized states and has been noted by many industrialists worldwide. The state is renowned for preserving its tradition and culture of the state. Here the people are very orthodox and value the ethics of their religion. In ancient times Jainism spread all over Gujarat, and now Hinduism is thriving, So the people of Gujarat are primarily vegetarian and encourage non-vegetarians to transfer as vegetarians. Here the traditional dishes are not spicy when compared with other states in India. Most of the Gujarati recipes are made with a combination of leafy vegetables.

Gujarat is famous for its cultural unity. Here the people follow the old tradition of preparing food recipes. The cooking style is different in different regions. People eat staple food that contains a large amount of nutritional value. The vegetable food had mild spices. Famous Gujarati sweets are well-known all over India for their uniqueness. Gujarat has the most extended coastal area in India. Here the weather is scorching and humid. So the people in the coastal regions used tomatoes, sugar and lemons in their food to keep the body hydrated. The Rotis with dal or Kadhi, Sabzi or Shaak, rice and a variety of homemade pickles made the taste of meals rich and mouth-watering. Vaghaar is a blend of spice mixed with oil and drizzled over dal to bring extra flavour to dal. All most all households used ingredients like lentils, sesame seeds and Yogurt in Gujarathi dishes. When people need to serve their guests, they do their traditional food on large silver platters.

Gujarati Food, Non-Vegetarian Food:

Gujarat is the combination of three slightly different geographical regions; they are Kutch, Saurashtra, and Surat. Therefore in these regions, people prepare Gujarati food in three varieties. Mainly used ingrains are pulses, sweets, rice, puri, chappati, yoghurt and rice. ‘Khaman Dhokla’ is a famous Gujarati food with a salty steamed cake. ‘Oondhiya’ is the main vegetarian dish made with potato, green beans, and brinjal and cooked in an earthenware pot in the fire.

Khichdi is another variety of Gujarati food made with lentils and rice. With this dish, people use yoghurt curry and chopped vegetables. Here people also prepare the snacks like Chakli and Sev Ganthia. These are designed using wheat flour and chickpea. Gujarati people are very fond of eating sweets, the main sweet dishes are Doodh Pak, Nankhatais, and Chris, which are very tasty, and children are very fond of eating these sweets. Surat is especially famous for Ghee sweets; Gharis sweets are delicious and prepared with butter, thickened milk, and dried fruits. The Muslim people prepare various dishes with beef and mutton according to their tradition.

Gujarat’s Famous Food Items are given below

Khandvi

This is one of the famous Gujarati snack items. Everyone is fond of eating this food item. Khandvi is made with Gram flour, coconut, curry leaves and mustard seeds. Mix these three and heat in the pan. This is a common food item in every household.

Undhiya

This dish is the staple food of Gujarat. This is a very healthy vegetarian curry food. Everyone in Gujarat made this curry regularly. This curry is made with winter veggies like Sruti papdi, brinjals, potatoes, bananas and methi. Generally, this curry is served in small pots.

Gujarati Thali

Gujarat’s famous food name is Thali. This is Gujarat’s leading staple food and is renowned outside the state. Thali is the main dish in houses as well as in restaurants. This is a typical dish for lunch and dinner. Usually, Thali consisted of homemade bread, rice, roti, a shaak or sabzi, dal, lentils, chickpea gravy, vegetable pakoras, and spices. The snack items Samosa, Pathra, and dhokla are kept in Thali. Jalebi and mohanthal have compulsory space in Thali. The households especially prepare unique dishes to occupy Thali on special occasions and during festival celebrations. The unique sweet items are also a part of Thali on special days.

Thepla

This is the best recipe in Gujarat, made with gram flour, wheat flour, fenugreek leaves and some spices. This is very healthy food, served with curd and pickles. The households prefer to do this snack item during the monsoon days. Especially, restaurants have the main menu item, and everyone likes to eat as their favourite dish.

Undhiyu

This is one of the main Gujarati food recipes in the winter season. This has been famous as a classical dish for a long time. The dish’s name is derived from the Gujarati word ‘undhu’ means inverted, because it is made this dish in an inverted clay pot. Prepared with eggplant, potatoes, yam, bananas, beans and green peas and cooked with buttermilk, coconut, and spices on light heat. This is very delicious and served in puris and shrikhand.

Khaman

This is a snack item. First, mix the Khaman flour with turmeric, salt, and baking soda. Then boil the mixture and later eat with spices.

Kadhi

This famous Gujarati dish is made with sour curd, gram flour, spices, jaggery or sugar. The mixture is made as a thin soup and tastes sweet and spicy. Kadhi cools the body, so households make this dish during summer. Kadhi eats with soft phulkas and basmati rice. Made this dish is a straightforward and staple food for the Gujarati people. So the Thali meal is complete after having Kadhi only.