Flavours of the Desert, RCI-Rajasthan
Oh yes you have heard it right!!! I am hosting
For people who knows a little about this wonderful state, a small peek into Rajasthan and its vast cuisine…
Rajasthan is the magical land of flavours amidst the sand dunes, where there is always a condiment to spice up your life, a
land where spices express emotions and colours. Gear yourself this month to enter colorful Rajasthan and savour the cuisine and taste of nature.
Rajasthan’s warfare-oriented Rajput aristocracy and trading Marwari community, both developed very discreet cuisines fascinatingly tailored to an arid existence. There is a distinctness in the Rajasthani cuisine which comes from a tradition that is old and tranquil, and from a culture that has churned the best from its neighbouring states of Sindh, Gujarat,Haryana and Punjab. Taste the famous Rajasthani food in its various mouth-watering dishes, served sizzling hot, and you cannot forget the sublime intricacy of taste that will whirl around your tongue for the rest of your life. There are two different cuisines in this amazing stateMarwari Cuisine - Daal Bati and Churma , Lachhedar Paratha and Besan ki Missi Puri .
Rajput Cuisines – Meat Preparations of Wild Boar, Hare and Game Birds.
I was introduced to Rajasthani dishes by my friend who used to cook wonderfully well and who was one of the people who inspired me into cooking as she was quite a traditional & amazing cook.I remember those early days, when I came to UK without knowing any A. B, C’s in Cooking. I was a hopeless cook, I remember taking good 4 hours to make dal, rice and potato fry. Rocky still laughs at me once in a while when we mull over those memories
My friend, S used to dish up some amazing dishes from Rajasthan and we used to loved each and every dish she used to prepare. Her must have ones were Daal-Bati-Churma, Kair Sangri, Lal Maas, Bajre ka Soyata.
There are other dishes like Murgh ko Khaato (chicken cooked in curd) , Kacher Maas (Llamb), Achhar Murgh (Chicken Pickle), Lal Mass (Red Meat), Safed Maas (White Meat), Govind Gatta, Papad Ki Sabzi (Veg with Papad), Alu Mangori, Churma, Ghewar, Rosugulla, Sattu, Sweet Rice, Red Chilli Chutneys, Chhaach (Butter Milk), Jal Jeera (Refreshing Lemon Water with Mint), Thandai (Cool Almond Milk).
(courtesy: http://www.shubhyatra.com/rajasthan/cuisine.html)
Now its time for you all to cook up a storm in your wonderful kitchens my dear bloggers and come up with some amazing wonderful Rajasthani dishes.
Details of your post needed:
Subject line:
Author name
Blog URL
Blog name
Recipe
Recipe URL
It would be great if you can send your entries to spicyandhra@gmail.com and last date for entries is
Get inspired and get cooking!!!! Please remember to link back your
Can’t wait to see your Rajasthani dishes…
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Apr 17, 200810:42 am
Can’t wait to cook up a storm Padma
thank u lakshmi
Apr 17, 200810:43 am
Nice Unique theme! Will try to send something over
Thanks krishna
Apr 17, 200812:58 pm
yey! I’m so happy that RCI Rajasthan is here! I look forward to exploring it!
thanks for providing the info about the cuisine, too.
gorgeous icon, btw! I’ll include it in my page on all RCIs.
Thank u my dearest!!
Can’t wait to receive your wonderful creations
Apr 17, 200812:59 pm
Btw, could you please suggest some recipe resources? Perhaps if you know a blogger from Rajasthan… Much appreciated! Ta!
Working on it my dear, can’t find anything as yet but will post an update soon
Apr 18, 200812:01 am
I have already sent my entry. Thanks.
My super friend, U are amazing!How quick? btw gorgeous dish!! Thank you for a super quick entry!!
Apr 18, 20081:53 am
Hey you are hosting RCI this time? As usual I don’t know anything about Rajasthani cuisine.. 
but I will come up with something …
Even I came to know I am hosting this month’s by a dear friend. Felt so bad that I completely forgot but anyways better late then never right!
Sig I am sure you will be amazed with the cuisine , do give it a try.
Apr 18, 200812:18 pm
Yayayay!.. I am all excited about this Padmaja.. and seems like mythreyee is very quick.. she already sent u an entry.. I have to buckle and send some soon.. btw, the logo is lovely!!!
Siri
Thank you so much siri. You all rock, I am on and off blogging and still i find my dear friends so religiously encourage me all the time.
Thank you for the appreciation, me too loved the logo!
Apr 18, 20081:41 pm
I am all excited about this ..Love rajasthani food as my mother is from Rajasthan …and this will be my first time to participate in RCI event ..thanks for the opportunity
Divya thats great and hope u can show by introducing to lovely Rajasthani dishes to us. Who else can cook authentic ones than you my dear.
Apr 19, 20082:43 am
Oh this is going to be rather exciting.
And thank you for putting back that hot sexy chilie header
Oh yes Cynthia, Couldn’t resist that header after you asked me where was my chilli header??
Its back and its sexy!!
Apr 19, 20086:32 am
My dish is ready… I’ll post it very soon
Thank you Raags
Apr 19, 20086:35 pm
Know nothing about Rajasthani food. Am so looking forward to this.
I am sure once you get to know the cuisine, you will absolutely love it!
Apr 20, 20084:47 pm
http://chefatwork.blogspot.com/2008/04/papad-mangodi-ki-subji.html
There you go
Thats absolutely amazing Raaga. Thank you my dear
Apr 21, 20085:04 am
Hey Padmaja…not sure how I missed this announcement!…its going to be rajesthani food at home this month then…:)…
Valli thank you dear for your enthu. Looking forward to you lovely entries!!
