Rajasthan Day is celebrated on March 30 to commemorate the merger of four big princely states, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Bikaner, and Jaisalmer, to form the state of Rajasthan. Gujraj Foundation celebrated the day with a five day festival. The foundation collaborated with IFEA and SNS to organise a series of cooking competitions and workshops.
Rajasthan’s culinary diversity is immense covering various geographical regions from the desert district of Jaisalmer in the west to the lush green hills of Hadoti in the east, from the arid plains of Marwar to the hills of Mewar and Vagad.
The rare Rajasthani Recipe Competition was an exciting event where home cooks brought traditional and innovative dishes from different regions of Rajasthan. The competition was judged by Pradeep Chaudhary, corporate chef of Trulyy India Hotels and Resorts which has hotels in Udaipur, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Ranthambore, Kumbhalgadh, etc.
The sponsors were Sarthak Satvik which makes bilona ghee and makkhan using A2 milk of free-ranging cows, Taj Sharbat and Monita Techno Foods.
The winners:
1st Prize Heena Nayak
2nd Prize Rachna Shah
3rd Prize Sonali Soni
The Trulyy India team also demonstrated forgotten and regional recipes of Rajasthan.
As part of the festival, IFEA also felicitated women promoting Rajasthani food in Gujarat like
Rajmata Chandra Kumari of Danta, Sneha Vithlani Agrawal of Hillock Hotels, Reena Mohnot of
Dhora, Rajni and Kavita Purohit of Kavikrams, Rinku Shah of Fusion Aahar, Purvanjali Agarwal
of Purvii’s Rasoi, etc.
Narendra Singh Purohit and several important dignitaries presented the winners and awardees with
Sarthak Satvik’s ghee and Taj Sharbat.
