Simple Recipes for Durga Puja

Durga Puja is one of the special festivals of India. The festival is a combination of fasting and

feasting. For those with a sweet tooth Durga Puja is a blessing and a perfect time for

indulgence. Surprise everyone by serving up delicious savouries and sweets. Here are some

simple and easy to make sweet and savoury recipes. Relish these dishes with family and

friends.

1. Nimki

Ingredients:

White Flour - 250 g

Salt - As per taste

Cumin - 1/2 tsp

Oil- 2 cups (for deep frying)

Method:

Roast the cumin and grind it. Mix cumin powder, salt and flour. Add water and knead into

smooth dough. Flatten the dough with a rolling pin and cut it into diamond shapes or any shape

you please. Heat oil in a pan and fry the Nimki till they turn golden brown. Let it cool and serve.

2. Rajgira ki poori

Ingredients:

Rajgira Flour - 2 Cups

Potato - 1 (large)

Rock salt - one pinch

Dusting- 2 tbsp Rajgira Flour

Oil - 2 cups

Method:

Boil potato, peel it and mash it. Add flour, rock salt to the mashed potato and mix well. Splash a

little water and knead the dough. Avoid adding too much water at once otherwise the dough

becomes sticky. Take a small portion from the dough and flatten it into circular shapes with a

rolling pin. These are called puris. Repeat with the entire dough. Heat oil in a pan and deep fry

the puris till golden brown. Serve with your favorite vegetable curry.

3. Sandesh

Ingredients:

Maida - 1tbsp

Powdered Sugar - 1 tsp

Paneer - 500g

Condensed Milk - 400g

Method:

Blend all the ingredients together. Heat the mixture in a thick bottomed pan stirring continuously

on low flame till dry. Pour into a plate and cut into desired shapes. Garnish with pistachios.

4. Vellai Dosa (Jaggery Dosa/ Jaggery Crepe)

Ingredients:

Powdered Jaggery - ¾ cup

Wheat Flour - 1 ½ cups

Ghee to grease dosa/crepe

Cardamom powder - ½ tsp

Method:

Mix powdered jaggery and wheat flour. Add water to make a smooth paste. Ensure that there

are no lumps. Add cardamom powder and mix well. Pour a ladle full of batter on a hot pan and

spread in circular motion to make a crepe. This crepe is called a dosa. Grease the crepe with ¼

teaspoon of ghee and cook on low flame. Flip and cook on other side. Serve hot.

5. Sabudana Kheer

Ingredients:

Sabudana (Sago) - ½ cup

Sugar - ½ cup

Milk - 2 cups

Cardamom Pods - 3 crushed

Water - 2 cups

Cashews - 10 (finely cut)

Saffron - 4-5 strands

Method:

Wash the sabudana (sago) till it’s free from starch. Soak it in 2 cups of water for 15 minutes and

then boil it on a high flame. After few minutes add milk, crushed cardamom and sugar to it and

cook on low flame. When the mixture turns thick, turn off the flame, add cashew and saffron

strands. Serve cold.

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