Rajastani

Rajasthani cooking was influenced by the lifestyle of the Rajput and Brahmin inhabitants and the availability of ingredients due to its arid region. As there is an acute scarcity of water in Rajasthan, the food is generally cooked in milk or ghee giving a rich touch.Rajasthani food is predominantly vegetarian and has a variety of dishes. As ghee is an integral part in the preparation of Rajasthani food, the spices are used on the higher side.
Marwari and Rajput cuisines are a part of Rajasthani cuisine.Besanor gramflour is main ingredient used in the Rajasthani food because of the paucity of fresh vegetable in the Dessert region.
Dal-bati& Churma, the signature dish of Marwari cuisine is a fine example of survival for the people of Rajasthan amidst the climatic constraints. Other few dishes like Gatte ki subzi (curried gram flour dumplings) and Kadhi (curried gram flour in yoghurt) are also a major dish of the Rajasthani cuisine. Not to fortget the Marwari Chakki ra saag, a preparation made of whole wheat flour, kneaded into spongy dough is fried and curried in yoghurt.
Rajput cuisine, royally rich in meat prepartions, includes the wild boar, hare and birds. Safed Maas (white meat), a traditional Rajasthani delicacy influenced from the Moghul preparations is a must to eat. The dish is rich in its flavor and is a perfect amalgamation of onion, ginger – garlic paste, salt, pepper, cashew nut past and cardamom. Rajput food is fiery and piquant coz rich in ghee, dry-fruits. It is said that Rajputs eat biting hot fare to balance the exterior heat. Fresh vegetables are supplemented by dehydrated pulses and herbs and normally available vegetables are stored in dry form and later soaked in water just before use.
Rajasthani food is impeccable. The Besan-chakki is a very popular sweet dish made of gram flour. Corn is used in a lot of preparations both spicy and sweet. A popular sweet dish made of corn and milk is Jhajariya.
Usually Rajasthani sweets are had before, during or after the meal. The sweet is never called as "Dessert" in Rajasthan unlike the desserts in the state.
Traditional Rajasthani dishes - Daal-Baati, Tarfani, Raab di, Panchkoota, Chaavadi, Ghoogri, Guvar fali ki saag, Kadhi, Makki ki raab and many more.
Typical Rajastani Meat dishes – Mohan maans (meat cooked in milk), Laal maans (meat cooked in red chillies curry), Safed maans, Saanth ro achaar (wild boar meat pickled), Khad Khargosh (wild hare cooked and roasted underground)
Popular sweet dishes are the – Churma, Halwa, Ghevar, Palang Torh, Besan Chakki, Makkhan bada
Not to miss the cools of the refreshing lemon water with mint known as Jal Jeera, Thandai (cool almond milk), Camel milk tea, Chhaach (butter milk) and Pani Puri.

ALOO KA BHARTA	Aloo Noodle Cutlet	BADAM KA HALWA
BHINDI BHAJI	BOONDI LADOO	BOPPAI HALWA
BREAD PAKORA	CHANA DAL PARATHA	Churma
CHURMA LADDOO	Custard	Dahi Keema Samosa
Dal Bati	Dal Dhokli (Dumplings In Len..	FRUIT KHEER
GAJAR KA HALWA	Gatte Ki Sabji	Ghevar
GULAB JAMUN	Kadhai BREAD ROLL	KARANJI (Gujiya)
KESAR KAJU BURFI	KHASTA DAL KACHORI	KHOYA PEDA
MAKHANA KHEER	MYSORE PAK	PANEER PAKORA
Papad Ki Sabzi	PISTA KULFI	Plantain Bhajji
RAJASTHANI LAL MAAS	Saadi Baati (Dumplings)	Sookhi Roti Ki Subzi
Suji Ladoo	Thambuttu