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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
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| Luchi |
Ingredients:
500gms
Flour, 2 tbl spoon refined oil, Salt according to taste, Warm water
to knead the flour, Oil to fry |
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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.
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| Alurdam |
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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, |
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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.
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| 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
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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.
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| Begun
Bhaja |
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Ingredients:
Brinjal-2,
Salt-to taste, Turmeric-a pinch, Mustard oil for frying
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Steps:
Cut brinjal
into rounds or lengthwise. Rub in turmeric and salt. Deep fry till
tender.
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| Payesh |
Ingredients:
Milk- 2
liters, Sugar- 4 tablespoons, Rice- 3-4 tablespoons, few raisins,
sliced almonds, chopped cashew nuts |
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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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| ASTAMI |
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