Chhath Puja 2023: Pumpkin rice is definitely made on the first day of Chhath Puja, know the traditional method of making it...

Chhath Puja 2023: After the festival of Diwali, a different celebration of Chhath Puja is seen in Bihar. It is believed that this is not just a festival, but millions of people have faith and emotions associated with this Chhath Puja. Due to this, the Chhath festival is starting from 17th November. On the festival of Chhath, not only women but also men observe this difficult fast. It starts with bathing and eating.

Various types of traditional dishes are prepared during the Chhath festival. Thekua is considered the most special among these. Along with this, Pumpkin Bhaat is prepared on the first day of the Chhath festival i.e. on the day of Nahay Khae. People eat gram dal, arwa rice, and pumpkin vegetables with great enthusiasm. In Bihar, gourd is also known as pumpkin. In today's article, we will tell you how to make this dish traditionally so that you can make it in the traditional way.

Ingredients for Pumpkin
half kilo bottle gourd
half cup gram dal
rock salt
half a teaspoon turmeric powder
about a cup of water
two chopped green chillies

Recipe
To make this, first of all, mix bottle gourd and gram dal with a cup of water in the cooker. After this, add turmeric and rock salt to it and boil it. After two whistles, turn off the gas. After turning off the gas, check whether the dal has cooked or not. If it is cooked then start preparing the tempering.

seasoning material
Half teaspoon cumin, one-fourth teaspoon asafoetida, one to two teaspoons ghee, one to two dry red chilies, and two to three bay leaves.

seasoning method
To add tempering to vegetables, first heat oil in a pan. After this, add cumin seeds and crackle, then add bay leaves, chopped green chilies, dry chilies, and then asafoetida. After it is roasted, add lentils and a bottle of gourd. Now just let it cook well. Your vegetable is ready.

Make rice like this
To make rice, you just have to soak 1 bowl of Arwa rice for 30 minutes. After this, put twice the amount of rice in the pressure cooker and let it cook. After one whistle your rice is ready.
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