The city of Nandurbar is located in the state of Maharashtra. The city is well connected by road and railways and has its own station. It is a hilly region and boasts of having the 2nd hill station in Maharashtra called the ‘Toranmai’ after Matheran. The river Tapi runs just at a distance of 12 km from the city.
Cuisine
Marathi or Maharashtrian cuisine is said to cover a whole range of delicacies ranging from spicy to mild dishes. The staple diet here is lentils, fruit, vegetables, bajri, jowar, rice and wheat. Cashews and peanuts are served often along with vegetables. Belonging to Maharashtra, the food served here is considered to be much more austere when compared to the other states of the country. Dosa and idli are popular dishes here, including the Chinese ones. It is without doubt that the distinctive Maharashtrian dishes like aluchi patal bhaji and ukdiche modak are popular.
Rice and flatbread are the main staple dishes here, with the breads mainly being wheat based like the trigonal traditional Ghadichi Poli. From bajra, jowar and millet, bhakri, a type of bread is prepared. Dry chutney called jhunka is popular here. It was previously taken by the rural class, but off late has become quite fashionable with the urban classes also.
Several vegetables are mixed to prepare bhaaji and may use Goda masala comprising of combination of ginger, garlic, onion, red chilli powder, mustard and green chillies. For additional flavor, aamsul or tamarind and tomatoes are added to the dish.
Some of the popular meat dishes are Taambda rassa, Pandhra rassa, mutton kolhapuri, vindaloo, Goan chicken curry and Prawn Balchao.
When it comes to Maharashtrian cuisine, different gravies or curries are consumed along with rice as part of the meal, at dinner and lunch. Few popular types are saar, a thin broth type of soup that is prepared for vegetables or dals; solkadhi, which is a soup that is prepared using kokam and coconut milk, and is regarded to be the kokan specialty, kadhi is a curry type that is prepared mixing chickpea flour and buttermilk and amti, bean or lentil curry prepared from toor dal or any other lentil or dal like chickpeas or mung beans.
The Maharashtrians are also popular for eating condiments and pickles, with their favorites being lonscha, chutney and thecha. At Nandurbar, one can also have several types of desserts and sweets to their fill. Some of them are the Modak, which is a hot favorite of Lord Ganesha, is actually a sweet dumpling which is fried or steamed. Puran poli is another popular sweet item here that is regarded to be a buttery flatbread which is stuffed with jagerry (gur or molasses), dal, yellow gram, cardamom powder, plain flour and ghee. It is considered to be special in the whole of Maharashtra.
If the tourist is eager to taste authentic food delivery in Nandurbar to have a taste of the Maharashtrian delicacies, then one can even do so when passing through it via train. One can order from online food delivery websites that provide good quality food at affordable rates right at the seat of one’s train.