Day 18 - Gujarathi mini thali

Hi friends,

Hope you all loved Haryanvi dishes. Today I have moved to Gujarat. Gujarat is the fifth largest state in terms of area in India. This place was the next in our line of vacation. Couldn't go this year. Maybe will go in the near future. 

Day 18 - Gujarathi mini thali

Gujarati cuisine is predominantly vegetarian. It is a foodie haven. Gujarati cuisine varies in its flavour and heat ,depending on their taste and region they belong. Many of the dishes have salty,sweet and sour flavour .

I love gujarathi food. Khichdi and kadi are a regular weekday lunch or dinner at our home. I make theplas atleast once in 10 days. So this was a comfortable thali to make.

Today I made 

Mooli ka Thepla

Thepla is made with wheat flour. Grated radish, salt ,chilli powder ,turmeric powder and coriander leaves are mixed with atta to make dough . Water is not used. Juices that come out of the radish is used to bind the dough . If needed curd is added to help bind the dough. It is cooked like chapati on a flat tava.

Khaman

Khaman is dhokla which is made with besan. I cooked an instant variation with baking soda. Besan batter with ginger,chilly ,salt, sugar is steamed  and cut to small pieces. Then its tempered with mustard, green chilly,curry leaves. Garnished with coriander leaves and coconut. 

Served with green chutney and tamarind chutney. 

Vaghareli khichdi

Vaghar means temper. Rice and moong dal is cooked with salt and turmeric powder.  Mustard seeds,jeera ,curry leaves, garlic are tempered in ghee and mashed with the rice and dal mixture. 

It goes very well with kadhi.

Kadhi

A mixture of curd with few tbsps of besan is cooked with a tempering of green chili, ginger,mustard seeds and curry leaves. It is cooked in a low flame till besan cooks.

Bhindi nu shaak

This is a dry curry made with ladies finger with usual spices.

This is a wholesome thali. It is a comfort food for me too. Loved the dishes.