Rajasthani Food - Too Delicious, I just Love them!!
Its more delicious in taste then it looks!!
About Rajasthani Cuisine
The food in Rajasthan is as diverse as the State itself. In some areas it is simple and basic while in others it is exotic and elaborate. As it normally happens, the cooking was influenced by the land and the lifestyle of its inhabitants and the availability of ingredients in this region.
Rajasthan did not have too many fresh green vegetables due to a general water scarcity and land conditions.
Kinds of Dishes in Rajasthan
The kinds of dishes that have evolved in Rajasthan are prepared to last the long wars and are the ones which need not be heated over and again. Due to scarcity of water the meals which are cooked here do not require large amount of water. In fact in regions like Barmer, Jaisalmer and Bikaner where water is always short the meals are prepared in milk, ghee and buttermilk.
The dishes of Rajasthan will definitely satisfy your taste buds despite the climatic limitations and lack of several vegetables. Like the majestic lifestyle of the Kings the meals of the royalty were also as majestic.
The elaborate meals were prepared by the khansamas or the royal cooks. Many of the delicious recipes of the royal cooks were kept a secret while some were passed on to the succeeding generations. In Rajasthan both vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian dishes are popular.
Dried lentils, beans from indigenous plants like sangri, ker etc. are liberally used. Gram flour is a major ingredient here and is used to make some of the delicacies like gatta ki sabzi, pakodi; powdered lentils are used for mangodi, papad. Bajra and corn are used all over the state for preparations of rabdi, khichdi and rotis. Various chutneys are made from locally available spices like turmeric, coriander, mint and garlic.
Sweets are an integral part of the Rajasthani food which are not merely used as desserts and are consumed before and even along with the meal. Besanchakki, dilkhushaal, churma, balushahi, motichoor ladoos, ghevar are some of the popular sweets of Rajasthan.
Famous Rajasthani Dishes
The use of pure ghee, gram flour, lentil, Bajra, chilies, corn and mango powder is very common in most of the dishes which are cooked in Rajasthan. The best known Rajasthani food is the combination of dal, bati and churma but for the adventurous traveller, willing to experiment, there is a lot of variety available.
Each Region have its popular tradition food
Besides, each region is distinguished by its popular sweet – Mawa Kachori from Jodhpur, Malpuas from Pushkar, Papad and Rasogullas from Bikaner, Ghevar from Jaipur. Diljani from Udaipur, mishri mawa and ghever grom Jaipur, Sohan Halwa from Ajmer, Mawa from Alwar, kachora from Nasirabad, tilpatti from Beawar and Kachori from Kota.. the list is endless.
