The festival also saw two rice experts, Dr. Debal Deb and Dr. Patil, explain the arduousness and cruciality of not only the rice agriculture but also the conservation of climate-resistant, pest-resistant, flood and famine-resistant and adaptive native & indigenous seeds.
The menu included:
PAANKI from AMBI MOTI RICE
CONGEE from SOUPY PARBOILED RICE
RISOTTO from BLACK JACK RICE
BLACK RICE HALWA from KRISHNA SAL BLACK RICE
GHEE BHAAT from SAHYADRI BLACK RICE
CONGEE from RED RICE POHA
KESAR BHAAT from KRISHNA SAL BLACK RICE
WHITE DHOKLA from ROYAL 98 RICE
RED DHOKLA from RAKHTASHALI RICE
WHITE PATOLI from AJARA GHANSAL RICE
BLACK PATOLI from KRISHNA SAL BLACK RICE
ANARSE from SAHYADRI ROYAL RICE
PEJAVLYA from SAHYADRI BLACK RICE
DONGRAVARCHYA PAPADYA from BALRAM KAMOD RICE
DANGAR BHAKHAR from KRISHNA KAMOD RICE
UNDE from WADA KOLAM RICE
KHEER from BALRAM KAMOD RICE
BHAKHRI from LAL MAHADI RICE
CHAUGHADIYA from ROYAL 98 RICE
HIRVYA MIRCHICHA THECHA from GARLIC & RED JWARI GROUNDNUT
KHURASNI CHI CHUTNEY from NIGER SEED
SAAL PAPAD from WADA KOLAM RICE
KADBOLE from BLACK ROCK RICE
THATTAI from BALRAM KAMOD RICE
RED RICE WAFER from NJAVARA RICE
MURUKKU from AJARA GHANSAL RICE
ROSE COOKIES from SATTAONE RICE
RICE LADDOO from KONKAN RED RICE
WHITE STEAMED RICE from SAHYADRI BLACK RICE
RED STEAMED RICE from KONKAN RED RICE
METHKUT MAU BHAAT from BLACK JACK RICE
MASALA BHAAT from AMBEMOHAR RICE
DAL KHICHDI from AJARA GHANSAL RICE
VARAN from OOO FARMS’ RED TOOR DAL
KALA VATANA CHA KALVAN from OOO FARMS’ KALA VATANA
WHITE IDIYAPPAM from AJARA GHANSAL RICE
POHA PAKODA from RED RICE POHA
RED IDIYAPPAM from BLACK ROCK RICE
COCONUT STEW WITH VEGETABLES
GOLI IDLI from AMBI MOTI RICE
BLACK RICE PAYASAM from KRISHNA SAL BLACK RICE
KHICHIYA PAPAD from AMBI MOTI RICE
