Quick Overview
Goda masala is a special spice blend unique to Maharashtrian cuisine. The spices used in this powder are aromatic spices and these lend a subtle sweet aroma without hints of pungency & heat, so when you smell goda masala, you won't sense the heat & pungency which is felt in other spice blends like garam masala and its variations, hence this masala gets translated in English to sweet masala, sweet not in taste but in aroma. This aromatic spice blend is added to many Maharashtrian dishes comprising of veggies, lentils and rice. A few recipes in which goda masala is always added are masala bhaat, tondli bhaat (spiced ivy gourd rice), vangi bhaat (spiced brinjal rice), dal amti (maharashtrian dal made from pigeon pea lentils), matki usal (spiced maharashtrian curry made with matki or moth beans), bharli bhendi (stuffed okra), bharli vangi (stuffed brinjal/aubergines), vangi bhaji, papdi bhaji.
