Sankrant Special Recipes!!

Sankrant Special Recipes

Makar Sankranti is one of the most auspicious occasions for the Hindus, and is celebrated in almost all parts of our country. It is a harvest festival. Makar Sankranti is perhaps the only Indian festival whose date almost always falls on the same day every year i.e. the 14th of January. But this year it’s on 15th Jan 2011.

TIL GUL GHYA GOAD GOAD BOLA

The Makar Sankranti festival is celebrated in the mid winter in India, the food prepared for this festival is such that it keeps the body warm and gives high energy. Hence til(sesame seeds) and gul(jaggery, brown sugar) are basically used in the preparation of sweets for this festival.

Tilgul Laadoo: http://anjaliskitchen.blogspot.com/2009/01/tilgul-laadoo-recipe-til-gul-ghya-goad.html
Til-Gul ( Sesame- Jaggery) Vadi: http://anjaliskitchen.blogspot.com/2010/01/til-gul-sesame-jaggery-vadi.html






Gul Poli: http://anjaliskitchen.blogspot.com/2009/01/sankranti-special-gul-poli.html

GAJAR HALWA

Gajar Halwa in Microwave

Gajar Halwa in Microwave is much easier as it avoids stirring. It has always been a great hit!

Ingredients

• 500 gms grated carrot
• 1/2 cup milk
• 100gm khawa
• 2-3 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp ghee
• 25gms almond coarsely powdered (Roasted almonds in microwave for 2 min and powdered)
• 1/2 tsp crushed cardamom
• Raisins and cashew nut for garnishing

Method:

1. Take a microwaveable vessel mix carrot and ghee and microwave on high for 10minutes. Remove and stir.

2. Mix milk and microwave for 10minutes. Stand for few minutes.

3. Stand and stir, add sugar, khawa, cardamom powder and almond powder and microwave for 10 minutes.

4. Garnish with raisins and cashew nuts.

Banana Burfi

Banana Burfi

Very easy to make and its preparations is also very easy. Ingredients used are readily available in our house. Keep stirring the mixture while cooking and enjoy my homemade burfi :-)
Ingredients:

• 4 Ripe Bananas
• 1/2 cup Milk
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts & almonds
• 1/2 cup grated coconut
• 1 tbsp milk powder
• 1 tbsp ghee

Method:

1. Peel Bananas and mash them properly.
2. Add milk to them and cook till the milk has dried up.

3. Add ghee and sugar and cook till the mixture starts turning brown.
4. Add coconut and milk powder and walnuts and mix well.
5. Grease a baking tray or deep plate.
6. Remove the mixture from the heat and pour into the greased tray.

7. Keep the layer of the mixture at least 1/2 inch thick.

8. Allow to cool and cut into diamond shape.

9. Garnish with nuts like walnut, almonds, pistachio etc. of your choice.

Beetroot Vegetables

Beetroot Vegetable

Very Healthy and nutritious vegetable. One of very tasty vegetable. Ingredients:

• 2 cup peeled and grated beetroot
• ½ tsp green chili paste
• 2 tsp oil/ghee
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1tbsp crushed groundnuts
• ½ cup chopped green coriander
• ½ cup grated coconut
• ½ tsp Jeera
• ½ tsp asafetida
• salt to taste

Method:

1) Roast groundnuts remove the skin and grind to small pieces.
2) Peel and grate the beetroot.
3) Heat oil in kadai, add jeera, when jeera starts popping add green chili paste, turmeric and asafetida.
4) Add grated beetroot to it. Mix well and let it simmer for 2 minutes.
5) Add salt, sugar, lemon juice, crushed groundnut, coconut and coriander. Mix Well.

Beetroot Raita

Beetroot Raita

This is an easy to prepare and a nutritious recipe. You can eat it as a side dish with rice or hot roti.

Ingredients:

• 2 medium size beetroots
• green chillies
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1tbsp crushed groundnuts
• 1 tbsp chopped green coriander
• 2 tsp pure ghee
• ½ tsp Jeera
• salt to taste

Method:
1) Roast groundnuts remove the skin and grind to small pieces.
2) Heat ghee in kadai, add jeera, when jeera starts popping add green chili pieces. Keep this tadka aside for cooling.
3) Peel and grate beetroot.
4) Mix beetroot, salt, sugar, crushed groundnut and coriander.
5) Pour the tadka over the mixture. Mix well.
6) Add curd to the above mixture and mix well.

Serve it with rice and dal or with just hot roti.
This wonderful and pinkish salad is a great colorful addition to any meal. A very different salad than the usual greens and whites.

Carrot Raita (Gajara chi Koshimbir)

Carrot Raita (Gajara chi Koshimbir)

Very healthy recipe. It's mainly good for eyes so should be kept in regular diet. I have made it with 2 combination one is normal and other is with curd.
Ingredients:

• 3 medium size carrots
• green chillies
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1tbsp crushed groundnuts
• 1 tbsp chopped green coriander
• 2 tsp pure ghee½ tsp
• Jeera
• salt to taste

Method:

1) Roast groundnuts remove the skin and grind to small pieces.

2) Heat ghee in kadai, add jeera, when jeera starts popping add green chili pieces. Keep this tadka aside for cooling.

3) Peel and mince carrots.

4) Mix carrots, salt, sugar, lemon juice, crushed groundnut and coriander.

5) Pour the tadka over the mixture. Mix well.

6) In above recipe for variation you can add 1 tsp curd instead of lemon juice and mix well.

Mostly kids like it with curd cobmination.

Spicy Moong

Ingredients:

• 1 tsp Oil
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 cup sprouted Moong
• 1 tsp Green Chili Paste
• ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
• ½ tsp chaat masala
• 1 tsp Chili Powder
• Salt as per taste
• 1 tsp finely chopped tomato for garnishing
• 1 Onion (finely chopped) for garnishing
• 1 tsp chopped Coriander for ganishing
• 1/2 tbsp shev

Method:
1. Take a pan heat the oil and toss in the mustard seeds.
2. When mustard starts popping add green chili paste.
3. Add turmeric powder.
4. Now add sprouted moong to it. Mix well.
5. Now mix chili powder, chaat masala and salt. Cook for 1 minute.
6. Garnish with fresh chopped coriander, onion, tomato and shev. Serve hot.