FOOD

Being a Gujarati city, Jamnagar too has people who love good food. The city offers a range of sumptuous Gujarati foods that can be treat for anyone. From exotic cuisines to a variety of street food, to the yummy time-pass munchies, the city has it all. The savories here present tangy flavors and are usually made up of gram flour. They are nutritious and present flavors that are hard to resist.

Gujarati Kadhi

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Gujarati Kadhi

Let’s start with the most cliched but yummiest dish that Gujarat has to offer – The world-famous Gurati Kadhi! This is available everywhere and anywhere in Jamnagar, and hence you can go and try it at any place as the basic recipe remains the same everywhere.

Ghughra

Ghughra also is known as Karanji and Gujia, is a popular Gujarati Sweet made especially during Diwali and holi. It is golden brown on the outside and light pink on the inside filled with Rawa (semolina), khoya (mawa), and dry fruits. The outer layer is made of Maida (All Purpose Flour). It is a popular sweet made across India. Several regional cuisines in India feature dishes similar to Ghughra, but with different fillings. Without making and eating Ghughara, Diwali is incomplete for the Gujarati community.

Surati Undhiyu

Surati Undhiyu

Undhiyu is another dish typically prepared during Uttarayan- the kite flying festival- in Surat. It’s a mixture of different vegetables that is traditionally cooked in earthen pots. It’s a winter dish and only comprises of vegetables that are available during cold months of November, December and January, including green beans, unripe bananas, eggplants, purple yams, and plantains. The vegetables are spiced with a dried curry of various spices and condiments including cilantro leaves, ginger, garlic, green chili pepper, sugar and sometimes includes freshly grated coconut.

Patra Vadi

Patra Vadi

Patra Vadi, or as it’s called in some other parts of India, Pattod, is another delicious snack credited to the Gujaratis’ culinary genius. After all, they made steamed rolls of leaves, taste delicious! The snack is prepared from Colocassia (arbi) leaves laced with gram flour and spices.

Sev tamatar nu shaak

Qubani Ka Meetha

One of the lesser known but equally amazing cuisines of India is the Kathiawadi cuisine that is different from the Gujarati food in general. A lot of Gujarati preparations are sweet as opposed to food consumed by people residing in Kathiawad, that is spicy and fiery. One such dish of the Kathiawads is the Sev Tamatar Subzi, also known as sev tamatar nu shaak. It’s one dish that you must try here. It’s a curry made with tomatoes and spices and topped with crisp sev.

Thepla

Thepla

Theplas are basically parathas made from wheat, spices and the green leafy vegetable methi or fenugreek. They are served with pickle and are often consumed during train journeys by Indians who make sure they pack a good amount for when they’re travelling. Theplas are one of the top favorite travel foods of a lot of Indians. Whether you’re a vegetarian or a non-vegetarian, you will not be able to resist the lip-smacking thepla with sweet and tangy lemon pickle or chutney.

Khandvi

Khandvi

Khandvi is another famous Gujarati dish that is basically small moist rolls of baked gram flour sheets, served with green chutney and sometimes topped with coriander and shredded coconut. You’ll get to taste some amazing Khandvi in sweet shops or street food stalls in Ahemadabad.

Khaman Dhokla

Dhokla is the flag-bearing dish of the Gujarati cuisine and is in fact a popular snack all over the country. It’s not just delicious, but is also healthy and is preferred by people who have to watch their weight. It’s savored with tea and is prepared from fermented rice and split chickpeas. It’s served with mint and coriander chutney or hari chutney and dates and tamarind chutney of meethi chutney. Although you can get quality dhoklas all over the country through various home chefs who package and sell them everywhere, the ones you will eat in Ahemadabad will definitely be the best.

Khakra

Khakra is another staple snack that people all over the country enjoy during tea time. This one’s again healthy as far as Indian snacks go and is definitely very addictive. It’s available almost anywhere in various flavours from methi to chili khakra and even pizza and cheese flavoured khakras. Khakras are light on the stomach and the waist, are extremely easy to carry and have a long shelf life.

Fafda-jalebi

The spicy and crunchy fafda when teamed up with the crispy and sweet jalebi, is a winner of a combination, all Amdavadis will swear by. There are lots of street food stalls in the capital city of Gujarat that will serve you the delectable sweet and spicy pair. Fafda is made up of chipea flour that is kneaded into a dough with various spicesa and then long strips of it are deep fried and served with whole green chilies.

Handvo

his is another baked snack that is easy-to-make, filling and also healthy. It’s like a cake, except that it’s made from vegetables like bottle gourd and even pulses. It is spicy and very light and is topped with sesame seeds, making it extremely nutritious.

Chorafali or Cholafali

Chorafali is a fried snack prepared during special occasions like Diwali and Makar Sankranti or as its known in the state Uttarayan. Chorafali taste like crispy chips that are prepared from mixed flour or chawali (black eyed beans) flour dough and deep fried. They’re normally served hot topped with salt and red chili powder and are extremely addictive.

Gathiya

Gujaratis are quite proud of their gathiyas. These deep fried wonder snacks are made from gram flour and may vary in sizes and colour. Gathiya are savored with tea and there are dozens of sweet shops and street food stalls in Ahmedabad that sell lip-smacking gathiyas. You can choose between spicy masala gathiyas and plain salted gathiyas. You can head over to Iscon gathiya- the place where Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted his first chai pe charcha- for your fill of the snack with some amazing rajwadi chai.