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January 13, 2018

Iyengar Sakkarai Pongal – Iyengar Style Sweet Pongal Recipe In Pressure Cooker

Iyengar sakkarai pongal
Iyengar style sweet pongal / Sakkarai pongal recipe was in my try list for long time. Recently I bought a cookbook named “Iyengar Pandigai Samayal “ from Kumbakonam. All the Iyengar specialty recipes are discussed in that book according to the festival. I found a traditional Sakkarai Pongal recipe prepared using a pot ( bronze pot/ Venkala paanai). 

When I saw that recipe, I immediately called my school friend Sumi who is the only source for my Tamil Iyengar Recipes in my website to confirm the recipe and ingredients. She shared all the most important tips to get perfect Perumal temple style Sakkarai Pongal. Thank you so much Sumi.  I became very happy and tried it for my Thursday Guru Pooja Neivedyam yesterday. It came out finger licking good. But for your help, this post would not have come up today :). 

My friend told me to prepare this pongal in a bronze pot to get the authentic flavor and taste. But my pot is too big to make small quantity. So I used a pressure cooker to ease my job. My job was done in less than 30 minutes.

Friends, I have shared all the tips shared by my friend Sumi if you like to try the authentic version like temples. If you wish, you can prepare in a bronze pot like temples or use your cooker to make it quickly. Choice is yours ! But taste wise pot pongal is the best. 

Next year during pongal festival,  I will try to buy a small pot and make a separate & detailed post. Now lets see how to make Iyengar style sakkarai pongal recipe / Sweet pongal recipe with step by step pictures and video.

Sweet pongal recipe Iyengar

POINTS TO NOTE

  1. To make temple style pongal, you should cook the rice & dal in an open pot, preferably in a bronze pot as it helps to retain the heat longer & maintain the consistency of pongal.
  2. Addition of Pachai karpooram/ edible camphor is a must in Iyengar Pongal.
  3. They also use freshly made ghee from butter to roast the cashews and add to pongal for neivedyam. They do not use the ghee used for regular cooking. So the taste & flavor of fresh ghee matters a lot.
  4. Never use boiled rice. Always use good quality Sona masoori rice for best taste.
  5. Do not use basmati rice as well.
  6. Roasting moong dal is an optional step. Some people add it as such.
  7. My friend told me to soak rice & moong dal in milk & water for 15 to 30 minutes to cook quickly.  But I din’t soak it as I used pressure cooker.
  8. Milk should be used in Iyengar pongal. Some people cook the rice only with milk. But I have used a combination of water & milk as suggested by my friend.
  9. The quantity of milk may vary based on the consistency of pongal. So reserve some boiled milk and add it while serving if needed.
  10. I have used rice & jaggery in the ratio of 1: 2. Some people use 1:1.5 for mild sweet taste. It all depends on your taste buds.

Iyengar Sakkarai Pongal - Sweet Pongal recipe


Iyengar Sakkarai Pongal - Sweet Pongal recipe How to make Iyengar style sweet pongal recipe / sakkarai pongal with milk & jaggery.
Cuisine: South Indian
Category: Iyengar recipes
Serves: 3
Prep time: 5 Minutes
Cook time: 20 Minutes
Total time: 25 Minutes


INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250ml
  • Raw rice - 1/2 cup ( Good quality Sona Masoori rice)
  • Yellow moong dal - 2 tbsp 
  • Boiled milk - 1 cup
  • Water - 1.5 cups
  • Powdered Jaggery - 1 cup ( Use 3/4 cup if using paagu vellam)
  • Water- 1/2 cup ( to melt jaggery)
  • Ghee - 2 to 3 tbsp ( I used 2 tbsp butter to roast nuts)
  • Cashew nuts - Few
  • Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Edible camphor / Pachai karpooram - A pinch

HOW TO MAKE IYENGAR SAKKARAI PONGAL

  1. In a pressure cooker base, heat 1 tsp ghee. Roast moong dal for a minute.
  2. Add raw rice to it and roast for another minute. Wash them.
  3. Add water + milk to the cooker along with a pinch of salt.
  4. Pressure cook in very low flame for 2 whistles.
  5. Mash the cooked rice & dal. Boil and melt jaggery adding water and strain the syrup.
  6. Add jaggery syrup, 1 tbsp ghee to the mashed rice. Mix well and boil till semi solid in consistency. Switch off flame.
  7. Add cardamom powder, a pinch of edible camphor and cashews roasted in ghee.
  8. Mix well and remove from flame. Garnish with more cashews if you like and serve hot !

