Gujrati Recipes

Gujarat is popular for its traditional Gujarati thali consisting of rice, dal, curry, vegetables, sprouted beans, farsan, pickles, chutney and raita. In comparison Kutchi cuisine is relatively simple. It consists of khichdi, the main dish, eaten with kadhi - a savoury curry made of yogurt. Some common dishes include khaman dhokla, a salty steamed cake, doodhpak, a sweet, thickened milk confectionery and shrikhand, dessert made of yogurt, flavoured with saffron, cardamom, nuts and candied fruit which is eaten with hot, fluffy pooris. Saurashtra, in Southern Gujarat, is blessed with plenty of rainfall. Green vegetables and plenty of fruit therefore dominate Surati food. There are no elaborate preparations made, no expensive ingredients used and yet the food in its utter simplicity, tastes exotically different. Popular items include a delicious vegetable concoction called undhiyo and paunk, a tangy delicacy.