Mouthwatering Falahari Dishes for Mahashivratri

Sabudane ki Kheer

The mouthwatering Sabudana Kheer (sago pearl pudding) is a luscious Indian dish relished as dessert. It is prepared from the water soaked Sabudana (tapioca/sago pearls) added to milk, sweetened with sugar, boiled till attain a semi-liquid consistency, flavoured with ground cardamom and aromatic saffron strands and garnished with diced cashews, almonds, raisins etc. Served hot or chilled, this exotic dish will make you to drool with its divine sweet flavor.

Coconut Laddoo

Delicious Coconut Laddo is a traditional sweet dish relished on fasting days. The dish is made from the desiccated coconut cooked in pure Desi Ghee (clarified butter) and condensed milk with semi-liquid consistency, sweetened with sugar, added with dry-fruits, like- broken cashews, almonds, pistachios etc. and bound into round shaped Laddoos. Served as a dessert, these luscious Laddoos are irresistible to try for its tempting sweet flavor.

Paneer Barfi

Quite easy and quick to make, scrumptious Paneer Barfi is a melt in mouth sweet delicacy savoured as a dessert. Made from crumbled Paneer (Indian cottage cheese) added with Mawa (condensed milk) powder, sweetened with sugar powder, nicely kneaded, set in a plate lined with Ghee, refrigerated, garnished with dry-fruits, like- broken almonds, pistachios, cashews, aromatic saffron strands, cardamom powder etc., cut into diamond shaped pieces and served. This unique dish will surely make you to drool.

Falahari Idli

Light on stomach and quite filling, Falahari Idly is a savoury dish relished as breakfast, lunch or dinner and capable of providing you with energies. The dish is made from fermented batter of water soaked barnyard millets (Sama ke Chawal) added with beaten yogurt, roasted cumin seeds, crushed red chili flakes, shredded carrots, citric acid, little lemon juice, baking soda etc. poured into Idly moulds lined with Ghee and steam cooked. Served hot with savoury coconut chutney, this fluffy dish is incredibly delicious to sooth your palate.

Sabudana Laddoo

Sure to tickle your taste buds, delectable Sabudana Laddoo is a luscious cuisine relished as dessert. Made from dry roasted and ground sago pearls (tapioca) and desiccated coconut sautéed in butter oil (pure Desi Ghee), added with sugar powder, roughly cut cashews, flavoured with cardamom powder, nutmeg powder etc. and bound into round shaped Laddoos is highly tempting to try for its wonderful sweet flavor.

Falahari Patties

Lip smacking Falahari Patties is a spicy dish enjoyed as a snack or starter. Prepared from boiled and mashed potatoes, added with amaranth/water chestnut/buckwheat flours, cumin seeds, salt etc. made in round shaped patties, stuffed with mixture of grated coconuts, diced green chilies, grated ginger, roasted and crushed peanuts, finely cut coriander leaves, lemon juice, pinch of sugar etc., deep fried and served hot with green coriander/mint chutney is sure to satiate your food cravings on this fasting day.

Falahari Dahi Gujiya

Packed with varied flavours, crescent shaped Falahari Dahi Gujiya is a spicy and tangy cuisine savoured as a snack or appetizer. The dish is prepared from small portions of dough of pressure cooked Sama Rice (barnyard millet) added with any Falahari flour, seasoned with rock salt and red chili powder, shaped into half-moon shapes, stuffed with mixture of shredded coconut, diced almonds, raisins etc. and deep-fried. Served instantly by pouring of fresh yogurt, sprinkled with salt, red chili powder, roasted cumin seeds along with green Falahari coriander chutney, this gluten free dish will make you to drool.

Gajar ki Kheer

Mouthwatering Gajar ki Kheer is a luscious North Indian dish relished as a dessert. This highly nutritious dish is made from shredded carrots added to boiled milk, sweetened with sugar, simmered on low heat till it attains a semi-liquid consistency, garnished with raisins, broken pieces of almonds, cashews etc. and flavoured with ground green cardamom. Served hot or chilled, the dish is irresistible to try for its heavenly sweet flavor.

Falahari Rice Pulao

Easy and quick to cook, Falahari Rice Pulao is a spicy dish relished as a side dish or main course of meal. Perfectly idle for the fasting day, the dish is made by frying Sama Rice (barn yard millet) in clarified butter oil, added with water and little butter milk, diced potatoes, green chilies, red chili flakes, dried mint leaves, rock salt, Ghee roasted cashews, peanuts etc. and cooked in steam on low heat. Served hot with seasoned yogurt and salad of cucumber, the dish is enticingly flavoursome to try for its spicy flavor on the festive occasion of Mahashivratri.

Sweet Potato Halwa

Delectable Sweet Potato Halwa is again a healthy, nutritious and filling sweet dish relished as a dessert. Made from boiled and mashed sweet potatoes sautéed in clarified butter till it leaves sides of Halwa, sweetened with sugar, added with fried cashews, flavoured with ground green cardamom and milk soaked saffron strands. Served hot or cold, this amazingly delicious Halwa develops an urge in you to go for it instantly.

These are some of the sweet and spicy dishes for the festive occasion of Mahashivtatri that can be easily prepared at home and are also abundantly available at the nearby street vendors or eateries. If you wish to know more about such delicacies and locate your nearby joints, download the App right away!