Chhath Puja Special Recipes,Chhath Sweets,Chhath Puja Prasad, Chhath Food

Despite the fact that on Chhath Pooja; Devotees offer devotion by observing a strict Fast for 36 hours. However, these festivities are also pre-eminent and well known for some of its mouthwatering ‘bonne bouches’. Here is a list of Chhath Puja recipes;

Lal SaagIngredients:

• A bunch of Lal Saag
• Red chili - 1 or 2 whole
• Turmeric -1/3 teaspoon
• Ginger (1/2') - chopped finely
• Salt - to taste.
• Cooking oil - 1 teaspoon

Method:

• Clean the leaves remove the hard stalks and chop the saag roughly.
• Heat oil in a pan; add ginger and red chili. Saute the ingredients on the medium flame for a few minutes.
• Now add chopped lal saag and sauté for a couple of minutes.
• Turn the heat to low flame, add turmeric and add well. Now cover the lid and cook for at least 10 minutes.
• Keep checking in between and if found sticky and dry, add a little water.
• Now add salt to taste, sauté for a minute.
• After a few minutes take out the saag and serve hot with parathas and chapattis.

Kohnda or Seeta Phil ki Sabji

Ingredients:

• Pumpkin/ Kohnda finely chopped
• Ginger
• Coriander
• Powder
• Turmeric
• Garam masala
• Asafetida
• Fenugreek seeds
• Sugar
• Raw mango powder

Method:

• Heat the oil in a pan, add fenugreek, asafoetida seeds, and cumin seeds.
• When seeds start to splutter, add ginger.
• Now add pumpkin and green chilies, stir-fry until the pumpkin becomes tender.
• Add salt, garam masala, turmeric, chili powder, and cook the ingredients over medium flame.
• Lower the flame and stir 3-4 times until the ingredients become tender.
• Now add amchoor powder and cook for a few minutes.
• Garnish it with coriander leaves and serve hot.
• Chaawal ki KheerIngredients:
  • Basmati rice (shorter variety) 200gm
  • Milk 2 and 1/2 liter in quantity
  • Elachi 1/2 teaspoonful
  • Sugar as per taste
  • One pinch of saffron powder (optional)
  • 2 teaspoonfuls of raisins (dried grapes) & cashew nut (Anacardium occidentale.
  Method:
• • Soak and wash the rice in water. Now boil the rinsed rice in milk at low flame. Stir continuously or else the rice will get sticky to the base of the pot.
  • When the rice is cooked, add sugar and mix well. If needed add saffron or else leave it.
  • After a consistent sticky combination of rice and milk, take it out of the flame and let it cool.
  • Garnish ‘kheer’ with cashew nuts and raisins and serve.

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