Some other famaous dishes

Kharda

Kharda is very specail dish of the poeple in villages

1) This is the basic recipe. You can do variations to this basic recipe. Add cilantro, cumin, hing into hot oil before adding crushed Kharda. Also sprinkle little peanut powder. Some people like to add little roasted sesame seed to this Kharda.

Famous Kolhapuri Misal 

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMisal (Marathi:मिसळ, meaning "mixture"), is a delicacy in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. The dish is eaten for breakfast or as a midday snack or meal, often as part of misal pav. It remains a very popular snack since it is easy to make, is relatively cheap and has good nutritional value. The taste of misal ranges from mildly to extremely spicy. Misal is also a popular street food.

The dish originates from the area of Desh, Maharashtra.

Ingredients

The ingredients of misal vary widely, and consist of a combination of the following:

• Usal, a curry made from matki (moth bean) or watane (dried pea)
• Tarry/kat/sample, a spicy gravy
• Batata Bhaji (boiled, diced potatoes, spiced with turmeric, chilies, ginger & mustard)
• Curd called dahi in Marathi (optional)
• Chivda (jaad poha chivda)
• Farsan (not required if Chivda is used)
• Garnish of onions, tomatoes, coriander, Lemon wedge
• Pav (Slice or Laadi)

The ingredients are arranged in multiple tier fashion and served.

• The first ingredient to be served is matki or moth bean usal. Usal is sprouted beans cooked with tomatoes and onions. The nutritional value comes from the sprouted beans.
• The second later is Batata bhaaji spread thin over the usal
• The third layer is Chivda also spread thin over the Batata Bhaaji.
• The fourth layer is a mixture of Onions, tomatoes, coriander and bthin Sev.
• Tarri or Kat is added to fill up the bowl (more Tarri is served in a separate bowl)
• Misal is served with sliced bread or a small loaf, in the dish misal-paw. The main part of the misal is the spicy curry, called tarry, kat.

Versions

• The Kolhapuri version of misal does not contains pohe. Phadtare misal is famous in Kolhapur.
• Mamledar Misal in Thane City and is usually more spicy.
• Puneri Misal is another version. Katakir, Bedekar, Shri Krishna and Shree Upahar Gruh are amongst the more popular restaurants serving Puneri Misal.^[1]
• Dahi misal is also one of the widely eaten forms, where curd is added to enhance the taste.