Durga Puja Special Recipes:

Hi Ladies,

There is no Indian festival that can be completed without the festival cooking. Any festival in India is incomplete without food.Whenever we talk of festival we think of the special dishes prepared for the occasion. Festival cooking is a part of all celebration. Durga Puja is one of the festival where special emphasis on the sweets are given. This festival is mainly celebrated in the West Bengal,which is famous for sweets where people are known for their sweet tooths. This festival is mainly celebrated in the West Bengal, . Durga Puja is the festival of fun and feasting. Durga Puja is the festival where Bengali people enjoy the liberty of eating as much sweets as the like.

Usually the sweets are available in the market in the sweet shops but the pleasure of seeing your loved ones enjoying the tasty dishes that you have cooked is something else. Here we are providing you with some recipes are being provided of the mouth watering traditional delicacies that are cooked specially for Durga puja so that it can be shared and enjoyed. These traditional delicacies are eazy to cook and are very tasty.

Other than sweets different kinds of other dishes are also prepared. It is the time when people have the liberty to eat what ever they like. . You can choose from a wide variety of range. Other than sweets you can make various other items at home, which are easy to cook and very delicious to eat. Begalis are known for their delicious delicacies.

I used to belong to a joint family out in Kolkata and in the Durga Puja times...it was great time.....all the relatives used to come and the food was mouth watering...all the ladies used to cook food ....chindren used to play round the house....the elders usually sit with a cup of tea and gossip for hours....it seems the gossips were endless and the best part of Durga Puja is the gossip and food....

I remember those childhood days...full of fun .....

Longing to know the experiences of others.....


Nabanita


Share your experiences and ideas....

Hi all,

As you rightly said, cooking at home is the most delicious of all though it will not be absolutely professional. Myself being a South Indian Brahmin has the habit of celebrating navratri (after getting married) by arranging what we call "Golu" and we separate the 9 days 3 each for goddess Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati and on the day 10 the Vijayadasami.

We used to arrange Kumbham or kalas and decorate it with face of Durga on top and adorn with flowers and do puja every day and evening. In the morning it is our tradition to wear "madisaar" or nine yards and prepare payasam (kheer) different varieties on all the puja days. Sometimes we replace it also with a sweet called puttu or sweet pongal or kalkandu (sugar candy) rice. Tamilians believe Durga matha loves pongal and payasam as it is recited in Lalitha Sahasranamam as "Payasaanap Priya" (one who loves payasam or kheer).

It s interesting in the evening to prepare 'sundal' (like chaat with grated coconut made out of various soaked pulses). We use 9 different pulses for 9 days and inturn get good nutrition as well.

I do see navratri as a socializing function as it is customary in the evenings to invite our lady friends and little girls and honor them with kumkum, haldi, and flowers. These days its in practice to gift them which suits their age and likes. Wow excellent days to go around shopping and searching for amazing gifts. I enjoy being in Chennai especially the Mylapore area which is quite famous for the navratri gala..

Thanx for reminding of those sweetest days especially of us//..

Uma

Hi All, Sandesh is a very popular bengali sweet and delicious dish.One cannot imagine Durga Pooja without sweet dish. Learn how to make Sandesh by following these easy steps. Ingredients: • 100 gms Paneer • 2 tbsp Milk • 4 tsp Powdered sugar • Few drops of rose or kewra essence • Silver foil

Method: Blend all the ingredients. Arrange the mixture on flat plale.And then cool it for some time. Now cut it into small pieces of diamond shape Decorate it with silver foil. Now Sandesh is ready to it. My mouth is already watering.

Hi All,
Thanks Namita!

Tumne to sach mein "muh mein pani" la diya.I will also contribute in this watering.Lets learn how to cook Rasgulla.My brother like it very much.Its so easy. I cook it for him whenever he demands.You cam also try-

Ingredients:
1/2 Litre Milk
2 tsp. Flour (maida)
1/4 tsp Lemon Juice
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Water
4-5 drops Rosewater Essence

Method:

• Heat milk in a pan and bring it to boil. Remove from heat.
• Add lemon juice. Stir slowly and gently until white curd forms on the surface and separates from whey. On straining this milk, the curd that is obtained is called "chhenna".
• Wash chenna well under cold running water and twist the cloth that was used for straining to extract water.
• Knead chenna to make a smooth dough. Add flour and knead again.
• Make small balls of equal size (6-7) of the dough and keep aside. Next make sugar syrup.
• Mix sugar and water in a saucepan and bring it to boil.
• Add chenna balls to the syrup and cook for 15 minutes with lid partially covered.
• Chenna dumplings will puff up.
• After cooling,just add rose wateressence.Your rasgulla is ready to eat now.

Hi Ladies,
Though I am not a bengali but in connection with my singing career I have been in acquintance with the Durga puja ceremonies. I like the special items prepared at that time..
There are some very special obcourse I find it very yummy that bengalis prepare that is "Luchi",its almost like the puri type but the taste in luchi is different.If there is anyone who can share the recipe of "Luchi".
Another request from my end is that if somebody knows the recipe of ROSOGOLLA that is very famous in Bengal,please post it.I am fond of rosogolla.I tried to make it at home asking for it from one of my friend, but I made a mess.
So help me friends! all who know the recipes ,please post.

Thanks
Sudarshana

Hi All,

As per request I would like to share recipe of Rasagulla


Ingredients:

Cow's Milk 1 Litre
Vinegar
Sugar 1 KG
Water 700 ml
Maida

Method:

Take the milk and boil.Curdle it by using either vinegar. Strain in a muslin cloth and put weight so that excess water drains off. Mash it properly. Make round balls. For making sugar syrup take one kilogram sugar, water and maida. Make the sugar syrup. Put balls in syrup and cook till they come on top and become porous. Serve cold. You can also add rose water if you like.

Keep sending if you have any question,

Smiles(..),
Namita

Hi Nabanita,

You have to start this thread in Indian recipes forum. I think you started this in a wrong forum.

Nabanita,

This thread that you originally started in the Festival & Special days forum, has been moved here. This is the place for sharing festival recipes.

Festival & Special days forum is to share general information about the festival & wish each other in the community. Thanks.