Puran poli: The flour and sweetened chana dal-stuffed flatbread is a must-have on every festive occasion. In cities, it’s served with ghee, but in Dhamanikar’s hometown, puran poli is dunked into gulawani. 

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Kurdai: The spiral-y white papad, made of wheat or rice, adds a crunch to the spread.

Gulawani: A slurry of the water in which jaggery is boiled, and mixed with ghee and milk.

Katachi amti: It’s prepared with the water left over from the boiled chana dal that’s used to make puran poli. Sweet, spicy and tangy, it’s paired with rice.

Ukadiche modak: No feast offered to Bappa is complete without the steamed coconut-jaggery-stuffed dumplings.

Gol bhaji: A variation of pakodas, these onion- green-chilli-besan balls are a deep-fried delicacy.

Aluwadi: Prepared with the seasonal taro or colocasia leaves smeared with spices, it’s a sweet, spicy and crispy snack.

Masswadi: It’s a special vegetarian treat made with coconut, groundnuts, white sesame, garlic, onions and a slew of spices coated with besan. The preparation involves an intricate style of folding the wadi.

Kothimbir wadi: A monsoon favourite, it is whipped up using fresh coriander leaves, besan, garlic, and a host of different spices.

Masswadi

Ingredients
>> 5 gm coriander seeds
>> 2 gm cloves >> 1 gm star anise >> 2 gm cinnamon
>> 2 gm green cardamom 
>> 3 gm black pepper
>> 5 gm cumin>> 10 gm roasted peanut (crushed)
>> 10 gm white sesame seeds>> 5 gm poppy seeds >> 30 gm dry coconut (grated)>> 15 gm coriander (finely chopped)>> 10 gm garlic>> 20 gm onion (finely chopped)>> 10 gm turmeric
>> 10 gm red chilli powder
>> 5 gm black pepper powder
>> 10 gm oil>> 10 gm salt >> 150 gm besan >> Water as required

Sonali Dhamanikar. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

Method
Heat the pan and roast coriander seeds, cloves, star anise, cinnamon, cardamom and black pepper for a few minutes. Set aside. Now, roast sesame and poppy seeds; set aside. Next, roast dry coconut till it’s light brown and keep it aside. In a hot pan, add oil and then toss garlic and onion. In a mixer jar, tip in all the roasted items, along with five gm turmeric, five gm red chilli powder, black pepper powder, 10 gm coriander and five gm salt. Grind to a dry paste. Transfer the mixture into a bowl and add the remaining coriander. In another bowl, add besan, the remaining chilli powder, turmeric and salt. Mix it. Knead into a dough by adding water. Keep it aside. Make small balls and roll them into discs. Place the masswadi mixture in the middle of the disk, and fold the dough over like you do for a gujiya. Now, you can deep-fry, steam or bake them. Once done, cut them into slices and garnish with coriander and fresh coconut.