Apr 22, 200812:12 pm
It was a real coincidence I spotted this post when working on a One page Rajasthani Cookbook. Rajasthani recipes are surprisingly rare on the net. So, kudos for organising this event.
/Cheers
Ramki
Thank you very much Ramki. I know very less has been talked about this state and the cuisine so hoping that people will be inspired by the amazing flavours.
Apr 23, 20088:31 am
Padma am awaiting this post since I read the RCI calendar for 2008. Nice that u posted now. I have a bunch of recipes to try out. Count me in
Nirmala thank you so much for your enthusiasm, friends like you makes it all worth it!!
Can’ t wait to see your dishes
Apr 23, 20089:34 pm
wow, never tried rajasthani food, will sure look up and learn through this process. Thank you
Medhaa!! do try some dishes, I am sure you will be amazed with the flavours.
I have updated a link, do have a look for some inspiration
Apr 24, 20083:18 am
Hey Padma,
sent you an entry. Hope u got it
Dhivi oh yes got your amazing dish, wish i can taste some. Sent u an email as well
Apr 24, 20086:10 am
Dear Padma, I am definitely going to send you some recipes for this event. Delighted to see that Rajasthan, my home town, is being highlighted in this event.
Pratibha
Thank you for appreciating my theme, I feel its one of the best cuisines thats less talked about. I was gobsmacked when I savoured those flavours at my Friend Sampada Kabra’s place. I know i can never make replicate the same flavours but atleast I can so somewhere near it.
Can’t wait to receive your dishes!!!
Apr 26, 20088:34 am
Hi Padma
I sent u a mail with details of my post for the event…hope u got it…here is the link once again
http://simpleindianfood.blogspot.com/2008/04/rajasthani-moong-dal-halwa.html
Easycrafts, oh yes my dear I received you wonderful creation and sent u an email as well. thank u so much
Apr 26, 200811:29 pm
hello! I found one recipe source here: http://www.indianfoodforever.com/rajasthan/
Maninas, u are amazing!! thank u very much dear. Will update the post with your rajasthan link.
Apr 29, 200812:00 pm
Oooh! i missed this announcement.. dont know how.. I saw the logo in some other blog and i was surprised. Anyway its not late.. i am in for this.
Anjali you are not late at all. I will be delighted to receive your dish.
May 1, 20085:58 am
I have 2 more
My dearest Raaga, I would be delighted to receive more n more.
Thank you
May 3, 20089:22 pm
Wow.. Lovely event.. I can try some Rajasthani dishes now !!
Oh yes you can, Can’t wait for the roundup now
May 4, 20085:22 am
yippi…love rajasthani food…have made something will send it to you soon…
Thanks for enthu!! can’t wait to receive your dish
May 4, 20083:43 pm
http://chefatwork.blogspot.com/2008/05/arbi-ka-saag.html
One more eh?? keep them coming! keep them coming! thank u my dearest
May 6, 20089:13 am
I really like to try other cuisine, this would be my first contribution to bloggers community.
I will try a good dish and send you across. Thank you
Thank you Priya!!
May 7, 20086:46 pm
Hi,
Have sent my contribution to you … do let me know once u receive it…
Priya
Oh yes Priya, It arrived in wonderful state. Pity I can’t taste it though!!
Thank you very much
May 7, 200811:18 pm
Hope u liked the Recipe
How can you not like that wonderful dish? It looks wonderful
May 10, 20083:35 am
namastey pl tell me how to make dal vati churma.i am marathi bahu but my husband like rajsthani thali.so i want to learn rajsthani dishes.
Nilima, swathi had already posted her recipe, do have a look and even I made dal baati but haven’t had time to post.. will do in a day or two
May 10, 200811:37 pm
hey i have posted my entry… do tell me how u liked it…
http://chatkhor.blogspot.com/2008/05/ode-to-rajasthani-cuisine-dal-bati-and.html
May 10, 200811:39 pm
hey nilima if you reading this i have the dal bati churm recipe at my blog…. check it out…i cannot access your blog…
May 11, 20084:54 pm
http://chefatwork.blogspot.com/2008/05/aloo-ki-subji.html
My third entry!
Also do read this: http://chefatwork.blogspot.com/2008/05/passion-cake-page-ten-and-cloud-nine.html
CHeers
Raaga
Did i say that you are unbelievable?? even if i said so many times, I will do it again, Thank you my dearest and where do get your energy from???
May 14, 20085:58 am
Hi Padma,
I just sent u an entry, hope u got it. here’s link once again.
http://vegetarianmedley.blogspot.com/2008/05/rajasthani-chana-curry.html
Thanxx and take care,
Madhavi.
Madhavi Indeed I received your lovely entry. Thank you my dear
May 15, 20082:31 pm
Wow! I love Rajasthani food and am waiting to see the round up:). Just got back from a long vacation, otherwise I would surely have submitted the gatte ki kadhi
May 16, 200810:57 pm
I sent my entry by email. Thanks for hosting this!:)
May 19, 20083:52 am
May 20, 20083:02 pm
Hi Padma,
Had sent you an entry on May 1, 2008. Hope you got it. Here’s the web address in case you did not get it. Thank you once again for hosting this event.
http://annapoornadevi.blogspot.com/2008/05/rci-rajasthani-cuisine.html
Regards,
Deepa
Mar 5, 20095:34 pm
hiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Mar 28, 20092:33 pm
i love rajasthani dal bati and churma.
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7:48 am
Hi Padma,
The pleasure has been entirely mine. And my mouth is watering already.
I am new at this Padma and I’ll need help in linking it back to your post. Let me get cracking and I’ll be in touch.
Cheers
Sameera