Marwadi Wedding Food Spread
Earlier I wrote about a typical wedding in the Marwadi
community and also had promised to write about their food, it is not just food
but it is a Gastronomic Experience one would remember for a long time ! I am
sure many who have attended a Marwadi Wedding would agree my statement.
The wedding celebrations are normally spread over 2
to 3 days and the food menus for breakfast, lunch, hi-tea & dinner are a
treat.
The buffet for the breakfast will be typical dish
like methi palak pooris with aloo sabzi, khichiya, chole poori with addition of
south Indian/Italian /maharashtrian fare. Live jalebi counter is to die for,
one eats atleast double the appetite here.
The meal buffets have a spread apart from the
rajasthani dishes a mix of India’s regional dishes like Bengali aloo poshto,
baingan bhaja, from Hyderabad bagare baingan & teen mirchi ka salan, from Gujarat
dhokla varieties, sev tamater, from Maharashtra kothimbir wadi, Batatwada,
global salads, live Pasta counters, live PanAsian counter. The dessert counters
will have the confectionary varieties, Bengali mithai, typical imarti /rabdi,
angoori basundi /rossagullas......you will develop this sweet tooth the moment
you see this counter !!
Here I am taking you thru some traditional
Marwari marriage party food dishes, I will be writing this in 3 parts as the
list is long one.
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The first signature dish
of Marwar Rajasthan is Dal Baati & Churma. Baati is
made from flour & rava sooji (semolina) into round shaped balls and baked
on charcoal. It is served crushed poured over with ghee and accompanied with
special Rajasthani dal made from 3 types of lentils (green moong, chana dal and
urad dal). Churma is traditional sweet dish which served with dal bati. This is
prepared with wheat flour, ghee, sugar and dry fruit. The entire is served with
crispy papad. Most of the traditional Rajasthani dishes were prepared in a way
so that those dishes could be stored at home for longer period and serve
whenever needed.
Kachori – this snack is made from wheat flour flat balls with stuffing of beans, spices, hing etc. Pyaaz kachori is also one of the popular snack available all over the state any time
Rajasthani Pakoda Kadhi - This kadhi is prepared with besan (chick peas
flour), dahi (curd) and many spices. Onion Pakoda is added in kadhi to give
that twist in the dish.
Bajra methi ki poori - Bajra methi ki poori is popular in Rajasthan and Gujarat.
By kneading wheat flour, fenugreek leaves (methi), ginger, garlic, coriander
powder, dry mango powder and little bit sugar, making a dough, rolled into
small circular shape and fried in oil. It tastes amazing with any vegetable or even
the popular gate ki sabzi
Moong Dal Halwa - a very common dessert in Marwaari wedding food menu. It is a rich sweet with grainy texture ground moondal roasted in ghee, stirred in with milk till it gets a brown color, nuts like , pistacchiao, cashew and raisins are added. I would say “moong dal halwa shaadi mein nahin khaya toh kya khaya” !
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