Lohri Traditional Dishes: The festival of Lohri will be celebrated on 14 January. However, this time the festival of Lohri is coming on the weekend, due to which people are even more excited. The festival of Lohri is celebrated with great pomp in Punjab. The festival of Lohri means that the new crop season has arrived in Punjab. On the night of the Lohri festival, people lit a fire and put earthen lamps and peanuts in it. Along with this, Dulla sings the songs of Bhatti.
If there is a festival of Lohri but there are no traditional dishes, then it cannot happen. The festival of Lohri is incomplete without jaggery bread, sesame seeds and carrot halwa. Let us tell you about some traditional recipes on Lohri today.
Jaggery pudding
There is a tradition of making jaggery pudding at the festival of Lohri. Jaggery is made by mixing it with semolina or gram flour. It is decorated with watermelon, cucumber and pumpkin seeds. This traditional halwa is very much liked by the people of Punjab.
Ras di kheer
On this day there is a tradition of making Kheer of sugarcane juice. In Punjab and Haryana, sugarcane juice kheer is specially prepared. This dish is made from rice and sugarcane juice. It is also known as Roh Di Kheer.
Jaggery bread
Jaggery roti looks very tasty to eat. Bread is made by kneading jaggery in flour. To increase its taste, cardamom and fennel are added, which people eat with great enthusiasm.
Corn bread and mustard greens
Maize roti and mustard greens are very famous in Punjab. The speciality of this festival is that maize roti and mustard greens are specially made on the day of Lohri. Apart from this, people make many traditional dishes including Gajar Ka Halwa, Til Ki Revdi, Moong Dal Ka Halwa, Makhana Ki Kheer and Pinni.
