Sumptuous Gujarati Cuisine for Gujarati Matrimony

The Indian culture has so many colours. I really love the way every state presents itself as a pioneer in culinary skills. Similar is the case with the Gujarati community, where you can find a number of food items, which are so healthy, while being spicy. This makes the Gujarati cuisine so unique from other culinary traditions of India.

Celebrations in Gujarati matrimony are simple affairs, and so is the food. The dishes are very traditional and customary. Gujarati community is one of the communities where almost all are vegetarians; however, vegetarianism has its roots in religious ideologies and beliefs of the community.

If you taste the Gujarati cuisine, you will find that how simple it is and has such an awesome blend of exquisite flavours and textures. A typical Gujarati Thali in the Gujarati matrimony contains Rotli, Daal, Bhaat, Shaak, chatni, pickles, papad, curd, farsans, sweet meats, etc. The dishes in a gujarati thali does not end here, there are a number of other dishes also, whose names are also unknown to other communities.

Some of the interesting and savoury dishes that are served in the weddings are Dhokla, Khandvi, Patra, Ondhiyu, etc.  I have not seen such tasty use of vegetables and lentils. These are used to prepare a varied number of snacks, sweet meats, etc., which can be accompanied with butter milk, yogurts and nuts, and give an amazing delicacy.

Khaman Dhokla, Doodhpak, and Shrikhand are some of the other delicious delights that people from all over India love. The variety of food is amazing while being healthy. Gujaratis are very fond of food, and make generous use of salt, sugar and chilies in their recipes.

The food arrangement in a wedding completely depends on the place the family belongs to, like South Gujarat, North Gujarat, Kathiawad or Kachchh. Every place has its own specialty and that reflects in the Gujarat matrimony celebrations.

Author: Rashmi Karan

Beautiful Bridal Trousseau of Gujarat Brides

Have you ever noticed a Gujarati bride! The Gujarati brides do not wear bright and flashy colours, still look stunning. The Gujarati wedding attire of a bride portrays the richness of the Gujarat matrimony. Gujarati brides are generally draped in the proper Gujarati style sari. I love the Gujarati sari pattern! There are two patterns of the wedding saris mainly, which are Panetar and Gharchola. Gharchola is a traditional bandhej sari, which is mainly red coloured, and has woven designs of squares in golden colour. The Panetar sari is very beautiful and looks very elegant. The base of the sari is white, with red and golden bandhej borders.

With the changing styles, colours in peach, yellow, green, blue, pink and others are also gaining popularity very fast, and are wore by modern Gujarati brides. Designer bridal lehengas are also the desired wedding dress in Gujarat Matrimony, which has gained so much popularity. Earlier, brides used to wear plain saris, with a simple bandhej work. Now, you will be amazed to check their bridal trousseau in Gujarat matrimony, where the usual bandhej sari is transformed into stylish lehenga choli, embellished with heavy sequin and shell work to give a royal look. Some other hot trends in designing bridal lehenga choli, is the use of net, satin and crepe fabrics.

The hair locks are tied to form a bun, which is decorated beautifully with flowers, and a heavy dupatta is tucked with the bun.

When it comes to jewellery, Gujarati brides wear expensive gold, kundan and diamond jewellery, which beautifully complement the simple bridal trousseau. The brides in Gujarat matrimony also wear a tikka on their forehead, which is generally made up of minute pearls or gold. Do not miss the beautiful nath, which adds a beauty quotient to the bride’s face.

Rashmi writes on behalf of Jeevansathi.com, which is India’s fastest growing Matrimonial website.