Yet one more favorite Maharashtrian snack is the Kothimbir Vadi. Kothimbir is the Marathi word for coriander leaves.

Watch How to make Kothimbir wadi on YouTube

 

Recipe with Photos 


Ingredients:
1/2 packed cups Coriander Leaves, finely chopped 
1 cup Gram Flour/Besan
3-4 Green Chillies, finely chopped 
4-5 Garlic cloves, finely chopped

¼ cup roasted crushed peanuts
1 Tsp Sugar
2 Tbsp Oil
Salt to Taste
1-2 Cup or as required Water



Heat Pan/ Kadai.Add oil and wait till it gets heated.Now add chopped garlic and green chillies to it.


Add water, Sugar and Salt .Once it boils add gram flour, crushed peanuts and chopped coriander leaves and stir vigorously.
 


If you stop stirring lumps can be formed.Stir until mixture becomes thick.Mixture should become nicely thick.It will take approx 8-10 min. 






Cut it into desired shapes. Now you can either serve it as it is or continue with next step.

Heat oil in a pan and Shallow or Deep Fry on both sides till they turn golden brown and crisp.
Serve these Kothimbir Vadis as snacks with any chutney or tomato sauce or as side dish with Rice and Dal and enjoy. 

  

Bhajani Thalipeeth is a popular snack from Maharashtra. Thalipeeth is served with home made butter or ghee or yogurt. Bhajani is a flour made of roasted grains and pulses like rice, chanda dal, wheat, urad dal ( black lentil) . It is flavoured with some roasted coriander seeds, black paper, cumin seeds and cloves.

Watch how to make Bhajani che Thalipeeth on Youtube




Recipe with Photos

Ingredients :

• Raw banana   - 3 to 4 
• 3 to 4 cups of water
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep frying

Method :

Take one banana and peel it.




Take water in bowl and using slicer , slice the banana directly into the bowl of water. Do the same with remaining bananas.

Ingredient :

• 1 Cup Gram flour (Besan)
• 1/2 Tsp Ajwain
• 1 Tsp Dhania-jeera Powder ( Cumin and Dry Coriander powder)
• 1 Tsp Red Chilli Powder
• 1/2 Tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1-2 Tsp Sesame Seeds
• A pinch of Baking Powder
• A pinch of Asafoetida(Hing)
• 1/2 Cup Finely Chopped Coriander Leaves
• Salt to Taste
• Water.
• Oil for Frying 

 
Method :
In bowl take gram flour and add all above ingredients to it and mix it up well.


 Now add water little by little to make a thick paste or mixture.


Now take a chapati and spread the made mixture over it .


Then place second chapati on it, spread mixture on it again , place third chapati on it and again spread the mixture.


Now Roll this layer of 3 chapaties tightly into a roll and seal the edges with little water.


Steam cook this roll for 10 minutes.


Let it cool for 15 minutes Then cut the roll horizontally.


Heat oil in kadai and deep fry rolls on medium flame.Serve with Tomato Ketchup.

Ingredient :

• 250 gm Okra
• 2 tbsp Besan
• 2 tbsp Rice floor 
• 1.1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep frying
• Water if required

Method :
Wash Okra, Dry it out and cut into thing vertical pieces.


Mix cut okra with besan , rice floor, red chilli powder, salt. Add little water if required.


Heat oil in pan and deep fry okra till it become crispy.


Serve .

Ingredients :

• 1 tbsp Oil
• 1 cup of popcorn (kernels, un-popped)
• 1 tsp Butter
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder

Method :
In a medium pan pour the tablespoon of oil and heat over medium heat.

When oil is hot, put salt and turmeric powder and throw in popcorn.  Make sure all of the kernels are touching the bottom of the pan .

Cover the pan and wait until you hear kernels start to pop.  Once they start, grab the pan with one hand and grab an oven mitt or towel and hold down the lid.

Pick up the pan and start to shake until all for a few moments.  Return pan to the stove and repeat a few times. It takes some coordination, but it’s way easy and this way you won’t have any unpopped kernels and the popcorn won’t be burnt. When the popcorn is done, turn off the heat and serve hot.  

Ingredients :

• 1 tbsp Oil
• 1 cup of popcorn (kernels, un-popped)
• 1 tsp Butter
• 10-12 piece of Chocolate chips ( i have used Dairy Milk)
• 2 Tsp Milk

Method :

In a medium pan pour the tablespoon of oil and heat over medium heat.

 When oil is hot, throw in popcorn.  Make sure all of the kernels are touching the bottom of the pan.

 Cover the pan and wait until you hear kernels start to pop.  Once they start, grab the pan with one hand and grab an oven mitt or towel and hold down the lid.

 Pick up the pan and start to shake until all for a few moments.  Return pan to the stove and repeat a few times. It takes some coordination, but it’s way easy and this way you won’t have any unpopped kernels and the popcorn won’t be burnt. When the popcorn is done, turn off the heat and set aside. 


In a double boiler, or just a glass mixing bowl over boiling water, put chocolate chips , butter and milk and Stir until melted.


 Pour the popcorn in a mixing bowl and add the melted chocolate.  Grab a wooden spoon and gently stir in the chocolate, ensuring that all of it is covered in chocolate.

Then spread the chocolate popcorn out on a baking sheet. Let it sit for 3-4 hrs or until dry and then put in airtight container until ready to serve.