Rajasthani cuisine
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Rajasthan
i cooking was influenced by both the war-like lifestyles of its inhabitants and the availability of ingredients in this arid region. Food that could last for several days and could be eaten without heating was preferred. Scarcity of water and fresh green vegetables have all had their effect on the cooking.Rajasthan is known for tough people and tough food. It is also known for its snacks like Bikaneri Bhujia
, Mirchi Bada
and Pyaaj Kachori
.Other famous dishes include Bajre ki roti (millet bread) and Lashun ki chutney (hot garlic paste), Mawa Kachori from jodhpur, Alwar ka mawa, Malpauas from pushkar and Rassgollas from Bikaner.Originating for the Marwar
region of the state is the concept Marwari Bhojnalaya
, or vegetarian restaurants, today found in many part of India, which offer vegetarian food of the Marwari people.
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
i cooking was influenced by both the war-like lifestyles of its inhabitants and the availability of ingredients in this arid region. Food that could last for several days and could be eaten without heating was preferred. Scarcity of water and fresh green vegetables have all had their effect on the cooking.Rajasthan is known for tough people and tough food. It is also known for its snacks like Bikaneri Bhujia
Bikaneri Bhujia
Bikaneri Bhujia often simply called Bhujia is a famous crisp snack and is prepared by using besan and spices, originating from, Bikaner, a town in the western state of Rajasthan in India. Its other ingredients include moth dal, vegetable oil, salt, red chilli, black pepper, cardamom, cloves etc....
, Mirchi Bada
Mirchi Bada
Mirchi Bada is a spicy Indian snack consisting of chili and potato stuffing, served hot with tomato sauce or occasionally with mint and tamarind chutney. It is very filling for its size....
and Pyaaj Kachori
Pyaaj Kachori
Pyaj Kachori is a kind of Rajasthani Kachori, a donut stuffed with onion. It is one of the famous spicy snack food from Jodhpur and vicinity. Popularity of this snack dish increased in other parts of North India when Rajasthani restaurants and food outlets opened throughout India. Today it has...
.Other famous dishes include Bajre ki roti (millet bread) and Lashun ki chutney (hot garlic paste), Mawa Kachori from jodhpur, Alwar ka mawa, Malpauas from pushkar and Rassgollas from Bikaner.Originating for the Marwar
Marwar
Marwar is a region of southwestern Rajasthan state in western India. It lies partly in the Thar Desert. In Rajasthani dialect "wad" means a particular area. The word Marwar is derived from Sanskrit word 'Maruwat'. English translation of the word is 'The region of desert'., The Imperial Gazetteer...
region of the state is the concept Marwari Bhojnalaya
Marwari Bhojnalaya
Marwari Bhojnalaya is a popular name among Marwari-style purely vegetarian restaurants in many cities in India.They are all independently owned. The term 'marwari' implies that it is intended for Marwari merchants, who are strictly vegetarian and prefer relatively simple and inexpensive food...
, or vegetarian restaurants, today found in many part of India, which offer vegetarian food of the Marwari people.
Sweet dishes
Sweet dishes are never referred to as 'dessert' in Rajasthan, because unlike desserts which are had after the meal, Rajasthani sweets are had before, during and after the meal.- Churma
- GujiaGujiaGujia , a Rajasthani cuisine, is a sweet dumpling made with suji or Maida flour wheat flour and stuffed with khoya.The packaging of a gujhia is very much like that of a samosa, however the gujhia has a very distinct shape...
- Seero (Hindi: Halwa)HalvaHalva refers to many types of dense, sweet confections, served across the Middle East, South Asia, Central Asia, West Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Balkans, Eastern Europe, Malta and the Jewish world.The term halva ,...
- ImartiImartiImarti is a dessert from Rajasthan made by deep-frying urad flour batter in a kind of pretzel or circular shape, then soaked in sugar syrup. It was one of the food items presented by Rajputs to Mughals during cultural exchanges. Imarti was considered one of the items of Raj Bhog...
- GhevarGhevarGhevar is a famous Rajasthani sweet traditionally associated with the Teej Festival. It is disc-shaped, and made from oil, flour and sugar syrup...
- Feeni
- Besan Chakki
- Balusahi
- DilKhushaalDilKhushaalDilKhushaal also known as dal badam chakki is a famous Marwari cuisine prepared and sold by, Jodhpur.It mainly consists of almond, mogar , mawa , ghee and sugar....
- JhajariyaJhajariyaJhajhariya is a delicacy of Indian origin made of corn, milk, ghee and sugar garnished with raisins and nuts.Grated or coarsely ground fresh corn is slowly roasted in a small amount of ghee for a couple of hours until it loses most of its moisture and assumes a dry granular form...
- Palang Torh
- Makkhan-bada
- Milk-Cake (Alwar ka Mawa)
- Kadka
Typical Rajasthani dishes
- Daal-BaatiBaatiBaati is a hard, unleavened bread cooked in the desert areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat. It is prized there for its long shelf life and high nutritional content, as well as the minimal quantity of water required for its preparation. It is always eaten with dal. Bati is also known as litti...
- Tarfini
- RaabdiRabriRabri is an Indian dish made with dahi , flour,muth and a combination of bajre ki roti. It is usually eaten at lunch. Raabri is mostly made in north , central and western India and Pakistan. Flour of Pearl millet is mixed with buttermilk to make a thick sauce which is kept in the sun to ferment...
- Bail-Gatte
- Panchkoota
- Chaavadi
- LaapsiLaapsiLaapsi is a Rajasthani sweet dish made of broken wheat pieces and ghee along with nuts, raisins and dry fruits.There are different types of lapsi/shira.first warm ghee in nonstick.then add wheat floor in it & cook it for few minute & during this time boil a cup of water & add jaggery in water &...
- BoondiBoondiBoondi is a fried Rajasthani sweet snack made from chickpea flour. A savory version of Boondi called Khara is also made. Being very sweet, it can be stored for a week or so. Due to the need for preserving food in arid regions of Rajasthan, boondi Laddu are preferred.-Preparation:To prepare...
- SukhdiSukhdiSukhdi is a sweet made from wheat flour and jaggery in ghee. Sukhdi is often consumed at weddings or on holidays....
Typical Rajasthani curries
- Kicha ki sabji
- Moranga ki sabji
- Guwar fali ki saag
- Beans ki sabji
- Gajar ki sabji
- Karela ki sabji
- Raabdi
- Badi
- Ker-saangri ki sabji
- Kadhi
- Makki ki raab
- Makki ki saag
- Kikoda ki sabji
- Papad ki sabji
- Matar ki sabji
- Aloo matar ki sabji
- Besan Gatte ki sabji
- Govind Gatte or Shahi Gatte
- Pyaaz Paneer
- Sev Tamatar
- Makki ki ghaat
- Dal Chawal Kutt
- Lauki key Koftey
- dahi mein aloo
- rabori ki sabji
- ker sangari ki sabji
- Jaipuri
- Masala Gatta
Typical Rajasthani meat dishes
- Mohan maans (meat cooked in milk)
- Laal maansLaal maansLaal maans is a type of meat dish from Rajasthan. It is a mutton curry prepared in a sauce of curd and hot spices such as red chillies...
(meat in red chillies curry) - Safed maans (meat cooked in curd)
- Saanth ro achaar (pickled wild boar meat)
- Khad khargosh (wild hare cooked and roasted underground)
- Bajri ki raab