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

  • In a pressure cooker base, heat 1 tsp of ghee. Roast yellow moong dal for a minute. To this, add rice and roast for one more minute. Remove the cooker and wash the rice + dal. Drain the water and keep it back in flame.

  • Add milk + water to the washed rice, dal mixture. Add a pinch of salt as well. Mix well.
    Iyengar sweet pongal
  • Pressure cook in very low flame for 2 whistles.Open the cooker after steam is released. Mash the rice and dal very well with a ladle or masher. Make sure rice + dal is mashed properly. Add more boiled milk or water if needed. Mix well. Keep the cooker aside.
    Iyengar sweet pongal
  • In a kadai, boil and melt jaggery adding water. Strain the syrup in a wire mesh. (If the jaggery tastes too sweet, you can reduce to 3/4 cup)
    Iyengar sweet pongal
  • Add the syrup to the mashed rice and mix well. Add little more hot water or milk if the pongal is too thick at this stage. Add 1 tbsp ghee to avoid sticking of rice to the bottom of cooker.
    Iyengar sweet pongal
  • Mix well and boil till pongal comes to semi solid in consistency. Do not cook till too thick. It will harden as it cools down. So make it semi thick.  Remove from the flame.
  • Roast cashews in the remaining 1 tbsp ghee and add to pongal. (  I used fresh butter, melted to make ghee and roasted the cashews as suggested by my friend.) Add cardamom powder, a pinch of edible camphor and mix well. Add 1 tbsp more ghee and few more roasted cashews for garnishing. Serve hot !
    Iyengar sweet pongal
    Iyengar sweet pongal



    Enjoy !

Note

  • The ratio of rice & water depends on the quality of rice. Old rice takes more water. For pongal festival, we buy new rice ( pudhu arisi).So it takes less water. I used 1:5 ratio of rice and water. You can also use 1:4 or 1:6 based on the rice.
  • Similarly the quantity of jaggery depends on the type of jaggery. If you use paagu vellam, you can add 1:1.5 ratio of rice & jaggery else use 1:2 as I did to get nice color and taste.
  • If you feel the sweetness is more, you can add more boiled milk or hot water to reduce the sweetness.
  • Edible camphor is the most important to get temple flavor.
  • You can also add powdered nutmeg and roasted cloves if you like.
  • Do not reduce ghee than the mentioned quantity. You must add more ghee to get ghee dripping pongal else pongal looks dry.
Try this easy, yummy Iyengar style Sakkarai pongal for this Pongal festival at home and enjoy !
Iyengar sakkarai pongal
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October 3, 2017

Pattani Sundal Recipe – Green Peas Sundal – Sundal Varieties

I had to post this Green Peas Sundal Recipe (Pattani sundal in Tamil) last week during Navaratri. But I couldn’t do it due to some personal work. I am yet to start Diwali recipes. So today I am posting this recipe from my draft. From tomorrow, you can expect some yummy Diwali sweets and snacks from here : )). Pattani sundal is one of the easy and yummy sundal varieties we make during Navaratri for neivedyam. Last week I prepared this sundal recipe for Golu. I used dried green peas, soaked it overnight and prepared this sundal. If you have frozen or fresh green peas (pachai pattani) in hand, your job becomes easier. Cooking green peas perfectly is a bit tricky. Most of us face the problem of peas becoming mushy after pressure cooking. 

Green peas sundal

Proper soaking and addition of salt while pressure cooking helps to retain its shape and cooks soft as well. Recently my neighbor shared this sundal by adding masala. It was tasting great and truly flavorful. But I made it in the usual way as we need to avoid onion & garlic for neivedyam. Soon I will share my neighbor’s masala sundal recipe. For variations, you can make this sundal with white peas or yellow peas as well. Today lets see how to make green peas sundal recipe with step by step pictures.

