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Chhath Puja 2024 will be celebrated on November 05, 2024. Women who keep fast on Chhath Puja days offer prayers to the Sun God and worship him. During this festival, women are supposed to wake up early to offer water and flowers to Lord Surya and then observe fast for the well-being of their children.
Many dishes like laddu, thekua, and kheer are prepared for this festival as an offering. We bring you a few traditional food items along with their recipes exclusively from Bihar. These recipes can definitely be created to celebrate the festival of Chhath! Also Read: When Is Chhath Puja 2024? Mark the Date and 5 Delicious Recipes Perfect for the Celebration Here Are 5 Easy Traditional Recipes For Chhath Puja 2024: 1.
Thekua Thekua is the most popular prasad during Chhath Puja. It is dry sweet and made with wheat flour, dry coconut, chasni (melted sugar), and ghee. Thekua is mostly prepared on the second day of Chhath Puja and then it is offered to the Sun God.
Ingredients: Instructions: (Also Read: 5 Things You Must Know About Thekua- A popular Chhath Recipe ) 2. Kaddu Bhaat This amazing sabzi is most popular in Chhath. It is made with Kaddu/Lauki(Bottle Gourd) with Himalayan salt or sendha namak and cooked in ghee.
This delicious sabzi is paired with fried poori or rice, thus, making it the perfect dish to break the fast with. Ingredients: Instructions- (Also Read: Chhath Puja: Make Traditional Gur Ki Kheer For Chhath Puja Kharna Prasad ) 3. Hara Chana Hara chana (or green chana) is just another delicious dish you'll find in Chhath-special thali.
Green chana is soaked in water overnight and then it is prepared the next day in ghee along with some green chillies and cumin seeds. Ingredients - Instructions- 4. Rasiyaw (Rice Kheer) with Puri/Roti (Chapati) Rasiyaw is basically rice kheer, but in place of sugar, it has jaggery (or gur).
It is prepared almost like the regular kheer with rice, water, and milk. This dessert completes the Chhath puja meal. It is exclusively offered to Surya Devta before serving for consumption.
It is best paired with Dal Puri/Puri/Roti. Ingredients: Instructions- (Also Read: Chhath Puja: 10 Things You Should Know About This Festival ) 5. Kasar Ke Laddu Apart from thekua and rice kheer, another type of sweet is made.
It is very easy to make and it is ready in a few minutes. It is made of Powdered rice, Jaggery Powder, Ghee, and Fennel. Kasar ke Laddu is one such prasad made on Chhath Puja which is made on the day of Sandhya Arghya.
Ingredients - Instructions- About Author: Hiranyami Shivani is Co-founder of The Chhaunk - a cloud-kitchen startup serving homemade Bihari food. Disclaimer: The opinions expressed within this article are the personal opinions of the author. NDTV is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, suitability, or validity of any information on this article.
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