MahaAshtami Sandhi Puja Thali: Luchi, Chholar Daal, Tomato Chutney & Kesari Halwa
MahaAshtami Sandhi Puja Thali: Luchi, Chholar Daal, Tomato Chutney & Kesari Halwa

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, mahaashtami sandhi puja thali: luchi, chholar daal, tomato chutney & kesari halwa. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

MahaAshtami Sandhi Puja Thali: Luchi, Chholar Daal, Tomato Chutney & Kesari Halwa is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. MahaAshtami Sandhi Puja Thali: Luchi, Chholar Daal, Tomato Chutney & Kesari Halwa is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

One of the main events on Durga Ashtami was Sandhi puja. It is believed that Devi Chamunda appeared around this time to kill demons Chanda and Munda. Hope you liked the video and stay tuned for more tasty and fun recipes.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook mahaashtami sandhi puja thali: luchi, chholar daal, tomato chutney & kesari halwa using 37 ingredients and 19 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make MahaAshtami Sandhi Puja Thali: Luchi, Chholar Daal, Tomato Chutney & Kesari Halwa:
  1. Take Luchi: 2 Cups Maida (Knead into a Smooth Dough)
  2. Prepare As Required: Lukewarm Water
  3. Prepare 1 tsp/To Taste Salt (Optional)
  4. Take 2 tbsps Ghee
  5. Get 1 Cup Chholar Dal (Chana Dal): Washed & Soaked in Warm Water overnight (at least- 2 hrs time)
  6. Get 500 ml water (To Boil Dal, with some salt)
  7. Make ready 3-4 tbsps Ghee
  8. Make ready 1/2 tsp Hing/Asafoetida
  9. Make ready 2 tsps Cumin Seeds
  10. Get 2 Red Chillies (Whole)
  11. Take 3-4 Slit Green Chillies
  12. Get 1-2 Bay Leaves
  13. Make ready 1 ” Cinnamon Stick
  14. Get 3-4 Cloves
  15. Take 3-4 Green Cardamoms
  16. Get To Taste Salt
  17. Prepare 1 tbsp Sugar
  18. Take 1 tbsp Ginger Paste
  19. Get 1/2 Cup Fresh Coconut (Grated/Cubed)- 1 Cup (If using Desiccated Coconut)
  20. Make ready 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
  21. Take 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder (Homemade)
  22. Make ready 1 tsp Cumins Powder
  23. Make ready 1/2 Bhuna Masala Powder (Homemade)
  24. Prepare Tomato Chutney: 2 Cups Tomatoes (Cut into Cubes)
  25. Take To Taste Salt
  26. Make ready 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
  27. Make ready 1/2 Cup Sugar
  28. Take 1 Lemon Juice
  29. Make ready 1 tbsp Cooking Oil
  30. Get Kesari Halwa: 1 Cup Rawa/Suji
  31. Take 1/4 tsp Salt
  32. Make ready 1/4 Cup Sugar
  33. Take 2 tbsps Brown Sugar
  34. Prepare 4 tbsps Ghee
  35. Get 1/4 Cup Freshly Chopped Nuts (Whatever’s available)
  36. Get 1/2 Cup Milk
  37. Prepare 1 Few: Saffron Strands (Soaked in Warm Milk)

A complete veg puja bhoger thali #saraswatipujavlog. Sandhi Puja is one of the most important ritual of Durga Puja. It is performed at the juncture of when asthami ends and Navami begins. Tomato Chutney is a simple dish made in a jiffy and even goes well with Idli, Dosa, Chapathi, Poori or Rice.

Instructions to make MahaAshtami Sandhi Puja Thali: Luchi, Chholar Daal, Tomato Chutney & Kesari Halwa:
  1. Luchi: Take sufficient Oil in a deep wok & heat up over the high heat until hot enough
  2. Roll out the Luchis in your desirable round sizes and deep fry them in the heated oil until they fluff up from each of its sides
  3. Transfer it to the serving platter & serve hot with sabji, Chutney, halwa, dal, etc.
  4. Tomato Chutney: In a frying pan heat some oil over the medium heat & drop in the chopped tomatoes into it
  5. Add in the salt & turmeric powder & sauté until they start becoming little mushy…cover the lid & simmer the flame for sometime & allow it to cook until absolutely tender & mushy
  6. Open the lid- now, once it’s properly cooked add in the sugar & mix well until dissolved in it & the Chutney starts thickening
  7. Lastly, add in the lemon juice & mix well- turn off the flame & transfer it to the serving bowl & serve either hot or chilled
  8. Kesari Halwa: In a frying pan- Add in the ghee over a medium flame and roast the rawa in it
  9. Once it’s light brown- Add in the milk, mixed with some water gradually & mix well until all combined
  10. At this point: Add in the Sugar & mix everything together until well incorporated
  11. Once the mixture starts leaving the pan add in the chopped nuts & the saffron milk & cook over a low -medium flame, for about 5 mins time, stirring occasionally
  12. Turn off the flame & transfer it to the serving bowl
  13. Chholar Dal: Boil the soaked Chana Dal in the pressure cooker with at least 3-4 whistles or until well cooked (depending on the water & the soaking time)
  14. The Dal should be well cooked but not at all mushy…Now, over a medium heat- Put on the frying pan with the measured Ghee & add in the tempering spices
  15. Sauté, until it releases nice aroma- Add in the Hing, salt, cumin & turmeric powder & sauté for a minute or so
  16. Pour in the cooked dal now & keep stirring continuously (flame should be low-medium), add in the sugar & the slit green chillies & mix well
  17. Once all well combined: Add in the garam masala & the Bhuna Masala Powder & mix all nicely
  18. Finally, turn off the flame, once it comes to a couple of boils & add in a dollop of ghee- Turn off the flame & let it sit on its standby position for about 15 mins time before serving hot with the Luchi, Rice, Parathas, Fried Rice, etc.
  19. Happy Durga Puja-Shubho MahaAshtami- ENJOY 💁🏻‍♀️😍👍🏻

Now blend the entire mixture to coarse powder and season it with tempering. Spicy Tomato chutney is ready to serve. I learnt this tomato chana dal chutney ( Thakkali Kadalai paruppu chutney in Tamil) from my MIL. We usually make this chutney for morning breakfast as a side dish for idli. U can try this tomato chutney recipe without coconut too.

So that is going to wrap this up for this special food mahaashtami sandhi puja thali: luchi, chholar daal, tomato chutney & kesari halwa recipe. Thanks so much for your time. I am confident that you will make this at home. There is gonna be interesting food at home recipes coming up. Don’t forget to bookmark this page in your browser, and share it to your loved ones, friends and colleague. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!