Sri Rama Navami Festival Recipes

Sri Rama Navami is celebrated on the ninth day of Chaitra Masa . It is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Rama. It normally comes during the month of March or April every year. Various events like  parayana of shlokas and mantras, recitation of Ramayana, musical concerts, are held in temples. It is colorful, spiritual and beautiful experience.

Below are the dishes that is done as part of Naivedyam during the pooja.

1.Panaka

Panaka is a refreshing and cooling traditional juice prepared during festivals, especially during summer months. It is healthy and delicious and prepared with simple ingredients.

Panaka

Ingredients

• 2-3 cups of water
• ½ tsp grated fresh ginger
• 2-3 tbsp grated jaggery 
• ½ tsp crushed peppercorns
• 1 tsp cardamom powder
• Lemon Juice (opt)

Method-In a vessel add the grated jaggery and add water , Keep stirring till it gets dissolved. Next  add fresh chopped ginger . Boil the mixture and filter it. Add crushed cardamom and pepper to it. Mix well .
Enjoy this Panaka cold !



2.Butter Milk

Cucumber Buttermilk is a yummy refreshing buttermilk with dash of cucumber or Southekayi. Healthy and tasty.

Ingredients

• Cucumber shreds-1 cup
• Buttermilk-2 cups
• Ginger -1/2 tsp grated
• Chat masala-1/2 tsp
• Green chilly-1 (opt)
• Hing-pinch
• Pepper powder-pinch
• Salt-as per taste
• Coriander Leaves-few

Method- In a blender, add the above items and blend it well. Strain this blended buttermilk and add a bit of chaat masala on top and serve chilled.


3. Heserubele Kosambri

4. Payasam

You can also prepare Payasa or Kheer for the festival.

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Rava Kheer / Rave Payasa

Rava Kheer / Rave Payasa is very easy and delicious kheer that can be prepared in less time. Made from Semolina , its healthy and perfect across all ages. Enjoy it chilled or warm.

Ingredients

•     Chiroti Rave 1/2 cup (Fine Semolina)
•      Milk      2 cups
•      Ghee     1 tsp
•      Cardamom/Elachi powder -1/2 tsp
•      Sugar      2-3 tblsp  
•      Cashew nuts /Raisins-Few

Method-

In a pan add ghee and roast the rava for 10-15mins.Next add milk and mix well. Let it cook for 5 mins. Next add sugar and mix well. Meanwhile in a small pan, fry cashews, raisins in little ghee. Add this to the rava mix. Add the elachi pwd and serve.

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Akki Kadle bele Payasa

Akki Kadlebele Payasa (Rice Chana Dal Kheer) is a very famous and traditional dessert  among the Madhwa families during festival times. Made from rice and chana dal (lentils) with milk, the pudding is very tasty and delicious.

Akki Kadalebele Payasa

• Ingredients
• 1 cup Rice
• 1/2 cup Chana Dal( kadalebele)
• 1 cup jaggery grated
• 1/2 cup milk
• Few raisins
• Few cashew nuts
• Few almonds
• Elachi pwd-1 tsp
• saffron
• ghee-2 tbsp
• Dry coconut shredded

Method- 

Roast the dryfruits in little ghee and keep it aside. 

Cook the rice and dal in cooker with req qty of water. 

Next melt jaggery on low heat, once the jaggery starts boiling, add the rice dal mix and keep stirring. 

Next add milk, cardamom powder, the cashews and raisins, shredded dry coconut. 

Mix well. Simmer on low heat for 5-10 mins.Add little ghee.

Mix well and serve warm. Enjoy Akki Kadle bele Payasa with your family.


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Appi Payasa

Appi Payasa is a traditional dessert made in Madhwa homes during festivals. It is very rich and creamy dessert. A milk based pudding very tasty and delicious.

Appi Payasa

• Ingredients
• For Puri
• Chiroti Rava – 1/2 cup
• Maida-1-2tbsp
• Water – for kneading the dough
• Ghee – 1 tbsp
• For Kheer
• Milk – 2 cups
• Sugar – 1/4 cup
• Ghee for frying
• Cardomon powder – 1/2 tsp
• Nutmeg pwd – a pinch
• Roasted Cashews/Badam – few
• Roasted Raisins – few

Method- Roast the cashews and raisins and keep it aside. Boil the milk in a pan on low heat till gets reduced to half.(this will take some time) Keep stirring Add sugar and boil for some more time till it gets thickened.Meanwhile mix chiroti rava and maida, little ghee add water to form the Puri dough. Blend it well. Keep it aside for 1-2 hrs. Next make small puris and fry it in ghee till golden brown and crispy. Once the milk is thickened, crush the puris into small pieces and add it to the milk. Add the roasted dry fruits, elachi pwd and jaiphal pwd.The puris will aborb the sweet milk and it will taste yummy. Serve hot or chilled.

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Rice Kheer / Akki Payasa

Rice Kheer / Akki Payasa is yummy and tasty dessert almost made across Indian homes.

Ingredients

•    Basmati Rice 1/4 cup soaked
•     Milk       5-6 cups
•     Sugar     5-6 tblsp
•    Saffron     few shreds
•    Cashews/Badam-few
•    Ghee-1/2 tsp
•    Elachi pwd-pinch

Method- Soak saffron in milk.In a pan add milk and rice and cook on low flame keep stirring in between cook until the rice becomes soft. Add sugar and mix .Next in a pan,add ghee and roast dryfruits. Add the roasted cashews,badam to the kheer. Add the soaked saffron milk  finally to the kheer. Serve warm or chilled.

