Food of Rajasthan for the Development of the State

Rajasthan is the most colorful state of India. It is the place of royal Rajput culture and age old Marwari tradition; of colorful turbans and bright bangles; of royal palaces, vast desert, mountains, camel and many more. The rich history of the state is reflected in the food and traditional dance of Rajasthan. The Rajashthani cuisine bears the royal touch of the famous Rajput tradition. The vegetarian, non-vegetarian dishes, sweets all presents wide range of varieties.

The way of cooking here is influenced both by the royalty and the scarce availability of the ingredients in the dry arid region. Due to the scarcity of the water and fresh green vegetables, the Rajasthani food mainly depended upon carbohydrate and pulses. Most of the people in Rajasthan are vegetarian and hence different types of dal preparation form a large part of the cuisine. Some famous vegetaria
Rajasthani dishes are Daal-Baati, Bail-Gatte, Panchkoota, Boondi and Sukhdi. The preparations are mostly made with pulses or wheat. Apart from these, Rajasthani curries are also famous. Kicha ki sabji, moranga ki sabji, makki ki ghaat, lauky ke koftey, sev tamatar, dahi me aloo, ker sangari ki sabji, Masala Gatta, pyaaz paneer, rabori ki sabji are some of the famous Rajasthani curries.
However, though the main food of Rajasthan is mainly vegetarian, non vegetarian dishes are also famous for the huge number of foreigner tourists visiting every year. Mohan maans, laal maans, safed maans, khad khargosh are some special royal Rajasthani dishes that have become popular with time. Many foreigners are now availing India Gourmet Tours to Rajasthan to explore these tastes. Apart from these, the dessert and snacks are also very famous in the state. Different sweet dishes like churma, gujia, seero,imarti, feeni have spread outside the boundary of the state and represent the face of famous Indian sweets. Among the snacks, Bikaneri bhujia, mirchi bada, bajre ki roti, pyaaj kachori, mawa kachori, lasun ki chutney has become internationally famous. The bhujiya market in Rajasthan records huge number of foreign buyers every year.

Tourism in Rajasthan is the main industry. Where due to the weather unfavorable climate and dry habitation other industries have not been possible in the state, tourism has seen great prospect due to the rich culture and delicious, mouth watering food. However, due to this reason, the development of the place has also been delayed. So, it also offers wide range of voluntary works. Foreigners are visiting Rajasthan as a part of their India voluntary work tour for promoting the snacks of the state. The rural women make the bhujiya and other foods which are then packaged and then sold with high prices. The rural women are getting paid and this earned money is in turn invested into the education of the neglected girl children of the place.

Thus, the food along has played a very important role in Rajasthan. Where on one hand, it has become worldly famous promoting the tourism of the place; on the other hand it has become an earning procedure for the rural women providing them independence and hence contributing to the development of the state as whole.