Food and festivals of Khandesh
Khandesh has its own dishes and its own ways to celebrate.
Food
Bharit (भरीत)
Bharit is made of roasted brinjal and is eaten with bhakri. The Jalgaon bharit brinjal is well known for this dish.
Shev bhaji (शेव भाजी)
Shev bhaji is a popular Khandesh dish.
Mande (मांडे)
Mande are very thin puran poli. Cooks make them on an upturned clay pot called a khapar.
Jalgaon bananas
Jalgaon is also known for its bananas.
Festivals
Akhaji (आखाजी)
Akhaji is the Khandesh name for Akshaya Tritiya. People put up swings, and women sing songs.
Kanbai (कानबाई)
Kanbai is a family festival of Khandesh. Families hold it in the month of Shravan.