Pattani sundal

Green Peas Sundal Recipe / Pattani Sundal

Green peas sundal

How to make Green Peas Sundal Recipe

South Indian
Sundal Recipes
4


Ingredients (1 cup - 250ml)

  • Dried Green Peas - 1 cup
  • Water - as needed (to soak & cook the peas)
  • Salt - as needed

    To Grind

  • Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
  • Green chilli - 1 to 2 nos
  • Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

    To temper

  • Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Curry leaves - Few
  • Red chilli - 1 no (pinched)
  • Hing - 1/8 tsp

How to make the recipe

  1. Wash and soak the dried green peas for 8 hours.
  2. Pressure cook the green peas adding soaked water and salt in low flame for 2 whistles.
  3. Drain the excess water if any and keep the cooked peas aside.
  4. Grind coconut, chilli and cumin seeds to a coarse paste without water.
  5. Temper mustard seeds, curry leaves, hing and add cooked peas, ground paste.
  6. Mix till raw smell goes off. Sprinkle some lemon juice if you like.

Green Peas Sundal Recipe - Step by step photos

  • Wash and soak dried green peas for 8 hours or overnight.Pressure cook it adding enough water and salt in low flame ofr 2 whistles.
    Pattani Sundal Recipe
  • Adding salt helps to prevent peas becoming mushy.So don't forget to add salt.Remove after the steam is released.
  • Drain in a colander. Grind coconut, chilli and cumin seeds to a coarse paste without adding water.
  • Heat coconut oil in a kadai. Splutter mustard seeds, curry leaves, hing and pinched red chilli.
    Pattani Sundal Recipe
  • Add cooked peas, ground coconut paste and saute till raw smell goes off.You can sprinkle some lemon juice if you like. Serve warm !
    Pattani Sundal Recipe

Notes

  • Dried green peas should be soaked at least for 6 to 8 hours.If using fresh peas, no need to soak it.
  • Addition of salt while cooking peas helps to prevent it becoming mushy.
  • For variations, you can add grated coconut instead of grinding it.

Try this easy, kids friendly Green peas sundal recipe at home and share your feedback with me Happy.

pattani sundal recipe

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September 25, 2017

Pachai Payaru Sundal Without Soaking – Green Gram Sundal Recipe( Sweet & Spicy)

Green gram sundal without soaking



Easy Green gram sweet sundal and kara sundal recipe without soaking with step by step and Video – We call it as Pachai payaru sundal / Pasi payaru sundal in Tamil. Generally We South Indians make sundal recipes for neivedyam without fail during navaratri festival. So I thought of sharing some sundal varieties this week. To begin with, I have come up with an easy green gram sundal recipe without soaking . Usually people make green moong dal sundal by soaking it for hours together. But my MIL always make it instantly by roasting the dal. This year I followed her method as it is so easy and quick to make.

If you forget to soak the legumes or when you want to make sundal instantly, you can go ahead with this recipe. I prepared green gram sweet sundal and spicy sundal varieties. Both came out very well and tasty. But the color of this sundal won’t be green. Hope you will try this easy sundal recipe and share your feedback with me. Ok, Lets see how to make pachai payaru sundal recipe with step by step pictures and video.
You can also check out my green gram sundal with soaking and my other sundal varieties.



Green gram sweet sundal



Pachai Payaru Sundal Without Soaking - Instant Green Gram Sundal - Sweet & Spicy

Rice kheer recipe

How to make Green gram sundal without soaking

South Indian
Festival recipes
4

Ingredients (1 cup - 250ml)

  • Green gram / Pachai payaru - 1 cup
  • Cooking oil - 1 tbsp (to roast dal)
  • Water - 2.5 to 3 cups (For pressure cooking dal)
  • Salt - 1/4 tsp

    Green Gram Sweet Sundal recipe

  • Cooked green gram - 1 cup(Heaped)
  • Grated jaggery - 1/3 cup
  • Water - 1/4 cup
  • Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Grated coconut - 1/4 cup

    Green Gram Spicy Sundal recipe

  • Cooked green gram - 1.5 cups
  • Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
  • Red chilli - 1-2 no(pinched)
  • Curry leaves - few
  • Salt - as needed
  • Hing/asafetida - 1/4 tsp
  • Grated coconut - 1/4 cup

How to make the recipe

  1. Heat oil in a cooker base. Roast green gram for 5 minutes.
  2. Nice aroma arises. Add water & cook in high flame for 7 whistles.
  3. Remove & drain excess water.
  4. For sweet sundal,melt jaggery adding water.Strain & boil for a minute.
  5. Add cooked green gram, cardamom powder, coconut.Mix & boil till slightly moist.Serve!
  6. For spicy sundal, temper mustard,urad,curry leaves and hing in oil.Add cooked green gram,salt and grated coconut.Mix well and serve.

