West India Cuisine And Its Peculiarity

It is universal truth that you can eat more varieties of cuisines in India than the rest of the world together. India is a multi-faceted country because of the diversity of culture, traditions, food, festivals, languages, outfits and so on. The delightful Indian recipes as rich and diverse as its civilization have been passed on through generations purely by word of mouth. The range varies from region to region, right from the taste, color, texture to the appearance. Each tiny place of the country has a distinctiveness of its own.

The Western region of India comprises states like Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Goa.

Geographical diversity has given rise to a variety of dishes in the western part of India. Varying backdrop from the dry deserts to wet coastal area has contributed resourcefulness to the west India cuisines. Simultaneously, western India is a melting pot of several races and traditions. So, it witnesses various impacts on the variety of dishes.

Rice is the chief food in the western India too. Wheat, bajra and jowar are also consumed in regions such as in Gujarat and Rajasthan.

In Gujarat area and Mumbai, Parsi influences have been seen in their cuisine. Vegetarian dishes like Pav Bhajis, Bhel puris and Dhoklas are mouthwatering for delicious food lovers. Due to plenty of the Jains in Gujarat, the state excels in vegetarian cuisine with the intelligent use of spices and rich texture.

In the coastal areas of Maharashtra and Goa, sea fishes are available in large quantity. Preparations of sea fishes soaked in tantalizing spices are sure to increase your taste of mouth. Goa, with its signature Portuguese impact has specifically won the heart of food lover through stomach with the exotic seafood including crab and prawn.

The food of Rajasthan is rich in spices. Rajasthani cuisines are little spicy in taste and you should aware about Rajasthani cuisine’s spicy taste before eating.

List of famous South India Cuisines and its characteristics:

Name	Description
Amti	Lentil curry. Split lentil.
Bajri no rotlo	Bread. Thick millet flour flatbread usually grilled over coals.
Barfi	Sweet
Basundi	Sweet
Bhakri	Bread. Whole wheat flour, thicker than rotli, crispy.
Bombil fry	Main Course. Bombay Duck (Fish).
Chaat	Snack
Chakli	Savoury snack. Mixed grain flour.
Chivda	Mixture. Flattened rice, groundnut, chana, masala.
Cholafali	Snack
Chorafali	Spicy. Grinding of charudala, masala, sprinkle with red chilly powder on top.
Copra pack	Sweet coconut halwa/barfi: Halwa is soft, barfi more like cake.
Daal Dhokli	Snack
Dahi vada	Fried lentil balls in a yogurt sauce. Lentils, yogurt.
Dhokla	Lentil snack. Gram.
Doodhpak	Sweet A milk-based sweet dessert with nuts.
Dudhi no Halwo - Bottle Gourd Halwa	Sweet
Dum aaloo	Veg. Main dish. Potatoes deep fry, yogurt, coriander powder, ginger powder.
Pohe	Vegetarian Snack. Flattened rice.
Gajar Halwo - Carrot Halwa	Sweet
Gatta curry	Curry. Steamed dumplings made from chickpea flour cooked in a spiced yoghurt sauce.
Ghari (sweet from Surat)	Sweet
Ghooghra	Sweet
Gud papdi (Gol papdi)	Sweet
Gulab Jamun	Snack
Halvasan	Sweet
Handwo (steamed dish)	Snack
Gur	Sweet unrefined brown sugar sold in blocks[3].
Jalebi	Sweet maida & grained semolina flour, baking powder, curd, sugar.
Juvar no rotlo	Bread. Thick sorghum flatbread.
Kansar	Sweet
Keri no ras	Sweet
Khakhra	Snack. Wheat flour, methi.
Khandvi	Snack. Besan.
Kombdi vade	Chicken Curry with Bread. Chicken.
Koshimbir	Salad. Salad/side-dish.
Laapsi	Sweet coarse ground/ broken wheat cooked with butter and sugar.
Laddu	Sweet
Locha	Spicy. Grinding of chanadal, masala,.
Malpua	Sweet
Methi na Gota	Snack. Fried fenugreek dumplings.
Modak	Sweet coconut dumplings. Rice flour, coconut.
Mohanthal	Kandoi Bhogilal Mulchand (Sweeet)
Muthiya	Snack. Whole wheat flour, methi leaves, besan/chickpeas flour and coriander leaves/cilantro.
Panipuri	Snack
Patra	Snack. Taro leaves, coconut, seeds, dal.
Pav Bhaji	Veg main dish. Mix curry of onion, capsicum, peas, cauliflower potatoes.
Penda	Sweet
Pooran-poli	Sweet stuffed bread. Wheat flour, gram.
Puri	Bread. Wheat flour.
Puri Bhaji	Breakfast or Snack
Rasya Muthia	Snack. A spicy yogurt dumpling soup.
Sabudana Khichadi	Vegetarian Snack. Sago.
Sev Khamani	Snack. Chana dal, green chillies, ginger, lemon juice and olive oil.
Sev Tameta	Veggie. Potatoes and sev.
Shakarpara	Snack. A deep fried snack made out of sugar and wheat.
Shankarpali	Sweet or savoury snack. Plain flour, sugar.
Shiro	Sweet roasted semolina/flour/dal with milk, butter, sugar, nuts and raisins.
Shrikhand	Sweet A thick yogurt-based sweet dessert garnished with ground nuts, cardamom, and saffron.
Sohan papdi	Sweet
Soonvali	Snack
Sukhdi	Sweet
Sutarfeni	Sweet
Thalipeeth	Savoury pancake. Mixed grain flour.
Undhiyu	Mix veggi. Plantain, brinjal, carrot, green chillies, potatoes, fresh coconut and other vegetable.
Upmaa	Vegetarian snack. Semolina.
Vada pav	Burger. Gram flour, potatoes, chilli, garlic, ginger.
Veg Kolhapuri	Vegetarian dish. Mixed vegetables.
Vindaloo	Goan pork vindaloo. Pork, goan red chilli paste.
Ghebar or Ghevar	Sweet from Surat
Lilva Kachori	Snack. Lilva and whole wheat flour.
Magas (or Magaj)	Sweet