Lohri Recipes

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Aloo Pakora Recipe

Ingredients

• 6 Large potatoes
• 2 Cups besan
• 1 Cup water
• 4 Cups oil
• 2 tsp Red chilli powder
• 1 tsp Mango powder
• Salt to taste

How to make Aloo Pakora

• Wash potatoes and cut it into thin slices.
• Add water to besan and make a batter of thick consistency.
• Add red chilli powder, mango powder.
• Blend it well.
• Heat the oil.
• Dip each piece of potato in batter.
• Fry these potato pieces one by one till they turn golden brown.
• Serve hot Aloo Pakora with tomato sauce.

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Bajra Khichdi Recipe

Ingredients

• 100 gms Bajra
• 40 gms Yellow moong dal
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Ghee

How to make Bajra Khichdi

• Soak 100 grams bajra for about an hour.
• Remove the husk by grinding coarsely in a mixer at a low speed.
• Mix moong dal when it becomes completely husk free.
• Transfer the contents in a pressure cooker with water and salt.
• Cook for 10 minutes.
• Add hot water if required.
• Mix hot ghee.
• Bajra Khichdi is ready to serve.

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Pinnie Recipe

Ingredients

• 3-4 tbsp Milk
• 250 gms Sugar ground
• 1 tsp Cardamom powder
• 250 gms Wheat flour
• 250 gms Ghee

How to make Pinnie

• Heat ghee in a pan.
• Add wheat flour and cook it on low flame.
• Keep stirring constantly till light brown.
• Remove from the flame when it smells aromatic.
• Transfer it to a large plate and spread.
• Cool it above room temperature.
• Sprinkle with sugar and cardamom powder.
• Mix the contents well. Drizzle with milk.
• Mix well and make tight fist shaped pinnies.

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Til Papdi Recipe

Ingredients

• 200 gms White sesame seeds
• 5 Pistachios, thinly sliced
• 150 gms Sugar

How to make Til Papdi

• Roast sesame seeds lightly and leave aside.
• Melt sugar in a small pan.
• Add roasted sesame seeds and mix well.
• Keep this pan in a large bowl of hot water.
• Take small portion of this mixture at a time.
• Make it flat with the help of a rolling pin.
• Sprinkle with few slices of pista on top.
• Roll quickly. You can smear rolling pin, palms and work surface slightly.
• Transfer the role to a clean plastic sheet. Allow it to cool.
• Separate the papdis with squares of plastic.
• Cool and place in an airtight container.