Spice, Slice, and Everything Nice: 7 Summer Specials Straight Outta Gujarat

Gujarati cuisine is also famous for its vibrant, delicious shaaks (vegetable recipes) that offer sweet, tangy, and spicy flavors wonderfully, the perfect treat for summer taste buds. Here are seven traditional Gujarati summer shaaks that bring in freshness and goodness on your table:

 

•⁠  ⁠Fansi Dhokli – French beans sautéed with soft wheat dumplings (dhokli), fusing texture and flavor to create a healthy meal.

 

•⁠  ⁠Panchkutiyu Shaak – Mix of five season vegetables cooked in a coconut-coriander masala, traditionally prepared underground for depth of flavor.

 

•⁠  ⁠Bateta nu Shaak – Classic potato curry made with jaggery and tamarind, sweet-sour experience.

 

•⁠  ⁠Sev Tameta – Spicy tomato curry with sev topping, a mix of sweetness and spiciness.

 

•⁠  ⁠Oondhiya (Undhiyu) – Winter specialty dish commonly available even in summer months, this mixed vegetable dish is slow-cooked in spices and fenugreek dumplings.

 

•⁠  ⁠Sambhariyu Shaak – Stuffed vegetables in peanut-coconut masala, nutrition-packed and full of flavor.

 

•⁠  ⁠Bhinda nu Shaak – Coconut stir-fried okra, an instant but delicious dish.

 

Both shaaks taste best when hot with hot puris or rotlis, showing the Gujarati home-cooked spirit.

 

Source: Tarla Dalal, Mayuri’s Jikoni, Nehas Cookbook