Kolhapur Rassa Mandal

Kolhapur is specially known as edible city. It has a some good traditional dishes prepared from “Mutton” (goat meat) which are very tingle tasty and delightful.” Pandra Rassa ” the white curry is a liked starter at Kolhapur. A Soup like dish of water used to boil the “Mutton” along with spices such as coriander , ginger & garlic etc. This is a very tasty pre-food item. Apart from taste it has certain medicinal use as well. This “Rassa” is recommended for cough and throat related ailments. This is a part of a well-know duo curries. the other one is termed as “Tambda Rassa”“Tambda Rassa” the second starter of the duo. This is a curry prepared using red chilly powder to make it appear “Tambda” redish. Made in almost same ways as Pandra Rassa this type of curry is more famous within the rural area of Kolhapur.
After these starters comes the special roasted mutton.”Roasted Mutton” is a special variety of non-veg dish prepared extensively at Kolhapur. The special recipe of this mutton makes it a unique disk attributed to Kolhapur. Different varieties of this dishes are prepared with different spices. One such famous type is “Ghaati” Mutton. These various dishes along with “Bhakari” or “Chapaati” constitute the Kolhapuri Taat.