The food of Maharashtra

12 dishes tied to Maharashtra, India: born there, or made its own.

UpmaVegetarian 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreA soft, savoury porridge made from roasted semolina or rice flour Main dish, Breakfast, Dinner

MalpuaVegetarian 🇮🇳 India and 3 moreSweet deep-fried pancakes from the Indian subcontinent, often dipped in syrup Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Snacks

Puran PoliVegetarian 🇮🇳 IndiaSweet stuffed flatbread enjoyed at festivals and special occasions in India Bread, Lunch, Dinner

ShankarpaliVegetarian 🇮🇳 India and 5 moreDiamond-shaped sweet snack made from flour, sugar, ghee and semolina Sweet or dessert, Snacks

AnarsaVegetarian 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreRice flour and jaggery sweet fried with poppy seeds, eaten at Diwali Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time

ThalipeethVegetarian 🇮🇳 IndiaA spiced flatbread made with a blend of roasted grains and legumes Bread, Breakfast, Lunch

Sabudana vadaVegetarian 🇮🇳 IndiaCrisp fritters of tapioca pearls, potato and peanuts, popular in Maharashtra Street food, Snacks, Tea time

TilgulVegan 🇮🇳 IndiaSesame and jaggery sweet exchanged during winter festivals in Maharashtra Sweet or dessert

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Thalipeeth: Dharmadhyaksha, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Upma: Intodustin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Pav bhaji: Rishika Palvankar, CC BY 2.0, source
Misal: Nick Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Malpua: Senjuti Dey, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Batata vada: Arthrajsinh Solanki, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Puran Poli: No machine-readable author provided. Pamri assumed (based on copyright, Public domain, source
Shankarpali: Vijay Sonar, CC BY 2.0, source
Anarsa: Ukr07, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Sabudana vada: Archana Joshi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Tilgul: Saloni Desai, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Usal: Faisal Shaikh, CC BY-SA 4.0, source