Tag: Kanjak
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Poori (Deep-fried and Puffed Wheat Bread)
Don’t we all like to have those cheat meals once in a while… 😉 Being an ardent foodie, my happiness quotient is at the highest level when I have those… Haha! Poori is a variety of Indian deep-fried and puffed bread made with whole wheat flour. It goes fantastically with veg and non-veg curries. I…
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Sooji Ka Halwa – Shack Saturdays Special
Wishing all of you a very Happy Ram Navami! This Saturday start your day with something sweet! Something that has a great significance this day and is prepared in almost all North Indian homes. It is Sooji Ka Halwa (Rawa/Semolina Halwa). 🙂 It is completed by two other delectable dishes on this day which are…
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Kanjak Bhog – Ghugni, Sooji Ka Halwa and Poori (Navratri Special)
I remember how my sisters and I used to get excited during Kanjak (the ritual performed on Ashtami or Navmi mostly in North India) as we were worshipped on this day, fed with delicacies and were given gifts or money. Ghugni, Sooji Ka Halwa and Poori are the very popular and must dishes for this ritual.…