Gujarati Menu
Gujarati Cuisine is a culinary tradition of the people of Gujarat State located in the Western part of India. Gujarati menu has a wide array of dishes primarily vegetarian. A typical Gujarati meal consists of roti, rice, lentils, kadhi and sabji (vegetables). Gujarati cuisine changes with season depending on the availability of vegetables. Gujarati dishes are easy to prepare and the perfect combination of vegetables and spices make them unique. Here are some authentic Gujarati dishes selected for you from their unique spicy and sweet dining option.
Breakfast Gujarati Menu Ideas:
· Dhokla - exquisite Gujarati breakfast delicacy prepared with a fermented batter of chickpeas. Other ingredients used in the dish are chili pepper, ginger, baking soda, black gram, urad dal and asafetida.
· Kachori - Popular Gujarati Dish which can be served in variation; all-purpose flour dough is stuffed with a veg filling, deep fried in oil and served hot with potato curry. The filling in the dish can be prepared with moong dal, urad dal or peas.
· Methi Thepla - A quick and easy Guajarati dish where fresh methi leaves are cleaned and mixed with flour. Shallow fried and served hot with pickles.
Lunch and Dinner Gujarati Menu Ideas:
· Gujarati Dal - mesmerizing Gujarati dish prepared from lentils, tomatoes, ginger, green chili, asafetida, mustard seeds, cumin, whole peanuts, lemon juice, and sugar.
· Gujarati Kadhi - mouth watering Gujarati side dish where yogurt, sour cream, banana, gram flour, ginger, chili, cumin are cooked together and served with a seasoning consisting of mustard seed, fenugreek seed, curry leaves, and red chilies
· Khichidi - traditional and healthy Gujarati dish that is liked by everyone; dal and rice are cooked with vegetables like carrot, potato, beans in porridge style and served along with ghee and curd.
· Palak Puri - Goodness of fresh spinach makes the dish nutritious; fresh spinach puree is mixed with flour before that is rolled out into flat puris and deep fried in oil. This delicious Gujarati bread can be served with raita, plain curd or any vegetable.
Dessert Ideas in Gujarati menu:
· Malpua - yummy Gujarati dessert ; plain flour, rice flour, sugar and shredded coconut are mixed into a moderate consistency dough, deep fried in oil until they become golden brown and served hot or cold. This is an Indian variation of pancake, the only difference being that it is deep fried unlike the pancakes. You can try this as your breakfast item as well.
· Shrikhand - a thick yogurt based delicious Gujarati dessert served with groundnut, saffron and cardamom garnish.
· Lapsi Halwa - irresistible Gujarati menu dessert prepared from broken wheat (lapsi), ghee, almonds, cashew nuts, cardamom, saffron, cloves, raisins, sugar, and cinnamon sticks.
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