Gudi Padwa 2026: 10 traditional dishes prepared on this festival

Gudi Padwa marks the beginning of Marathi New Year. And like any other festival of India, this one is incomplete without the dose of delectable treats of the region. Take a look at the traditional dishes prepared on this occasion to celebrate the beginning of the new year.

It is an integral part of the celebration, where people consume a mixture of neem leaves and jaggery, and it also uses tamarind and spices. It is usually the first thing eaten on the day, setting a meaningful tone for the year ahead.

It refers to a flatbread roasted on a griddle and made with flour dough, stuffed with cooked chana dal, seasoned with jaggery, and cardamom powder.

This is a creamy yogurt-based dessert flavoured with saffron, cardamom, and often mixed with fruits like mango, and is garnished with nuts.

This is a pan-fried potato dish, where batata bhaji is tempered with mustard seeds, curry leaves, and turmeric. It is best served with puri or roti.

It is a classic Marathi dish, where dal (varan) is served with rice (varan) and is often topped with ghee.

It is a traditional Maharashtrian dal preparation that combines tamarind, goda masala, dal, and jaggery. It is best served with rice.

It is a crispy and flavourful snack made with besan, coriander, turmeric, chilli, powder, and salt, and is best served with green chutney and chai.

It refers to a sweet thickened milk dessert that uses full-fat milk, sugar, saffron, cardamom, and chopped nuts in its preparation.

These are sweet coconut dumplings made with grated coconut, jaggery, cardamom, maida, ghee, and oil.

It is sweet saffron rice and uses basmati rice, sugar, ghee, nuts, and saffron in its preparation.