Kolhapur Pune highway...maharashtrian food highway part2
Kolhapur Pune highway.... Maharashtrian food highway ! Part2
Nice roads and equally nice full bloom monsoon seasonal flowers...yellow, orange, bouganvillia if various shades red purple white lavender quite pleasing drive.
Nice roads and equally nice full bloom monsoon seasonal flowers...yellow, orange, bouganvillia if various shades red purple white lavender quite pleasing drive.
The scene keeps on changing with boards announcing food ready or in marathi 'जेवण तयार आहे'. Almost the menu u can read through a 6 km patch....pithle bhakri, methi pithale, bharli vangi, telatli vangi and for the meat loving travellers mutton thali, chicken thali.
Feeling hungry, halted at vaishali dhaba, simple, clean place always having foodies licking thier fingers enjoying maharashtrian lunch. The besan pithale is awesome with ribbed gourd chutney, bharli vangi though not my favorite i liked the masala, jowar bhakri is a must. Try the chilli thecha if u want extra spice. Wash down the meal with a glass of solkadhi (kokam kadhi). For the dessert try the kharwas made from lacto -milk and jaggery, its delicious.
One more delicacy all must try is Akkha Masoor Bhaaji with chapati or crisp tandoori roti. Guaranteed to linger in mind for long.
Stuffed we move on. Enroute buy some satara kandi pedha (milk jaggery) or the bhadang (spiced puffed rice) or the famous Kailash Bhel (now they have ready to eat packs too.)
Now almost reaching pune, concrete jungle begins, food dhabas vanish, ccd and mcd appear.....end of tradition.
One more delicacy all must try is Akkha Masoor Bhaaji with chapati or crisp tandoori roti. Guaranteed to linger in mind for long.
Stuffed we move on. Enroute buy some satara kandi pedha (milk jaggery) or the bhadang (spiced puffed rice) or the famous Kailash Bhel (now they have ready to eat packs too.)
Now almost reaching pune, concrete jungle begins, food dhabas vanish, ccd and mcd appear.....end of tradition.
