celebrating lord krishna's birthday -the great teacher

may natkhat nandlal come to your house and takes away all your "makhan and mishri"with all your worries and sorrow and gives you happiness,health and prosperity.this year teachers day and janmashtami coincide on 5 september 2015..." गुरु गोविंद दोउ खङे काके लागू पाया,बलिहारी गुरु आपने गोविंद दियो बताय"

celebrate kanha's birthday by preparing sumptuous dishes.since banke bihari is a food lover so treat the lord,your family and yourself by preparing farali(vrat) items as every ardent devotee pamper ladoogopal by observing fast,so here i am with a falhari platter.in our community it is customary to prepare panchamrit,dhaniya panjiri,makhane ki kheer and various pag (dessert made with sugar syrup). i bring these delectable janmashtami recipes......

sabudana (sago) lollypop

ingredients

1 cup sago /sabudana/pearl tapioca soaked in 3/4 cup water for 2 hrs

\4 boiled and mashed potato
1/2 cup roasted and deskinned peanuts
3 green chillies chopped
coriander leaves chopped
2 teaspoon lemon juice
rock salt
oil for frying
12 icecream sticks
method
drain sago completely.mix with all the above ingredients mentioned above(except oil).mix the mixture properly.keep covered for 1 hour.make lollypops on icecream sticks.keep in refrigerator for 20 min.fry in hot oil on medium flame.serve with green chutney

banana dahivada

ingredients

3 raw bananas

cashewnut 8 chopped                                              
1/2 teaspoon mint powder
1/2 teaspoon roasted jeera powder
2 table spoon water chestnut (singhara)flour
raisins 8
2 cup whisked curd
rock salt
oil for frying

method

boil bananas without peeling them.after boiling peel them and mash them.add waterchestnut flour and salt.grease your pa;m.take some mixture in your palm.add some cashews and raisins.lightly seal them and make small ball.fry till golden on medium flame.soak these vadas in warm water for 15 min.gently squeeze to remove extra water.whisk curd.add vadas ,garnish with jeera powder and mint powder.you can also add some tamarind chutney.

nariyal meengi paag (coconut melon seeds fudge)

ingredients

dessicated coconut 1/2 cup      
sugar 2 cup
meengi/magaz/melon seeds 1 cup
mixed nuts 1/2 cup
water 1 cup

method

dry roast dessicated coconut,meengi and mixed nuts separately for 4 mins
coarsely grind melon seeda and mixed nuts.meanwhile prepare sugar syrup by cooking sugar and water in pan for 10 min until 2 strings consistency is reached in the sugar syrup.add coconut,mixed nuts and meengi in sugar syrup and immediately spread the mixture on greased plate.when the spread is slightly warm cut it into desired shape.