Author: Abhishek Mallik

Paratha are the most popular Indian Snacks item and one of the easy Indian food to prepare in quick time. Find out the variety of Paratha or pan-fried Indian flat bread available throughout the India. There is a famous lane of Paratha or Gali Paranthe Wali at Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi, where all types of Parathas are served.  Some of the best Indian Parathas are Plain paratha, Tandoori Paratha, Lachha paratha, Jalebi Paratha, Crispy paratha and very delicious jowar and bhajra paratha.

10 Most Famous Parathas in India:

Aloo Paratha: The simple and most famous Indian flat bread is Aloo Paratha, The round shape Paratha is stuffed with boiled Potato alongn with some spicy ingredients. Aloo Paratha baked with ghee is taste very delicious while eaten with pickle and curds. Another variant of Aloo Paratha is Palak Aloo Paratha.

Gobi Paratha: Gobi means cauliflower, Gobi vegetable is mostly liked by every one specially in Punjab, The Gobi Paratha is stuffed with grated cauliflower & spices, a quick breakfast to have. The traditional Cauliflower Paratha is one of the famous breakfast of Indian state Punjab.

Methi Paratha: The tasty and healthy herb Methi or Fenugreek is another best breakfast for Indian. The chopped fenugreek leaves are directly mixed with wheat flour and cooked the whole wheat bread with oil or Ghee. It taste so delicious with cold yogurt and a pickle, yummy food.

Mooli Paratha: Mooli or Radish Paratha is another most favorite paratha, served for breakfast from the great Punjab along with butter and lassi. Mooli Paratha take a little time to be cooked but it tastes really great with green Chilli Chutney.

Sattu Paratha: The most famous food from Bihar Sattu roti or sattu paratha is a healthy food item which is made up of roasted chana dal powder. Sattu Paratha is served with Chokha spicy mashed potatoes along with litti and some time served with brinjal and potato chutney.

Paneer Paratha: Paneer stuffed paratha is one of the mouth-watering Indian recipe from the Punjab.The parathas are stuffed with small pieces of Panner, the Indian Cheese or cottage cheese with other nutritional ingredients. Another variant of Paneer Paratha is Palak Paneer Paratha.

Onion Paratha: The Delicious onion paratha is made up by chopped onion along with Indian spices and green chillies to the wheat flour. This mild flavored onion paratha is taste awesome while serve hot parathas with tea or coffee and green chutney.

Cheese Paratha: The Indian flat bread stuffed with grated cheese and taste best while served with butter, cold yogurt or pickle.The grated cheese can be stuffed with any other type of Parathas for a better taste like Capsicum and Cheese Parathas,Corn and Cheese Parathas and the latest one Pudina Cheese Paratha.

Chana Dal Paratha: The awesome cuisine from Punjab channa dal paratha is a different but delicious paratha, stuffed with chana dal,tomatoes and spices. The simply and spicy Chana Dal Paratha is some how based on famous  Maharashtrian traditional cuisines Puran Poli, a sweet chana dal stuffed paratha.

Mixed Vegetable Paratha: The breakfast cum meal item Mixed Vegetable Paratha is made up by stuffing of very finely chopped vegetables like, Cabbage,Grated carrot,Capsicum,Spring onions and Green chillis. Mix Veg Paratha is one of the tastiest parathas from India.Parathas are usually stuffed with vegetables or with meat here are few more Delicious stuffed Indian parathas Curried Paratha,Lachha Paratha,Jalebi Paratha,ajwain paratha,Palak Aloo Paratha,palak paneer paratha,Corn Paratha and capsicum Paratha. Non Veg includes Kheema Paratha, Chicken Paratha,egg Paratha and most famous Mughlai paratha.

Forts have played an important role in the medieval history of India and perhaps the world. Just like the medieval kings of Europe who based their kingdoms around highly secure castles, forts built by chieftains, clans and rulers served as a defense mechanism against invaders. Many of these forts fortified households and entities that owed allegiance to the ruler, so it was almost like a small city of its own. The Archaeological Survey Of India has numerous forts listed as heritage monuments some which outdo the others. You may not have heard of these medieval monuments before, but they have played an equally important role in the functioning of what used to be their domain once upon a time.

