Hello, my dear Connect friends!
Hope you all are doing great, eating well and staying safe.
Being a travel bug I have always tried to visit different destinations to explore the diverse cultures, and one thing I have always loved is trying the local delicacies! Be it in my own town/country or outside India, what makes me curious is what is ‘authentic’.
This post is especially for my friends all over the world and talks about one of the mouth-watering authentic Maharashtrian delicacies- Naralachi Vadi (coconut barfi) which is also an integral part of one of the Maharashtrian festival- Narali Pournima (also Rakhi Pournima). Naral (coconut) is one of the important ingredients to be used in food on this day. People usually make Narali bhat (coconut rice) but my favourite part of Narali Pournima is Naralachi Vadi. Traditionally used as sweet while celebrating Rakhi Pournima when a girl ties Rakhi on her brother’s hand.
Naralachi vadi usually has grated coconut cooked in sugar. Multiple ingredients can be added to the basic recipe but trust me it is beyond my ability to describe the heavenly feeling of having the freshly made Naralachi vadi. I recently came across a similar preparation from Tamil, which is called Thengai burfi. Different states have different styles and recipes of vadi preparation but the basics remain the same! Nowadays even flavoured vadi is available- e.g. Mango, strawberry etc. (I would still prefer the basic one always! Isn’t coconut a flavour itself?)
Naralachi vadi is not commonly available for sale in most cities in Maharashtra (as it is very common to make it at home) but these can be very easily bought from homemade food suppliers in certain locations like Dadar, Thane, Dombivli etc. I must mention that near my home in Dombivli, we have multiple homemade Naralachi vadi suppliers who provide delicious preparation on pre-orders.
If you know of any variant of this preparation, do let me know in the comments. If you ever travel to Mumbai (or Maharashtra), do try this local delicacy!
Hope you will enjoy this quick read.
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Another stellar article @Smita_Patil with a mouth-watering cover photo of the Naralachi Vadi 
The collage of ingredients and the recipe are the best I have seen recently on Connect - so this deserves a special mention.
Although this sweet is popular in the coastal parts, it is practically unheard of in the regions like Pune, Aurangabad, Nagpur, and beyond which are considered the hinterlands of Maharashtra.
b.t.w. we too use Gowardhan ghee though you should also try Gpvind ghee, which is fast becoming popular and similar in taste and quality as Gowardhan.
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अरे वाह, मस्तच @Smita_Patil !! एकदम टेस्टी दिसताहेत वड्या!! नारळाच्या वड्या घरच्याच खऱ्या खायला मज्जा असते.
फार छान व सोप्या भाषेत सांगितले आहेस !! 
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That’s awesome @Smita_Patil
Authentic recipes are always worth it!
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It’s called Coconut Bar, it’s so tasty and i ate a lot in my childhood @Smita_Patil
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Thank you @TusharSuradkar . you always make it to the very first comment and I am so thankful for that 
Plus very thoughtful responses.
I was happy to click for that collage for how the coloured containers looked. Thtk you for the special mention.
You are correct, it is popular in costal regions due to availability of fresh coconut. My native (Khandesh) mainly uses dried coconut in most preparations.
I would try Govind ghee which you mentioned.
Once again thank you for visiting my quick read
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in Bangladesh called this narikel barfi . narikel mean coconut @Smita_Patil
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अगदी खरे @AjitThite . घरी बनवलेल्या वस्तू नेहमी मस्त च.
या पोस्टला प्रतिसाद दिल्याबद्दल धन्यवाद.
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Thank you so much for your response @CreativeCreature . True. I personally love the authentic versions of food than any deviation. Even the basic dal rice ghee ( if you are aware) tastes yum without any great effort.
I am.glad you liked the post.
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Good to know that @AbdullahAM . I bet even I have multiple memories with this sweet. It used to be my whole day snack whenever my mother made it.
It is probably sold as nutritious bar in Maharashtra and elsewhere also usually as a blended protein supplement.
Naralachi vadi or khobaryachi vadi is typical Marathi name of this dish.
Many thanks for your response.
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Hey @MahabubMunna . Thank you for that response l. Good to know that. And also learnt a new word- Narikel. Great!
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@Smita_Patil i liked it so much. It’s very tempting. Cover photo is very nice. Well written post. Shall we come over your place to enjoy this vadi? 
Thank you for sharing this post.
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Hi @Smita_Patil it’s never to late or i never miss a chance to read your particular post its as always worth reading.
The pictures looks so tempting i am just wondering how delicious it would be in real. I truly believe coconut itself is a flavour and I love the sweets made up of coconut or added flavour.
Thank you for adding such a great post keep it up buddy tc 
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Arey bas kai @Rohan10 . You are most welcome anytime
Or Anytime If you come this side, do let me know!
Thank you so much for your response and encouragement 
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नमस्कार,
** @Smita_Patil **
तु शेअर केलेल्या नारळाच्या वड्या छान दिसत आहे, सोपं वाटतं आहे इतराना बनवायला, आमच्या सोबत शेअर केल्याबद्दल धन्यवाद …
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@Smita_Patil
Yummy Naralachi vadi,thanks for sharing it.
During diwali I make laddu of it we get grated powder of dry coconut from. Apna bazar, make same way. My mom add food colour orange make ladu. Feeling hungry after reading your post.
Thanks a lot mere dost @Pratik_89 . It was my vwry first attempt at Naralvadi and it turned out well. It is tasty for sure…
Even I like coconut flavour. Do you remember those Nice biscuits? Coconut flavour with sugar coating? Used to be my favourite.
Thanks again for your super encouraging comment!
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धन्यवाद @Shrut19 तुमच्या प्रतिसादासाठी आणि प्रोत्साहनासाठी.
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Hi @RosyKohli thanks for responding. You make laddoos of dry coconut? What is binder that you use? Usually. Fresh coconut leaves a lot of water and it is easy to bind with sugar syrup when hot. I am curious about laddoo technique now.
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@Smita_Patil
Yes dry coconut powder we get in pan put ghee roast it on slow gas for few minutes put normal milk mix nice then sugar powder mix well add dry fruits, elachi powder mix well roll in round shape. Then in a plate put dry coconut powder roll it. It’s ready keep in fridge to set.
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