My Fb friend Avanti Mavinkurve recently posted a photo of this amazing traditional dish called Khandvi in Gujarat, and Suraleechya Wadya in Maharashtra, which she made in the US.
Made from a judicious mixture of garbanzo flour (besan) and buttermilk (or Chhaas (Taak) made by churning yogurt), lightly spiced, heated to the correct consistency , then thinly spread across a flat surface, adorned with stuff, rolled up and tempered with a flourish of crackling mustard seeds, one needs practice to make this.
While one could virtually taste this lipsmacking stuff, some Marathi and English words simply burst forth in celebration.
(photograph by Avanti Mavinkurve)
दह्यात खळबळ माजून
आता स्वस्थ बसलेले ताक , थोड्याश्या लिंबाच्या रसाची वाट बघत बसले. संधी साधून बेसनराव भेटायला आले , आणि वातावरण गरम होउ लागले . थोडेसे मीठ , साखर, आले-मिरची , पण त्यात पडले, आणि गुंता सोडवायला पळी व डाव अविरत हालचाल करू लागले . शेवटी ताकेश्वरी आणि बेसन रावांच जमलं , आणि विवाहाप्रित्यर्थ एकत्र ताटाच्या मंडपात , खोबरं-कोथिंबीर-मिरचीच्या अक्शतांच्या पावसात फोडणीच्या तालावर सर्व सोहळा गुंडाळला गेला, आणि हो, वधूच नाव खांडवी ठेवलं गेलं ..... |
The quiet lull in the life of a buttermilk Lady Chhaas, arriving after a chaotic thrashing in the yogurt, kind of waiting for a bit of lemon juice balm, and the Besan Man simply ups an already hot situation. The Salt, and sugar, a bit of berating from ginger-chilly types, and the large spoons try their best to dissolve the misunderstandings. A final appearance of Lady Chhaas and Besan man on the same page, and the nuptials take place on the back of a steel plate, amidst a confetti of coriander, coconut, and some auspicious percussion from the crackling mustard seeds, as the carpet gets rolled up, for the reception dance. Oh! Incidentally, the new bride was given the name Khandvi... |
Very interesting recipe in a poetry! Only you can do it!
ReplyDeleteWill try tomorrow!