Ahilya Fort

Maheswar is located 91 km from the city of Indore on the northern bank of the Narmada river. It was once the capital of the Malwa region which was ruled by the Holkar Dynasty of the Maratha clan for 4000 years. Queen Ahilyabai Holkar built the fort along the banks of the river Narmada due to her devotion to Shiva as it was a product of his being. Even today you can see ghats leading down from the fort where ceremonial rituals are performed.

The fort houses a temple complex fully devoted to Shiva with distinct Maratha architecture. The queen is remembered for her excellent administrative abilities and patronage towards cottage industries that flourish today. A room in the fort houses her collection of idols of Shiva cast in gold and silver. The most spectacular is the golden swing on which she would seat the idols. Ahilyabai’s court, where she would consult her generals, has been restored and gives an idea of her life in those days.

Currently the Ahilya Fort is run as a heritage hotel which is still owned by the descendants of the family. Richard Holkar, the son of the former Maharaja of Indore, runs the 13 room hotel which offers unique views of Maheswar and the Narmada river flowing alongside.

Chanderi Fort:

Chanderi Fort located at Chanderi in Ashoknagar District of Madhya Pradesh state in India is situated at a distance of 127 km from Shivpuri and 37 km from Lalitpur and about 45 km from Esagarh and 38 km from Mungoali It is located on a hill southwest of the Betwa River. Chanderi is surrounded by hills, lakes and forests and there are several monuments of the Bundela Rajputs and Malwa sultans. Chanderi finds mention in Mahabharata. Shishupal was the king of Mahabharata period.

Chanderi is located strategically on the borders of Malwa and Bundelkhand. History of Chanderi goes back to the 11th century, when it was dominated by the trade routes of Central India and was proximate to the arterial route to the ancient ports of Gujarat as well as to Malwa, Mewar, Central India and the Deccan. Consequently, Chanderi became an important military outpost.

Chanderi Fort, a vast Mughal fort, dominates the skyline of the lovely old town of Chanderi. The main gate of the fort is known as the “Khooni Darwaza”. Chanderi fort is situated on a hill 71 meter above the town. The fortification walls were constructed mainly by the Muslim rulers of Chanderi. To the southwest of the fort there is a curious gateway called katti-ghatti made through a hill side.

Garh kunder:

Garh, in Hindi, means “fort” so , Garh Kundar means the Fort of Kundar. It is located approximately 30 miles from Jhansi, an important railway station on the Delhi-Chennai route. Directionwise, it is roughly east of Jhansi and is an administrative part of Tikamgarh district of the state of Madhya Pradesh. Travellers need to get down from the train at Jhansi and take a car or bus ride to Kundar.

What makes Kundar so fascinating for this post is that it is a haunted place and no living being, not even bats or pigeons live here! 

Kundar is in an inaccessible place and surrounded by valleys, hills, ravines and thick forests, this fort could not be captured by the Muslim kings of Delhi.

Gohad Fort:

The major attraction in the town is the Fort of Gohad, which was constructed by Rana Singhandev II. The fort is a major tourist destination. Gohad state had 360 forts and fortresses all around for the protection of their people. Out of these Gohad fort is most important and unique example architecture of Jat rulers. It had the same style of architecture as used by the Jat rulers in Bharatpur Fort.

The Jat rulers of Gohad had constructed several other monuments, which are of archaeological and historical importance. These include the Itayali Darwaja, Chhatra Mahal, Shish Mahal, Satbhanwar, Laxman-tal, Rani-guru temple, Laxman temple and Modi- ki-Haveli.

Narwar Fort:

Built in Rajput style, this fort is perched atop a hill 500 ft above ground level. It was built by the Kachwaha clan of Rajputs in the 10th century and was later occupied by other clans, the Mughals and finally the Scindias in the 19th century.

Today the Narwar fort stands in a dilapidated state but once stood second in magnificence to the Gwalior fort. The flat ceilings, fluted columns and multifoil arches are typical in construction. The internal walls are adorned with bright paint and glass beads.

Narwar is 122 km from Gwalior.

Biryani has been originated in Turkey or Persia. The Muslim travelers have brought this to India by the Iranian travelers many years ago. It slowly left its footsteps in different parts of India, traveling with the royalty and the locals from north to south, while each region adapted the original in their own ways. In the present times, there are more than one kind of Biryani, and the way it is cooked depends from one region to another. But the basics remain the same – the precious fragrant spices, the layering of the meat and the rice and finally the dam or the steam which combines it all and culminates into this treasured royal recipe. You can have a vegetable, mutton, chicken, prawn, fish biryani and many more. The famous and most consumed is the Chicken Biryani. Today we are giving you a reason to travel with GozoCabs to enjoy the “Biryani Tour of India”.

