साओजी

Districts / Region

विदर्भातील विशेषत: नागपूर विभागातील सावजी ही खासियत आहे.

Ingredients and Short Recipes

Said to be the signature cuisine of Nagpur. The taste of the food is gained by the various spices. The curries are made with trotters (paya), chicken and offal, and cooked with a host of spices. This is a community-specific cuisine from Central India. Though this is so, the Halba or Halba Koshti community have made their cultural identity in Maharashtra by the unique spice preparations. There are 32 odd spices used by them in the preparations of three types. One is known as Bhukri Masala, which has 12 ingredients. Kala Masala has 20 ingredients, while fresh garlic, ginger, cumin and onion is used as Batlo. Some of the popular dishes you can try are prawns, fish and egg curries, chicken and goat meat served with Indian flatbread and rice.
These recipes range from spicy to very spicy. They are known for their hot and spicy food tradition.

History

सावजी या नावाने ओळखले जाणारे मसाले आणि खाद्यपदार्थ हे २०व्या शतकात नागपुरात प्रचलित झाल्याचे मानले जाते. हलबाच्या मध्य भारतीय समुदायामध्ये शतकानुशतके पाककला परंपरा होती.

Cultural Significance

हलबा किंवा हलबा कोष्टी समाज मध्य भारतातील होता, ज्यांनी विदर्भात स्थलांतर केले आणि पाककृतीद्वारे त्यांची सांस्कृतिक ओळख प्रस्थापित केली. त्यांच्या मसाल्यांना अलीकडच्या काळात स्वयंपाकासंबंधी खासियत आणि त्यांची वांशिक ओळख म्हणून ओळखले जाते.