Janmashtami bhog thali

Janmashtami special Prasad's

As the Janmashtami is approaching we will celebrate it by making lord Krishna's favourite Prasad(bhog). Let's prepare Janmashtami special Prasad's which we are going to offer to lord Krishna. coriander panjiri, marva kheer, muskmelon (mingi) seed paag, panchamrit and makhan mishri.

Ingredients for Krishna's Prasad/ bhog

Coriander panjiri

½ cup Coriander

½ cup Makhana (Lotus seeds)

6to7 almonds and cashews (chopped)

½cup sugar

½ cup dry coconut

2to 3 tablespoon ghee

½ teaspoon cardamom powder

Method

coriander panjiri

Take kadai/pan put ghee and roast makhana on medium flame till it becomes crispy . Keep a side

Into the same pan roast cashews and almonds with ghee.

Roast it for 2 to 3 minutes until it's brown.

Now roast grated coconut remove it from the pan and keep aside

and then roast coriander powder till nice Aroma and colour changes.

Put off the gas.

Then assemble everything in one bowl and mix by adding sugar and cardamom powder.

Mix all roast items well and it's done.

granish it with Tulsi leaf

Mawa kheer

½ litre milk

7to8 almond and cashews chopped

½ cup Makhana (Lotus seeds)

2 tablespoons chironji

1to2 teaspoon ghee

½ cup sugar

½ teaspoon cardamom powder.

Take a pan roast makhana and cashews almonds till golden brown or for 2 min.

Then boil milk add roasted makhana and dry fruits also chironji and keep boiling.

Keep stirring otherwise it will burn at the bottom.

Boil it for 10 minutes or till the milk reduces to half. A thick consistency

You can add dry fruits of your choice.

Now add sugar and cardamom powder and just cook for 2 minutes and kheer is done.

Mingi( muskmelon seeds) paag /Barfi

½ cup muskmelon seeds.

1 cup sugar

½ cup water

2 teaspoon ghee

½ teaspoon cardamom powder

Heat ghee and roast the Muskmelon seeds.

You can also dry roast the muskmelon.

Cover while Roasting because when it crackles it goes out off pan .

until the crackling sound comes and colour changes to brown on medium to high flame at least for 3 minutes.

For paag( syrup)take sugar and water in a pan and boil it to thick consistency.

Grease plate and keep aside to set the paag.

To the syrup add roasted muskmelon seeds cardamom powder, mix and cook for 2 minutes.

Then remove it in a plate and set for 2 minutes then cut it with knife the shape you want it

and then again set it for 10 minutes. Your paag is ready.

Panchamrit

1 cup curd

½cup milk

½ cup ( Lotus seeds) makhana

1 teaspoon honey

8 to 10 Basil leaf (Tulsi leaf)

2 teaspoon sugar

Take a bowl put fresh milk

and go on adding into it sugar , honey, makhana,fresh curd and mix (do not over mix the curd )it ,at last add Basil leaf (Tulsi leaf) ,if u have ganga jal add it .mix once again .