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This season we bring you an awe-inspiring destination, Matheran, situated in the Sahyadri range of the Western Ghats in India, one of the eight richest biodiversity hotspots absolutely worth visiting during the rains. These 1600 km long Ghats on the Western side of the country extends over Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and is home to several wildlife sanctuaries, national parks and reserve forests which have been designated as World Heritage Sites. The Western Ghats are further divided into several hill ranges by the names Sahyadris, Nilgiris, Anaimalai hills and Cardamom hills.

Matheran is translates to the ‘forest on the forehead’. This tiniest hill-station in the country in the Raigad district of Maharashtra cannot be underestimated for its size as it attracts many urban dwellers from the surrounding metropolitan cities. It is located on the range of Western Ghats at height of 800 m (2625 Feet) above sea level. The name Matheran means either ‘Forest on Top’ or ‘Woodland overhead’. Developed by the British as a summer retreat, the hill-station just celebrated its 164th birthday and got a song dedicated to it as a gift! Written in Marathi, the song sings like, “Aamcha abhimaan, amche Matheran” conveying the pride of a Matheran resident.

At a time when even some of the most remote tourist places have begun to suffer from pollution, primarily due to the increase in vehicles, can there be a hill station which can lay claim to being totally free of such ill-effects? Surprisingly, there is one, and it remains free of noxious pollutants.

Places To Visit
Indeed there are about 38 designated view points, refreshing trekking points (Panorama Point) along with gorgeous sunset points (Porcupine Point) and other famous bird-watching points like the Hart Point and Monkey Point. Louisa Point near the market offers an undisturbed view of the ruins of Prabal Fort and the grass-topped hills. There are so much more points like the One Tree-Hill Point (leading up to Shivaji’s ladder), Rambagh Point and Alexander Point.

All the 38 look-out points of Matheran are worth a visit but some points are out of bounds for tourists due to safety reasons. Some of the best peaks and points in Matheran that offer the best views of the hill station are Panorama Point, King George Point, Louisa Point, Echo Point and the Charlotte Lake. The Paymaster Park and the Panthers Caves are also great places to visit for those wanting to witness wildlife. The cliffs of Matheran can be enjoyed and viewed from the tops of restaurants and even through hotel rooms. One of the most eco-sensitive regions, Matheran is best explored on foot or on mountain bikes. Apart from the usual sightseeing, Matheran also offers activities such as hiking, trekking, climbing etc. One of the biggest attractions here is the famous Toy Train. Trips from Matheran to Neral and back, take a thrilling 280 zigzag turns through the Sahayadri ranges, making it an exciting experience for all tourists.

Stuff to Shop
This charming hill station is also a popular shopping destination for tourists. Local Matheran Hats, sandals and sweet ‘Chikki’ are popular here. The honey available in Matheran is also considered to be very popular.

Food to Eat
Fancy restaurants are not easily available in Matheran. Try the stalls, the food vendors and the dhabas, who promise authentic Maharashtrian and Punjabi food.

Distance from Major Cities
Mumbai-80 KM    Pune- 120 KM      Nashik- 160 KM     Shirdi- 250 KM

A visit to Matheran Hill Station can also be combined with other tourist attractions across the city. With its delectable cuisines, and opportunities to explore the surrounding areas, Matheran is perfectly poised to offer an experience that is both, authentic as well as unique! There are many ideal locations to visit in and around this wonderful city, with prominent local landmarks and favourable restaurants being just a few examples. Make a trip to Matheran and its exciting places of interest to enjoy a memorable vacation. A visit to Matheran Hill Station will give you a greater insight into the various cultures and traditions of Matheran . If you are planning a vacation in Matheran, then you must go visit Matheran Hill Station. It is an intrinsic part of the socio-cultural landscape and hence, offers an insightful peek into life, as it exists in Matheran .

Book your GozoCabs; runs out taking splashes of fog on the faces and yearns to see how it changes the shape of everything, from roads to forests and the mountains. GoGozo:GoMatheran