Indian Festival Recipes (Sweet Snacks & Namkin)

Salted pongal (south Indian recipe)

Servings: 3-4 Preparation time: 5 minutes. Cooking time: 15 minutes. Tempering/seasoning time: 4 minutes. Total time: 24 minutes. Eating restaurant food for days together can be boring, as outside food is high in fats, calories and sodium. Home cooked food is healthy and safe; so why not to cook this simple and traditional recipe ‘salted […]

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Panjiri/kasar (sukha prasad for satya-narayan pooja)

Servings: Dry in the sun time: 30 minutes. Dry roast time: 10-12 minutes. Preparation time: 2-3 minutes. Frying time: 10 minutes. Total time: 25 minutes. About three months ago, I was in my hometown and my family had the Sri Satya- Narayan pooja there. This pooja is performed in India’s  in all states; more often

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Meethi boondi

Servings: Preparation time: 10 minutes. Frying time: 12 minutes. cooling time: 30 minutes – 1 hour. Total time: 22 minutes. The joy of sharing sweets during festival has no bounds. Festivals means variety of sweets and Namkin, fritters, chat etc… Today I am going to upload the ‘Meethi boondi’…Excellent flavour and eye catching… Deepawali celebrations

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Chhath pooja nahay-khay Thali

The first day of Chhath Puja is known as “Nahay Khay,” symbolizing purity and cleanliness, marking the beginning of the Chhath fast. On this day, devotees and their families thoroughly clean their homes and prepare a simple, sacred meal. Traditionally, the meal includes Rice, Chana dal, and Bottle gourd sabji etc. offered as a form

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