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  Puja cuisine ---SASTHI   SAPTAMI    
 
Durga Puja is the time for celebrations. Delicious delicacies are always the part of this festive occasion. Sasthi is the first day of the five day celebration. Some wonderful recipes to refer to serve your family.   
Luchi
Ingredients:
500gms Flour, 2 tbl spoon refined oil, Salt according to taste, Warm water to knead the flour, Oil to fry


Steps:
Knead 500gms of flour, 4 tbl spoon of oil & salt according to taste with warm water. Make small balls. Flatten them into round chappatis.
Deep fry them.

Alurdam
Ingredients:
500 gms small sized potatoes, 1/2 tbl spoon mustard, 2 twigs kurry leaves, 50 gms tamarind,
4-5 green chillies, salt according to taste, 

1 tbl spoon ginger paste, 1 tbl spoon sugar, 3-4 tbl spoon refined oil, Boil potatoes and peel them.

Steps:
Soak tamarind in a cup of water for 10 mins.and strain the juice.
Heat oil in pan and fry ginger, mustard, kurry leaves till brown.
Then add the boiled potatoes & fry for a minute or two.
Then add chillies, sugar & salt & add tamarind juice.
Stir & serve hot with luchi.

Cholar Dal
Ingredients:
250 gms chholar dal, 3-4 tbl spoon oil, 1 tbl spoon jeere, 1/2 tbl spoon grated ginger
4-5 tejpata, chopped green chillies, 1/2 cup grated coconut, 1/2 tbl spoon termeric, 1 tbl spoon sugar, hing


Steps:
Boil 250 gms of chholar dal in 2 cups of water.Heat oil in pan,add hing, jeere, tejpata, grated ginger, chopped chilles, grated coconut, salt, sugar, termeric and fry for sometime. Pour the boiled dal in the pan.
Cook for sometime and serve hot.

Begun Bhaja

Ingredients:
Brinjal-2, Salt-to taste, Turmeric-a pinch, Mustard oil for frying

 


Steps:
Cut brinjal into rounds or lengthwise. Rub in turmeric and salt. Deep fry till tender.

 
Payesh
Ingredients:
Milk- 2 liters, Sugar- 4 tablespoons, Rice- 3-4 tablespoons, few raisins, sliced almonds, chopped cashew nuts


Steps: 

Wash rice and dry it on a plate and keep aside.Heat milk in a large pan.
Simmer until it is reduced to 3 quarters its original volume.Add he washed rice.Add sugar when the rice is tender.Continue cooking until milk is reduced to half and thickens.Add the raisins, almonds and chopped cashew nuts.Remove from heat.Cool and serve.

           
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