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Farsan (food)
Salty snacks of the Indian subcontinent / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Farsan or Pharsāṇ (Gujarati: ફરસાણ, Hindi and Marathi: फरसाण) refers to salty snacks originating from the Indian subcontinent.[1] Farsans are a very important part of Marwari cuisine, Gujarati cuisine, Marathi cuisine and Sindhi cuisine, wherein a wide variety of them are prepared on special occasions and to entertain guests, and are also enjoyed with tea.[2] Farsan is also found throughout the rest of India, particularly Maharashtra due to the influx of Gujarati and Rajasthani traders and migration of Sindhis in Mumbai.[1]
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Course | Snack |
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Place of origin | Indian subcontinent |
Region or state | Gujarat, Maharashtra, Sindh |
Created by | એક |
Main ingredients | gram flour |
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Some are fried items which are then dried and can be stored; others are fresh or steamed. The following are the main varieties of Farsan:[2][3]