By Devi Poojari
November 28, 2023
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Like Bengali and South Indian food, Maharashtrian cuisine offers a diverse range of flavourful rice dishes which are nourishing and ideal to prepare for busy weekdays. Make them sweet, savoury, spice and tangy – while combining them with vegetables or spice blends to create robustly flavoured meals to pack lunches or enjoy for dinner.
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A fragrant rice dish cooked with Maharashtrian spices like goda masala, whole spices and mixed vegetables, this one-pot meal has a rich aroma and flavour.
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Sliced eggplants are cooked with a spicy masala mixture and then tossed with cooked and cooled rice, for a flavoursome and aromatic preparation.
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Rice cooked with ivy gourd or tendli and spices offers a unique taste due to the slightly tangy flavour of the tender ivy gourd.
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A sweet and fragrant coconut rice dish made with freshly grated coconut, jaggery and flavoured with cardamom, the narali bhat is traditionally made during festivals like Narali Purnima.
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This simple and mildly spicy tempered rice is prepared by seasoning cooked rice with mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, turmeric, onions and green chilies.
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A popular comfort food made by combining the protein-rich metkut powder with hot rice and a generous drizzle of ghee, this instant meal using three ingredients is ideal for days when you don’t have the inclination to cook.
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A non-vegetarian recipe which is a take on prawn pulao, the warm spices of the kolambi bhaat complement perfectly the sweet, tender fresh prawns.
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