Green Gram Sundal Recipe / Pachai Payaru Sundal - Step by step photos

  • Heat oil in a cooker base and roast green gram till it gets roasted smell and turns slightly golden brown in color.
    Green Gram Sundal Recipe without soaking
  • Add 2.5 to 3 cups of water and pressure cook in low flame for 2 whistles or in high flame for 7 whistles.
    Green Gram Sundal Recipe without soaking
  • Remove after the steam is released.Drain the excess water using a colander.Let it become warm.
    Green Gram Sundal Recipe without soaking
  • For green gram sweet sundal : Heat and melt jaggery adding little water in a pan.Strain the syrup.
    Green Gram Sundal Recipe without soaking
  • Wash the pan.Add the syrup in the same pan. Let it roll boil. Put 1 cup of cooked green gram. Mix well.
    Green Gram Sundal Recipe without soaking
  • Add cardamom powder, grated coconut and mix well. Make sure this sundal is slightly moist in texture. Do not mix till its dry. Dal will become hard.
  • So switch off the flame when there is slight wetness. It will become normal when sundal cools down.Serve & enjoy !
  • For green gram spicy sundal: Heat coconut oil in a pan. Temper mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves, hing and pinched red chillies.
  • Saute for a minute and then add cooked green gram, salt and grated coconut. Mix well & serve.
    Green Gram Sundal Recipe without soaking
  • Green gram sweet sundal and spicy sundal are ready !
    Green Gram Sundal Recipe without soaking

 

Pachai payaru sundal without soaking

Notes

  • This sundal won't be bright green in color as we are roasting the green gram.
  • To get green color sundal, you need to soak the dal for 6 to 8 hours without roasting.
  • For sweet sundal: if the jaggery is pure, you can add grated jaggery directly to the cooked green gram. Mix till it melts.
  • You can add some lemon juice to spicy sundal if you like. But add it after switching off the flame.

Try this easy, no soaking, Instant green gram sundal recipe and enjoy !
Pachai payaru sundal without soaking
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September 22, 2017

Rice Kheer Recipe Without Condensed Milk – Chawal Ki Kheer With Video

When I posted North Indian Navratri recipes for 9 days, I found Rice kheer recipe (Chawal ki kheer in Hindi) is one of the most important prasad recipes offered on Navratri 3rd day for Mata Chandraghanta & 8th day for Maa MahaGauri & Kanya puja. So I wanted to try rice kheer and post in my food book. Usually I make South Indian rice kheer (Paal payasam in Tamil) by roasting and pressure cooking rice in milk. But North Indian kheer is prepared in a different method. Authentically, basmati rice or long grain rice (Chawal) is soaked in water, cooked in full fat milk in an open kadai simmering in low flame for long time. As the rice gets cooked, quantity of milk is reduced. It becomes thick and creamy. Kheer gets a natural color & sweetness from rice & milk. Then cooked rice is sweetened with sugar, boiled till thick and then flavored with cardamom & garnished with nuts. It can be served warm or chilled as you like. It tastes finger licking delicious. I saw few recipes with condensed milk (Milk maid) instead of sugar but I went with the traditional procedure & used sugar. Some people also made it with left over rice.
Rice kheer recipe
As I had already posted Bengali Chaler Payesh, making this North Indian rice kheer was not so difficult for me as the procedure is similar. After watching many video recipes and websites, I could do it confidently. It came out really well and tasty. Even though the quantity of rice is less, the yield of this kheer is more. Sendhil & myself enjoyed it taking 2 to 3 servings. Do try this simple and easy rice kheer during this navratri, offer God and get her blessings. Soon I till try to post an easier version of this kheer by using pressure cooker & condensed milk.  Now Lets see how to make rice kheer recipe with step by step pictures and video !

Do refer my  18 payasam  / kheer varieties & Bengali Chaler Payesh recipes.


Chawal ki kheer recipe


Rice kheer recipe / Chawal ki kheer

Rice kheer recipe

How to make Rice kheer recipe

North Indian
Dessert
4

Ingredients (1 cup - 250ml)

  • Basmati rice / long grain rice - 1.5 tbsp
  • Full fat milk - 1/2 liter(2 cups)
  • Sugar - 1/4 cup (1/3 cup for more sweetness)
  • Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Chopped cashews, badam & pista - handful
  • Saffron threads - Few to garnish
  • Rose petals - to garnish (optional)

How to make the recipe

  1. Wash and soak rice in water for 30 mins to 1 hour.
  2. Roll boil milk in a pan.
  3. Add soaked rice, boil in medium flame.
  4. Stir at regular intervals and boil till rice is cooked soft.
  5. Add sugar, cardamom powder and boil till slightly thick.
  6. Garnish with chopped nuts and serve warm or chilled.

