Friday Bhog
Bhog Recipes for Maa Lakshmi
5 special Friday bhog — white, sweet and dear to Maa Lakshmi
Bhog Rule
Maa Lakshmi is very fond of white and sweet bhog. Avoid sour or salty bhog on Fridays. Bhog should not be tasted by family members before offering.
1. Saffron Cardamom Kheer
White and golden — symbol of Vaishakha energy
Ingredients
- •Full-cream milk 1 litre
- •Basmati rice 3 tbsp
- •Sugar 5 tbsp
- •Saffron 10 strands
- •Cardamom 4 (ground)
- •Almonds-pistachios garnish
Method
Soak rice 30 min. Boil milk and cook rice. Dissolve saffron in warm milk. Add sugar and cardamom. Cool and serve.
2. Coconut Barfi
Coconut is dear to Maa Lakshmi — symbol of purity
Ingredients
- •Desiccated coconut 2 cups
- •Sugar 1 cup
- •Milk 1/4 cup
- •Ghee 1 tbsp
- •Cardamom powder 1/2 tsp
Method
Sauté coconut in ghee. Add sugar and milk, cook until thick. Spread on a tray and let set. Cut and offer as bhog.
3. Makhana Kheer
Light and nutritious for Vaishakha heat — suitable for fasting
Ingredients
- •Makhana (fox nuts) 1 cup
- •Milk 1 litre
- •Sugar 4 tbsp
- •Ghee 1 tbsp
- •Saffron and cardamom
Method
Roast makhana in ghee. Cook in milk — 15 minutes. Add sugar and saffron. Serve when thickened.
4. White Peda
White colour — Shukra's favourite colour
Ingredients
- •Khoya (mawa) 250g
- •Sugar 3 tbsp
- •Cardamom powder
- •Saffron
- •Ghee (small amount)
Method
Roast khoya on low flame. Add sugar and cardamom. Once cool, shape into round pedas. Decorate with saffron.
5. Panjiri
Energising for Vaishakha — ideal prasad after Friday fasting
Ingredients
- •Wheat flour 1 cup
- •Ghee 1/2 cup
- •Powdered sugar 1/2 cup
- •Dry fruits — cashew, almond, raisin
- •Fennel seeds 1 tsp
Method
Roast flour in ghee until golden. Cool down. Add sugar and dry fruits. Offer as bhog.