Vasant Panchami Recipes

Ingredients

• ·1 cup besan
• ·1/4 cup water
• ·Sugar, saffron, cardamom
• ·Ghee or oil for frying
• ·Melon seeds

Method

1. 1Make a smooth, thin besan batter and pour through a slotted spoon into hot ghee to form boondi.
2. 2Drain the boondi and make a one-string sugar syrup with saffron.
3. 3Soak the boondi in the syrup for 25 minutes.
4. 4Add cardamom and shape into laddoos with greased palms.

Ingredients

• ·1 cup gobindobhog or short-grain rice
• ·1/2 cup moong dal
• ·Ginger, bay leaf, cumin
• ·Turmeric, salt, ghee
• ·Mixed vegetables

Method

1. 1Dry roast the moong dal until it smells nutty.
2. 2Heat ghee, add bay leaf, cumin and ginger, then the vegetables.
3. 3Add rice, dal, turmeric and water, and pressure cook until soft.
4. 4Finish with ghee and serve with a simple aloo fry and tomato chutney.