Rice Kheer Recipe / Chawal Ki Kheer - Step by step photos

  • Wash and soak rice in water for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
  • Boil milk in a wide pan. When it roll boils, simmer the flame. Add the soaked rice.
    Rice kheer recipe
  • Cook rice in medium flame by stirring at regular intervals to avoid burnt bottom. It takes nearly 20 to 25 minutes for rice to cook. You can also cover cook for last 5 minutes to make the rice soft. But keep the flame very low.
    Rice kheer recipe
  • After rice is cooked, add sugar, cardamom powder.Sugar melts and kheer becomes watery.
    Rice kheer recipe
  • Boil till kheer becomes slightly thick.i.e when you pour, rice & milk should not separate. They should be well blended but pourable. This is the right consistency. Remember this kheer thickens when cool down. So add more boiled milk, adjust sugar if needed. Garnish with chopped nuts, saffron threads and serve warm or chilled by refrigerating it.
    Rice kheer recipe

Notes

  • Soaking helps the rice to cook quick & soft. If you don't have time, you can wash and cook the rice without soaking too.
  • Add more sugar if you have sweet teeth, but not more than 1/3 cup.
  • I have not used ghee. If you wish, you can roast the nuts in ghee and add to kheer.
  • To make a quick version, you can cook rice & milk in a pressure cooker.
  • You can also use condensed milk instead of sugar.Add 3 tbsp. Guess it will be enough.
  • If you like kesar flavor, add saffron soaked milk.But color of kheer becomes yellow.

Easy to cook, delicious, festival special rice kheer is ready to enjoy !
Rice kheer recipe without condensed milk
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September 17, 2017

Navratri Recipes For 9 Days– South Indian & North Indian Prasadam Recipes

Navratri recipes for 9 days golu at home
Here is the picture of our last year’s Golu!

South Indian, North Indian Navratri Recipes for 9 days golu at home . In this post, I have framed a list of Navarathri prasadam recipes of Tamil nadu, Andhra and North India for nine days as per my readers request. Last year I made a detailed post on how to keep golu at home. At that time, many of my readers asked me to make a post on Navratri naivedyam recipes list. So today I have come up with the list of prasad recipes like rice varieties, sweets, sundal recipes/snacks based on South Indian and North Indian Navratri festival. Hope this post will be helpful to you all.

Do refer my Navaratri recipes collection for more ideas.

TAMIL NADU RECIPES FOR NAVARATHRI

In Tamil nadu, during Navarathri people worship Goddess Durga for the first three days, Goddess Lakshmi for the second three days and Goddess Saraswathi for the last 3 days. People used to offer some sweets and sundal recipes for God in front of Golu. Even though navarathri is a 9 days festival, the day that comes before Navarathri i.e Amavasya and the day after Navratri where we celebrate the victory of good over evil as Vijayadasami, comes to 11 days. 

Married ladies & young girls are invited to home and we give thaamboolam along with a sundal variety or sweet as Golu prasadham. We usually keep the golu on Pradhamai day evening. So we offer sweet pongal/sakkarai pongal and chana sundal/kondakadalai sundal for neivedyam and we offer some fruits, rock candy on Vijayadasami day.

I have shared this table of naivedyam recipes by referring Nataraja Deekshithar’s blog post. He had given a clear explanation about Navaratri celebration in temples and its importance. He has also mentioned the list of flowers, leaves, kolam, fruits, Neivedyam and Raga to be used for Navratri 9 days. I took the neivedyam recipes, added 2 more recipes for each day morning & evening neivedyam and framed this table. 

I have given different sweet recipes, rice variety and sundal recipes for 9 days. You can alter the sweets and sundal varieties based on your liking. But the rice variety given here is as per the tradition according to Deekshithar’s post. So you can follow the same. I have linked all the recipes to my post. You can click on that to view the respective ones. I am yet to post few sundal recipes in this list. I will do it this week.  

I hope this table would be useful for people who wants to get some ideas for Navratri recipes. Ok, lets check the table below.

