Published 18:37 IST, January 14th 2020
Makar Sankranti 2020: Recipes of festive desserts and dishes to try
During Makar Sankranti, delicious traditional delicacies are prepared. Let’s take a look at some of the recipes for Makar Sankranti desserts and dishes.
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Makar Sankranti is harvest festival of India. It is kwn as Lohri in Punjab, Pongal in Tamil Nu, Uttarayan in Gujrat, Bihu in Assam, and Poush Parbon in West Bengal. It is celebrated with great enthusiasm in India. This auspicious day is also celebrated differently in parts of India. You can see beautiful kites that are flown all over. During Makar Sankranti, delicious tritional delicacies are prepared. Let’s take a look at some of recipes and how to prepare m. Here are various Makar Sankranti desserts and Makar Sankranti dishes:
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Puran Poli
This is ar mouth-watering dish that is prepared by Maharashtrians during Makar Sankranti. Although Puran Poli originated in Maharashtra, it is loved by people from all around India and everyone makes it. Puran from Poli is me with a mixture of mashed chana dal cooked with jaggery and cardamom powder.
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Ingredients for Puran Poli:
- 1 cup Split Bengal gram (chana dal)
- 3/4th cup Jaggery
- A pinch of Saffron
- ¼ teaspoon Cardamom Powder
- A pinch of nutmeg powder
How to Prepare?
- Boil chana dal.
- grind dal using a Grinder and Blender.
- Take a pan, d dal, grated jaggery, cardamom powder, saffron, and nutmeg powder. Mix well.
- Stir constantly till mixture is dry. Remove and let mixture dry. Divide mixture into equal portions.
- d flour, ghee, and water to get perfect dough. Divide dough into equal portions.
- Roll out dough, d Puran stuffing, cover and seal edges.
- Cook Puran Poli in a Tawa.
- Serve hot.
Sarso ka Saag from Punjab
This is a special winter delicacy from Punjab. It is me using mustard leaves and or green leafy vegetables. Let’s take a look at how to make this dish:
Ingredients:
- 4 bunches of fresh mustard leaves
- 1 bunch of fresh spinach
- 5 tablespoons Olive oil
- Sliced ginger
- 6-7 cloves of Garlic
- 2 medium onions
- 3-4 Green chillies
- Salt
Procedure
- Heat oil, d ginger, garlic, and onion. Sauté for 3-4 minutes.
- d chopped mustard leaves, spinach to pan and stir.
- d salt and cook till greens are cooked completely
- Grind cooked greens using a blender
- Put paste to a pan and simmer for 2-3 minutes
- Serve hot
Sakkarai Pongal from Tamil Nu
Sakkarai Pongal is also kwn as Sweet Pongal. It is a delicacy from South India. A tritional Pongal recipe is prepared using rice, jaggery, cashew and moong dal.
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Ingredients
- ½ cup of rice
- ½ cup moong dal
- ½ cup grated jaggery
- A pinch of cardamom powder
- 3-4 tablespoon ghee
- 1-2 tablespoon cashew nuts
- Chopped coconut pieces
Preparation
- Roast moong dal in a pan
- d rice to pan and wash twice
- Pour 2 ¼ cups water and cook till rice and dal are soft
- Remove pressure cooker and mash rice
- Pour grated jaggery to ¼ cup water. Stir jaggery on low flame.
- Filter jaggery syrup
- d green cardamom. Mix and cook on a medium flame till syrup blends with rice.
- Heat a pan with ghee, d coconut pieces and fry m. d m to rice. d cashews, cloves and fry till golden brown.
- Serve hot.
18:37 IST, January 14th 2020