Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, mahaashtami sandhi puja thali: luchi, chholar daal, tomato chutney & kesari halwa. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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.
MahaAshtami Sandhi Puja Thali: Luchi, Chholar Daal, Tomato Chutney & Kesari Halwa is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. MahaAshtami Sandhi Puja Thali: Luchi, Chholar Daal, Tomato Chutney & Kesari Halwa is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must 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 cook that.
The ingredients needed to make MahaAshtami Sandhi Puja Thali: Luchi, Chholar Daal, Tomato Chutney & Kesari Halwa:
- Take Luchi: 2 Cups Maida (Knead into a Smooth Dough)
- Make ready As Required: Lukewarm Water
- Take 1 tsp/To Taste Salt (Optional)
- Prepare 2 tbsps Ghee
- Get 1 Cup Chholar Dal (Chana Dal): Washed & Soaked in Warm Water overnight (at least- 2 hrs time)
- Take 500 ml water (To Boil Dal, with some salt)
- Make ready 3-4 tbsps Ghee
- Take 1/2 tsp Hing/Asafoetida
- Get 2 tsps Cumin Seeds
- Prepare 2 Red Chillies (Whole)
- Make ready 3-4 Slit Green Chillies
- Get 1-2 Bay Leaves
- Make ready 1 ” Cinnamon Stick
- Make ready 3-4 Cloves
- Take 3-4 Green Cardamoms
- Get To Taste Salt
- Take 1 tbsp Sugar
- Make ready 1 tbsp Ginger Paste
- Take 1/2 Cup Fresh Coconut (Grated/Cubed)- 1 Cup (If using Desiccated Coconut)
- Get 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
- Prepare 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder (Homemade)
- Prepare 1 tsp Cumins Powder
- Take 1/2 Bhuna Masala Powder (Homemade)
- Get Tomato Chutney: 2 Cups Tomatoes (Cut into Cubes)
- Take To Taste Salt
- Prepare 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
- Make ready 1/2 Cup Sugar
- Get 1 Lemon Juice
- Make ready 1 tbsp Cooking Oil
- Get Kesari Halwa: 1 Cup Rawa/Suji
- Get 1/4 tsp Salt
- Prepare 1/4 Cup Sugar
- Prepare 2 tbsps Brown Sugar
- Get 4 tbsps Ghee
- Prepare 1/4 Cup Freshly Chopped Nuts (Whatever’s available)
- Take 1/2 Cup Milk
- Make ready 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.
Steps to make MahaAshtami Sandhi Puja Thali: Luchi, Chholar Daal, Tomato Chutney & Kesari Halwa:
- Luchi: Take sufficient Oil in a deep wok & heat up over the high heat until hot enough
- 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
- Transfer it to the serving platter & serve hot with sabji, Chutney, halwa, dal, etc.
- Tomato Chutney: In a frying pan heat some oil over the medium heat & drop in the chopped tomatoes into it
- 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
- Open the lid- now, once it’s properly cooked add in the sugar & mix well until dissolved in it & the Chutney starts thickening
- Lastly, add in the lemon juice & mix well- turn off the flame & transfer it to the serving bowl & serve either hot or chilled
- Kesari Halwa: In a frying pan- Add in the ghee over a medium flame and roast the rawa in it
- Once it’s light brown- Add in the milk, mixed with some water gradually & mix well until all combined
- At this point: Add in the Sugar & mix everything together until well incorporated
- 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
- Turn off the flame & transfer it to the serving bowl
- 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)
- 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
- Sauté, until it releases nice aroma- Add in the Hing, salt, cumin & turmeric powder & sauté for a minute or so
- Pour in the cooked dal now & keep stirring continuously (flame should be low-medium), add in the sugar & the slit green chillies & mix well
- Once all well combined: Add in the garam masala & the Bhuna Masala Powder & mix all nicely
- 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.
- 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.
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