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Gudi Padwa Recipes

Gudi Padwa is a traditional Maharashtrian festival celebrated during the onset of spring. Get best of the recipes to make on this day to enjoy the festival to the fullest. Look here for other Maharashtrian recipes.

While you are here; I would also suggest some chaats to try and most authentic Indian breads.

Tendli Bhaat served in a bowl.

Rice

VIndian Vegan

Tendli Bhaat Recipe (Maharashtrian Tondli Bhat)

Katachi Amti is tangy and spicy Maharashtrian dal prepared with chana dal (Bengal gram), dry coconut, tamarind pulp, jaggery, and a few spices. This thin tempered dal is popularly served with puran poli (vegan).

Dal

VIndian Vegan

Katachi Amti Recipe

Bored of preparing traditional rabdi at home? Then try this new version, strawberry rabdi which is loaded with both strawberry puree and chopped strawberries. It is creamy, fruity, and needs very few basic ingredients. Here is how to make it.

Indian Sweets & desserts

GFIndian Gluten Free

Strawberry Rabdi Recipe

Spicy and packed with delicious flavors, Maharashtrian Masale Bhat is the perfect comfort food that comes together in under 30 minutes. Make this traditional one-pot, vegan dish using a medley of vegetables and a hot spice mix - Goda Masala (vegan, can be easily made gluten-free).

Rice

VIndian Vegan

Masale Bhat Recipe

A clay bowl filled with creamy Makhana Phirni, garnished with saffron strands, chopped pistachios, and almonds, placed on a textured brown mat with a decorative napkin and makhana seeds in the background.

Indian Sweets & desserts

Makhana Phirni Recipe

A white bowl filled with thick, bright yellow mango shrikhand, reminiscent of sweet aamras, is garnished with chopped nuts and sits on a rustic wooden board with pieces of crisp puri bread around it.

Indian Sweets & desserts

GFIndian Gluten Free

Aamras Recipe (Traditional Indian Mango Dessert)

A brass bowl filled with creamy Doodh Pak dessert, garnished with saffron strands, small brown tapioca pearls, and placed on a rustic burlap mat with almonds and cardamom pods nearby.

Indian Sweets & desserts

Doodh Pak Recipe

A bowl of orange kheer topped with orange segments and chopped nuts sits on a piece of burlap, with halved oranges and scattered nuts nearby on a dark surface.

Indian Sweets & desserts

GFIndian Gluten Free

Orange Kheer Recipe (Bengali Komola Kheer)

A white bowl filled with Kakdi Koshimbir, a refreshing chopped cucumber salad garnished with shredded coconut, herbs, and a green chili, placed on a burlap cloth with fresh coriander and cucumber slices around it.

Salads

VIndian Vegan

Kakdi Koshimbir (Khamang Kakdi) – Authentic Maharashtrian Cucumber Salad

A bowl of creamy brown Thinai Payasam topped with roasted cashews sits on a textured burlap mat, with whole cashews and green cardamom pods scattered nearby.

Indian Sweets & desserts

GFIndian Gluten Free

Thinai Payasam Recipe (Foxtail Millet Payasam)

Puran Poli Sweet (Pooran Poli) is a traditional Indian sweet dish (Maharashtrian) made using whole wheat flour dough stuffed with a sweet lentil filling. Serve it with a dollop of ghee and milk on the side for a delicious breakfast, snack, or dessert (vegetarian).

Indian Sweets & desserts

Maharashtrian Puran Poli Sweet

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