Pista Sheera

Pista Sheera is yummy flavored sweet that can be made in very less time Semolina blended with powdered Pistachio and other flavors make it very delicious. Enjoy this healthy dessert .

Ingredients

1	cup Chiroti rava (semolina or sooji)
1	cup Milk
1/2	cup Ghee
	Few Raisins
1	cup  Sugar
	Few Cashew nuts/Badam  2-3 tbsp  Pista Pwd (homemade sliced Pista pieces Method - Roast rava in the ghee till aromatic. Add sugar and warm  milk and lower the flame.  Simmer and cover with lid till it blends in.  Add raisins and cardamom powder ,pista powder mix well. Add fried cashew nut and kesar Enjoy with little ghee on the top.

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Badam Puri

  Badam Puri

Badam Puri is a yummy traditional dessert that can be enjoyed on special occasions or festivals. 

Rich and tasty layered delight-crispy from outside and soft within.

Ingredients: 2 cups-maida 2 cups sugar 1 cup ghee 1 tsp. Elachi pwd Oil/Ghee for - frying 1 tbsp grated dry coconut Milk Rice flour

Method:  Mix sugar, water and make a syrup.  Add cardamom powder and keep aside. In a bowl,add the flour, ghee and milk knead well and make a soft dough . Rest it for 4-5 hrs. Take a small sized ball of dough and roll into a round shape,  then fold it into half and half like cone. Fix a clove in the centre of the triangle. Fry these triangle folded pieces in the heated oil/ghee .  Fry till golden color and remove it. Dip these puris into the sugar syrup and then remove it on to a plate. Decorate with grated nuts and coconut. Thanks for stopping by.. Enjoy other delicious traditional Kheer recipes under "Desserts". Rooted in tradition, crafted for today, shared for tomorrow."

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Makara Sankranti / Happy Pongal

Makara Sankranti or Sankramana is celebrated in the month of Magha when the sun passes through the winter solstice, from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn. It is also a celebration of the harvest festival. It is celebrated across states in India and is called by different names. 

On this auspicious day, people in Karnataka distribute Yellu and Bella to family and friends (jaggery, sesame seeds, ground nut, dried coconut, and fried gram goes into this ellu bella) along with Sakarare Aachu of different shapes and greet with the words “Ellu bella thindu, Olle Maathadi” / ಎಳ್ಳು ಬೆಲ್ಲ ತಿಂದು, ಒಳ್ಳೆ ಮಾತಾಡಿ. 

While in Maharashtra it's "Til gul ghya goad goad bola"/ तीळ गूळ घ्या नी गोड-गोड बोला

 (Eat sesame seeds and speak only good). 

In the evening the children in the house will be made to sit and a mixture of ellu bella, berries called elchi hannu/ ಎಲಚಿ ಹಣ್ಣು in Kannada, pieces of sugarcane, coins are mixed and poured over their heads, and an Aarthi is performed.

The significance across states of this exchange is that sweetness should prevail in all walks of life.

May the sun radiate peace, prosperity, and happiness in our lives!! 

Happy Sankranti!!

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