Bakarwadi

'Bakarwadi’', also spelled as bhākarwadi or bhākharwadi, is a traditional sweet and spicy snack, popular in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan, and widely available in the markets of Pune.[1] Bhakaharwadi are from Two Different Origin one is from Vadodara, Gujarat and another is from Pune, Maharastra. Gujarati Bhakharwadi had been popularised by Jagdish Farshan Pvt Ltd since 1938. While Maharastrian Bakarwadi is believed to have originated in Pune. It was popularized by Raghunathrao Chitale, a Marathi businessman. The Bakarwadi from Pune is the most famous, especially the ones of Chitale Bandhu. It is made from gram flour dough made into spirals stuffed with a mixture of coconut, poppy seeds and sesame seeds. It is then fried until it gets crispy. It can be stored for weeks[2] and enjoyed as an evening snack.[3]

Bakarwadi
Serving of bakarwadi
Alternative namesBhākarwadi
CourseSnack
Place of originIndia
Region or stateMaharashtra, Gujrat
Main ingredientsGram flour, coconut, poppy seeds

Bhakarwadi aired on Sony SAB from 2019-2020. It displayed the Marathis to be following old traditions who believe in joint family as well as the modern Gujaratis who believe that change is necessary. Both the families claimed Bhakarwadi to be their own snack, where Anna Balkrishna Gokhale, played by Deven Bhojani, sells his Bhakarwadi in a 100 year old “Gokhale Bandhu” which had fixed timings, whereas Mahendra Thakkar, played by Paresh Ganatra, opens a new shop called Gayatri Snacks and Sweets where he sells different types of Bhakarwadi like, Chocolate bhakarwadi, Pizza bhakarwadi, Pista bhakarwadi, Kala Khatta bhakarwadi, Chinese bhakarwadi, Mexican bhakarwadi, and many other variants of Bhakarwadi.

See also

References
  1. "Easy Simple Indian Snack Bhakarwadi Recipe". Varevah. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  2. Das, Soumitra (July 13, 2015). "Monsoon delights Barodians love to gorge on". The Times of India. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  3. Kapoor, Sanjeev. "Bhakarwadi Vegetarian Recipe". sanjeev kapoor. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
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