GOLU DAY EVENING (If you keep on Amavasya day) SWEET PONGAL CHANA SUNDAL
DAY 1 VEN PONGAL RICE - MOONG DAL, GREEN GRAM SUNDAL(SWEET & SPICE)
DAY 2 RAVA KESARI , TAMARIND RICE ,  KARAMANI SWEET SUNDAL , SPICY SUNDAL 
DAY 3 SAKKARAI PONGAL , PEPPER RICE PARUPPU VADAI PEANUT SUNDAL
DAY 4 WHEAT FLOUR APPAM KADAMBA SADAM, PEAS SUNDAL
DAY 5 RICE PAYASAMCURD RICE, RAJMA SUNDAL OR DOUBLE BEANS SUNDAL
DAY 6 RAVA LADOO COCONUT RICE , FIELD BEANS SUNDAL OR MOONG DAL SUNDAL
DAY 7 RAW RICE IDLI , LEMON RICE KADALA PARUPPU SUNDAL
DAY 8 COCONUT BURFI PAAL SADAM MULTI GRAIN SUNDAL
DAY 9(SARASWATHI POOJA) AKKARA ADISAL 5 RICE VARIETIES OR LUNCH MENU, VADA, BROWN CHANA SUNDAL Or CHANA DAL SUNDAL
DAY 10 (For Vijayadasami) BETEL LEAVES & NUTS, FRUITS, ROCK CANDY OR DRY GRAPES

  Apart from this list, you can refer more recipes in my collection of Navratri recipes post. Do check it !


ANDHRA RECIPES FOR NAVRATRI

In Andhra Pradesh, Navadurga  ( Nine aspects of Goddess Durga) is worshipped during Navratri. Varieties of  prasadam is offered to God on these nine days.


DAY 1 CHALIMIDI, VADA PAPPU, PARAMANNAM
DAY 2 SWEET BOONDI, CHICKPEAS 
DAY 3 RAVA KESARI , PULIHORA
DAY 4 PONGALI
DAY 5 PULIHORA , PESARA BOORELU
DAY 6 ATUKULU, BELLAM, SENAGA PAPPU, COCONUT
DAY 7 KSHEERANNAM, BELLAM, SUGAR
DAY 8 GARELU, LEMON JUICE
DAY 9 CHAKKARA PONGALI
DAY 10 PULIHORA , GARELU

NORTH INDIAN NAVRATRI BHOG FOR 9 DAYS

In North India, People worship nine different forms of Maa Durga.

Day 1 – Maa Shailaputri to bless disease free life
Day 2 - Mata Brahmacharini to increase longevity of family members
Day 3 - Mata Chandraghanta to fulfill all the wishes and provides relief from worldly pains
Day 4 - Maa Kushmanda to improve the intellect and decision making ability
Day 5 - Mata Skandmata to keep the physique healthy
Day 6 - Maa Katyayani for health and happiness
Day 7 - Maa Kaalratri to remove Evil powers
Day 8 - Maa Mahagauri to provide success in life(Kanya puja is performed)
Day 9 - Maa Siddhidatri for all sidhi

People perform fasting, pooja and pray the Goddess by offering nine different bhog on these 9 days. Lets see them below. Sorry, I have not shared Vrat ka recipes ideas. I have just mentioned the sweet recipes and the ingredients you can offer on these 9 days.


DAY 1 PURE GHEE OR RECIPES WITH GHEE
DAY 2 SUGAR, FRUITS
DAY 3 MILK, SWEETS, KHEER
DAY 4 MALPUA
DAY 5 BANANA
DAY 6 HONEY
DAY 7 JAGGERY OR SWEETS WITH JAGGERY
DAY 8 COCONUT,  RICE KHEER FOR KANYA PUJA
DAY 9 TIL or SESAME SEEDS

SOURCE: http://blog.onlineprasad.com/navratri-recipes-bhog-for-nine-days/


DISCLAIMER : I have made this list based on the inputs from various sources. Please alter them according to your tradition by consulting your family elders.

