BASANT PANCHAMI FEAST
Basant
Panchami is a special day of spring. This day falls on the fifth day of Magh
Shukla Paksha. The troubles of the harsh winter end and a new enthusiasm arises
in the spring. On this day, Goddess Saraswati, the goddess of learning, is
worshiped in homes and schools. The celebration of Basant Panchami is
celebrated with enthusiasm throughout India. There are different ways to enjoy
this day some people make good food on Basant Panchami, like Saffron-Rich
Yellow Rice, Kesari Bhat, Puran Poli, and many other dishes are relished on this
day. Let’s have a look at our menu for Basant Panchami 2023.
SAFFRON RICE
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup khoya
2 cups boiled rice
2 tbsp milk
few threads of saffron
3-4 cardamom
3-4 cloves
8 -10 pieces of cashew nuts
8 -10 almonds chopped
8 -10 pistachios finely chopped
1 tbsp raisins
2 tbsp ghee
½ cup sugar
METHOD:
1. Put the saffron in hot milk and keep it
aside so that saffron dissolves in milk to form a nice color.
2. Heat ghee in a pan, fry cashews, almonds,
raisins, and pistachios and keep them separately.
3. Now put cloves and cardamom in the
same pan and fry and add sugar, saffron milk, khoya and mix all the ingredients
nicely.
4. Add cooked rice and mix well, close
the lid and let it cook on low flame for a few minutes.
5. Mix roasted nuts and take off the
gas.
6. Serve the hot saffron rice by
garnishing it with dry fruits and saffron.
KESARIYA SHRIKHAND
INGREDIENTS:
500 grams of fresh curd
50 grams of ground sugar
10-15 threads of saffron
1 teaspoon to soak saffron lukewarm
milk
3-4 cardamom green cardamom powder
5-6 finely chopped pistachios
5-6 finely chopped almonds -
METHOD:
1. Tie fresh curd in a clean muslin
cloth and hang it for 2-3 hours, press it with your hands to remove all the water
from the curd.
2. Put the saffron in lukewarm milk and
keep it aside.
3. Take out the curd from the cloth in
a utensil, add sugar and cardamom powder and mix well.
4. Now, add saffron milk to the curd
mixture and mix well. Add half the almonds and pistachios and mix.
5. Kesariya
Shrikhand is ready! Put the Shrikhand in the
fridge for two hours.
6. Lastly, take out Shrikhand in a
bowl and garnish it with the dry fruits and serve it cold.
POORAN POLI
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups flour
2 tbsp ghee for moyan
half teaspoon salt
For Stuffing:
1 cup channa dal
½ cup sugar
3-4 green cardamom
finely chopped nuts as desired
desi ghee for roasting
METHOD:
1. After sifting the flour, add moyan and
salt to knead a t soft dough. Keep the dough covered for half an hour.
2. Soak channa dal in water for two
hours.
3. Now, boil the dal in a pressure
cooker until it is cooked properly. After this, put it in a strainer so that
excess water comes out of it.
3. Grind the lentil without adding water,
put a little ghee in a frying pan, and roast the lentil on medium heat.
4. Now, add sugar, green cardamom, and
finely chopped dry fruits and roast for five minutes while stirring
continuously, remove from the gas and let it cool.
5. Make balls of dough, stuff the
stuffing into it, and spread it a little with your hands, then with the help of
a rolling pin, roll it into a roti shape with light hands.
6. Put it on a hot griddle and apply
desi ghee on both sides until it becomes red and crisp. Bake all the puran
polis in the same way.
7. Your hot and tempting Puran Poli is
ready to be served!
You may like post
FOOD RENOWNED STREETS
Let's know about the special streets of India which are famous for their special cuisines.
CELEBRITY OWNED RESTAURANTS
get to know about the most lavish bistros owned by Indian celebrities