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Sanika Khadilkar
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Maharashtrian Gavran Thali

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Maharashtrian Gavran Thali

Thali is a plate with a full meal. Today, I prepared my version of vegetarian 'Gavran thali'. The word 'Gavran' means rural or country side. This meal is supposed to be a farmer's meal but because of it's healthy benefits and awesome taste, it has become popular in cities too.

The first ingredient of this meal is Vangyache bharit or Eggplant Curry. It has roasted eggplant, onion, tomato, and ginger-garlic paste. Traditionally, eggplant is roasted on charcoal flame but you can use gas flame or oven to roast.

Vangyache Bharit or Eggplant Curry

Second ingredient - a MUST have - is Pithale or Gram Flour Curry. It can be made as dry or thin with gram flour, onions, ginger-garlic paste and other spices. Today's recipe is of medium-thin consistency.

Pithale or Gram flour curry

Third ingredient of this meal is 'Lasun Chutney'or garlic chutney. or 'Dry Garlic Chutney'. It's spicy and tangy flavor add extry flavor to your meal.

Lasun chutney

Fourth ingredients of this meal is Bhakri. It's a type of Indian bread. There are different types of bhakries in different regions of Maharashtra. Some of them are made from rice flour, jowar flour, Bajra flour, ragi flour etc. Today, I prepared Jowar Bhakri or 'Millet bread'.

Jwari chi bhakri

Also, Chek out the recipe for : Rice flour bhakri

Tandulachi Bhakri or Rice flour bhakri and Pithala

Fifth ingredient is Chaas or Buttermilk. This yogurt drink is very popular in India. You can drink simple version or masala version of buttermilk. It helps to digest your meal.

Chaas or Buttermilk

Complete Maharashtrian Thali

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Khajur Satori or Dates Flatbread

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Khajur Satori or Dates flatbread

Makes 6-7 flat breads

Ingredients:

For the stuffing:

  • 1 cup dates
  • 2 tablespoon dry grated coconut
  • 2 teaspoon poppy seeds
  • 2 tablespoon milk powder
  • 1 teaspoon cardamom powder
Ingredients for Satori

For the Cover:

  • 1 cup whole wheat flour + flour for dusting
  • 1 tablespoon ghee/butter
  • ½ -¾ cup milk
  • Pinch of salt

Method:

  1. Remove seeds from the dates if you are not using seedless dates. Chop them roughly and add them to a grinder. Make a paste and keep it aside in a seperate bowl.
  2. Dry roast poppy seeds and coconut in a pan seperately until the raw smell goes away. Add it to the dates paste. Mix everything and keep it aside with a lid on it.
  3. Get a bowl and add whole wheat flour in it. Add salt and mix it.
  4. Heat a pan and add ghee/butter in it. Add this hot ghee over the wheat flour. Mix everything with your hands. Make a medium soft dough by adding little milk at a time. Cover it with a damp cloth and keep it aside for one hour.
  5. After one hour, knead the dough again and make equal size balls. Get a stuffing and make the same amount of balls.
  6. Get one flour ball and roll out in a small disk using rolling pin. Get a dates stuffing ball and place it in the center of rolled flour ball. Gather the edges and seal them together.
  7. Flatten this ball with your hands and roll out in a small circle using very little flour for dusting. The Satori should not be thin.
  8. Heat tava/griddle and place this rolled flat bread and brush the sides and the center with some ghee/butter. Cook from both the sides by flipping the other side.
  9. Serve hot or cold with ghee/butter. You can store these for a week in a airtight container.