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September 5, 2017

Dahi Aloo Recipe – Dahi Wale Aloo Recipe For Fast/ Navratri Vrat

Last week I made Dahi aloo recipe ( Dahi wale aloo/ dahi aloo ki sabzi) as side dish for Kuttu ki puri. In North India, people make dahi wale aloo during fast/Vrat for roti or poori. Dahi aloo is a yogurt based/curd based dish in which boiled potatoes are cooked with spices. It is most popular in Rajasthan. I could relate its taste to Dahi kadhi. I followed this recipe from Maayeka. We liked it with kuttu atta poori. This Dahi aloo sabzi goes well with Rajgira poori and Sabudana thalipeeth too.
Dahi aloo recipe
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August 29, 2017

Kuttu Atta Poori Recipe – Kuttu Ki Puri - Buckwheat Poori - Buckwheat Flour Recipes Indian

Kuttu ki puri recipe (Buckwheat flour poori) with step by step pictures - After a long time I am sharing a poori variety in my space. When I was browsing for North Indian puri recipes, I came across this kuttu ki puri ( Kuttu atta in Hindi, Buckwheat flour in English) under Navratri Vrat ka khana recipes. Actually the term, Kuttu atta was very new to me. When I browsed for its health benefits, I was amazed to know it.
Kuttu ki puri recipe
Buckwheat is a very healthy grain that is rich in protein, fiber, good for weight loss, increases good cholesterol, detoxifies body, keeps the tummy full for long time and much more. So buckwheat flour recipes are ideal food for fasting. But I read that buckwheat flour increases heat of the body. So its advised to consume it along with curd based side dishes. So I made this puri for our Sunday breakfast along with no onion no garlic dahi aloo as side dish. Puri came out well. 

Though it was not so tasty like our regular wheat flour poori, it was good to eat. Its taste and color reminded finger millet poori to me. We had a satisfaction of having a healthy food even though its a deep fried stuff. Kids don’t like this poori. So to make them eat, you can either add equal quantity of plain wheat flour & buckwheat flour or more wheat flour and make it more tasty. I don’t think Kuttu atta is not easily available all the places. So you can buy it online from Big basket, Amazon as I did. Ok, Lets see how to make kuttu atta ki poori recipe with step by step pictures.

Here is a picture of kuttu ki atta / buckwheat flour for your reference.

Kuttu ki atta/buckwheat flour




Kuttu ki puri recipe

Kuttu ki puri recipe

How to make Kuttu ki atta puri - Buckwheat flour poori recipe

North Indian
Breakfast recipes
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Ingredients (1 cup - 250ml)

  • Buckwheat flour / Kuttu ki atta - 1.5 cups
  • Boiled potato - 1 no (Big)
  • Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Upma Rava/sooji - 1 tsp
  • Ghee - 1/2 tsp
  • Salt & water - as needed
  • Water - as needed
  • Salt - as needed

How to make kuttu atta puri / Buckwheat Poori

  1. Take kuttu atta/buckwheat flour in a wide bowl/plate.
  2. Pressure cook potato till soft, peel the skin and mash it.
  3. Add the mashed potato, pepper powder, salt, sooji and ghee to the flour.
  4. Mix well.Add water gradually and make smooth dough.
  5. Roll thick poori and set aside.
  6. Heat oil and deep fry the poori on both sides.
  7. Remove and serve hot with dahi aloo or any side dish.

Kuttu ki puri recipe - Step by step photos

  • Wash and pressure cook a big potato.Peel the skin and mash it very well. There should not be any small pieces.
    Kuttu ki puri recipe
  • In a wide bowl, take the kuttu atta, pepper powder, salt, mashed potato, sooji and ghee. Mix till crumbly. Potato should spread well with the flour.
    Kuttu ki puri recipe
  • Add water gradually and make a thick, tight, non-sticky dough. Knead with your hands for 5 minutes.
    Kuttu ki puri recipe
  • Cover and let it rest for 5 minutes. Take a ball sized dough, dust in buckwheat flour and roll small, thick poori.
    Kuttu ki puri recipe
  • Heat oil to deep fry. Check the oil temperature by dropping a pinch of dough. If it rises to the top immediately, oil heat is just right. No problem if the oil starts to smoke slightly.
  • Now lower the flame and drop the puri. When it starts to rise, press with a ladle and it will puff up slightly. Flip it and cook the other side till golden and crispy. Remove & drain in a tissue paper. Serve with curd based dishes like raita, dahi aloo, dahi arbi etc.
    Kuttu ki puri recipe

Notes

  • You can make this poori adding equal quantity of buckwheat flour & plain wheat flour.
  • Adding sooji helps to keep the poori crispy.
  • Ghee & potato helps to make the puri soft.
  • This poori puffs up only when you roll it thick and oil should be slightly smoky hot.
Kuttu ki atta poori is ready to serve. Try this for Navratri vrat food.

Kuttu atta poori recipe
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