Vasant Panchami is a famous festival that marks the end of the winter season and ushers in the springtime. Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of the Vasant Panchami festival. Young girls wear bright yellow dresses and participate in the festivities. The color yellow holds a special meaning for this celebration as it signifies the brilliance of nature and the vibrancy of life. The whole place bursts with yellow during the festival.
People dress in yellow and they offer yellow flowers to others and to the gods and goddesses. They also prepare and feast on a special pastry called kesar halwa which is made from flour, sugar, nuts, and cardamom powder. This dish also includes saffron strands, which gives it a vibrant yellow color and mild fragrance. During the Vasant Panchami festival, India’s crop fields are filled with the color yellow, as the yellow mustard flowers bloom at this time of the year. Pens, notebooks, and pencils are placed near the goddess Devi’s feet to be blessed before they are used by students. Goddess Saraswati symbolizes of intellect and learning.(Source :Google)
On this Ocassion my contribution for 77th Foodiemonday Bloghop Theme VasantPanchami is Corn Kichdi /Makai ki Kichdi paired with Simba Rai .
Recipe for Corn Kichdi / Makai Kichdi:
Ingredients:
1Cup =250 ML
2 Cups fresh corn / Frozen Corn
3/4 Cup Moong Dal
2 Tsp Jeera /Cumin
1/4 Tsp Haldi /Turmeric
Salt to Taste
2 Green Chillies
1 Cup finely chopped coriander
1/4 Tsp Hing
2 Tsp Barley
12 Cashews
1/2 Tsp Mustard
2.5 Tbsp Ghee /Clarified Butter
Method:
Make a coarse paste of green chillies and Coriander and keep it aside.
Coarsely grind the corn. Transfer this to a pressure Cooker and add moog dal ,turmeric and salt. Pressure cook upto 2 whistles. Allow it to cool. Heat 2 tbsp ghee in a wok. Add jeera .Once it splutters add the corn mixture and mix .Add the chilli and coriander mixture and allow it to simmer for 2-3 mins.Switch off the flame.
In a small pan heat the balance ghee. Add barley and cashews. Once they turn brown add the mustard and hing. Once they start to splutter pour this over the Corn Kichdi and serve hot.
We loved this Kichdi with Simba rai which is an an amazing traditional recipe from Orissa.
Will share the recipe for Simba Rai in my Next post.
Till then Enjoy this yummy Kichdi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The corn khichdi looks amazing and thanks for trying the Simba Rai
Superb share Preethi. Khichdi looks delicious.
I love Indian cuisine and cannot believe there are no onions or garlic in here…but it looks amazing and I really want to try it soon! thanks for posting 🙂
So Glad to hear that you like Indian Cusine.Do drop in your feedback in case you try this recipe.You can find many more no onion no garlic recipes on my blog if interested.Thank you.
sure will!
Wow Preethi, love the makai ki khichdi. Its so healthy and different. Bookmarking this recipe to prepare it as soon as I can buy some corn.
Simply yum as I went through the ingredients Pree! <3 <3
Thank you Pushpita ❤❤.
Looking forward to your Simba Rai recipe post. 🙂
Posting soon.Thanks s dear.
wow what a healthy and different type of khichdi Preethi. Going to try it out as soon as I get some corn. Do we add a bit of water when we cook the moong dal and corn in the pressure cooker and do we need to soak the dal for a while?
Yes Dee you can add 3/4th cup of water to pressure cook.No need to soak the dal.Do give your feedback whenever you try.Thank you.
I will have to try this recipe. Looks inviting.
Thank you Anuradha.Do give your feedback in case you try this recipe.
My pleasure. I an sure it will taste as good as it looks.
We just Loved it Anuradha.
I love this khichdi Preethi dee going to try this tomorrow for sure !!!!
Thank you Waagmi.Awaiting your feedback in case you try this recipe.
The corn khichdi sure looks interesting and paired with simba rai is a wow combo.
Absolutely Saswati.
Yum. I can just imagine the mouthwatering scent of this dish!
Kichdi looks so delicious
Thank you.
This both looks and sounds very delicious for this precious time in India, Preethi 😀
I’m grateful, that you are writing the English names for the spices, so I don’t make any misunderstandings, which of course can lead to totally new dishes 🙂
kichdi looks deliciously healthy
Thank you Nisa.
Very new and unique concept… 🙂
Hearty and yum!
Thank you.
absolutely delightful treat for khichdi lovers. loved it
Thank you Shibani.