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Moong Dal Kheer / Hesarubele Payasa

Moong Dal Kheer or Hesaru bele Payasa ( ಹೆಸರು ಬೇಳೆ ಪಾಯಸ) is very easy dessert that is light and tasty.Enjoy during festivals or any special occasion.

Moong Dal Kheer

Ingredients
• 1/2 cup Moong Dal
• 1/2 cup Gur/Jaggery
• 1 cup-thick Milk
• 1 tsp - Ghee
• Roasted cashews-few
• Raisins-few
• 1/2 tsp Elachi Pwd
• Saffron-pinch




Method-Boil the milk in a vessel on low heat.In a pan,heat ghee,add moong dal and saute for 5-10mins.Also saute the cashews,raisins in ghee and keep it aside. Cook the dal .(you can cook it in rice cooker) .In a vessel,add the cooked dal,add jaggery and mix well ,cook till jaggery melts .Next add boiled milk, saffron mix and simmer for 2-3 mins till the kheer blends well. Add the cashews,raisins, cardamom powder and mix well.Enjoy hot or cold.

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Avalakki Payasa/ Poha Kheer

Avalakki Payasa/ Poha Kheer

Avalakki Payasa/ Poha Kheer is simple and easy dessert recipe.Delicious and tasty made during festivals as well.Enjoy this flattened rice pudding warm or cold.

Ingredients

• Poha/Avalakki-Thick-1 cup
• Milk, 3 cups
• Sugar-1 cup
• Elachi pwd-2 tsp
• Badam pwd-2-3 tsp
• Ghee, 2 tbsp
• Cashews/ Raisins-few

Method-In a kadai,add ghee and fry cashew and raisins.Also fry the avalakki slightly.Meanwhile boil milk on low flame ,add the avalakki and let it cook well.Add sugar and let it cook for 5-10 mins,keep mixing in between.Add the dryfruits,elachi pwd,badam pwd and mix well.Enjoy it warm or chilled.

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KhusKhus Kheer/Gasagase Payasa

Khus Khus Kheer or Gasagase payasa (ಗಸಗಸೆ ಪಾಯಸ -Kannada) is sweet that can be prepared during festival or just for any normal day. This is made from poppy seeds and is simply delectable.

KhusKhus Kheer/Gasgasye Payasa

Ingredients

• Khus Khus / Poppy seeds-1/2 cup
• Badam / Almonds - 10
• Kaju / Cashew - 10
• Copra / Dessicated coconut - 1/4 cup
• Elachi /Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
• Sugar / Jaggery - 1 Cup
• Milk - 1 1/2 cup
• Saffron - a pinch(opt)

Method

* Fry khuskhus and badam and then grind it into powder. Add coconut and milk and grind (Grinding takes some time) to a fine paste. Boil milk, add the paste, keep stirring well on low flame for some time. Add sugar/Jaggery , cardamom powder.Mix well till the jaggery/sugar dissolves. Garnish with roasted nuts and raisins. Serve this poppy seed kheer hot or cold.

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Hayagreeva Payasam

Hayagreeva Payasam is traditional South Indian dish (esp made in Madhwa homes) prepared during festivals. Rich and aromatic sweet made from Chana dal (lentils).

Ingredients-

1. Channa Daal- 1 Cup

Hayagreeva Payasam

2. Jaggery/Gud- 1 to 1 1/4 cup
(as per taste)

4. Khus Khus- 1 Tbspn(opt)

5. Raisins- few

6. Roasted Cashewnuts/Badam- few

7. Cardamom Powder- 5-6 crushed

8. Dry coconut- 2 Tbspns

9. Ghee- 1 tbsp

Method-

Pressure Cook the Channa dal with little ghee till it becomes soft. 

Roast khus khus and dry coconut in a kadai and grind it.(You can also use fresh coconut with khuskhus and grind with milk.) 

Next melt jaggery on low heat, once the jaggery starts boiling, add the channa dal,keep stirring. 

Add the Khus khus and coconut mix, cardamom powder, the cashews and raisins, and then the remaining ghee. Add little milk .

Mix well and serve Hayagreeva warm with ghee.

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Basundi

Basundi

Basundi is a very easy dessert made from milk. Enjoy this thickened rich, delicious milk dessert chilled.

Ingredients:

• 1 litre Milk (thick) • 1/2 cup Sugar  • 1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder  • 1/2 cup Chopped Dry Fruits (charoli seeds, pistachio, saffron (dissolved)

Method - Boil the milk in a pan on low heat till gets reduced to half.(this will take some time)
Keep stirring.
Add sugar and boil for some more time till it gets thickened. Add cardamom.
Allow it to cool. Garnish with chopped dry fruits. 
Basundi is ready. Enjoy chilled.

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Sevai Kheer / Shavige Payasam

Sevai / Vermicelli Kheer or (Shavige Payasa in kannada) is a popular sweet mostly made across Indian homes.

Ingredients

Sevai Kheer/ Shavige Payasam

• 1 Cup Milk
• 1/2 Cup Vermicelli
• 6 tbsp Sugar
• 1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder
• few Cashews
• few Raisins
• 2 tbsp Badam Power (MTR Optional)
• 2 tbsp Ghee

Method

Heat a kadai/wok and add ghee and fry the vermicelli till done, next add milk and bring to a boil add sugar,badam powder ,cardamom powder ,keep stirring slowly. Check if vermicelli has cooked throughly . Fry raisin,cashews in a pan with ghee and add to Kheer.Serve hot or cold.

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