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This Narali purnima is celebrated in western costal region like Maharashtra, Goa & Gujarat by fisher men community. They decorate their boats with colorful flowers, prepare this narali bhaat and offer coconut to sea God - Varuna. This narali purnima marks the end of monsoon season & fisher man starts fishing by praying Lord Varuna by offering coconut. This day is also known as coconut day, they pray to sea God to get abundant fishes in the coming and return home safely. Otherthan Narali Purnima we also celebrate Raksha Bandan, Hayagriva Jayanthi & Upakarma on this day.
On Raksha Bandan / Rakhi purnima sisters tie rakhi to their brothers hand and pray for them. On other hands brothers promise their sisters that they protect their sisters from trouble life long. Sister keep thilak, tie rakhi, offer sweets, and take harathi to their brothers. In turns brothers give gift to there sisters. This is sweetest bond of protection between them. I am missing my brother Ram & my cousins.
Ingredients
3) Heat 1 tsp of ghee in a kadai , add elachi, cloves and cinnamon stick fry till you get nice aroma.
4) Add soaked basmati rice fry for few seconds then add 1.75 glasses of coconut milk mix it once, add pinch of salt and then boil it for a minute on medium flames.
5) Later close the lid and cook it low flames till rice cook well. When rice cooked well, witch off flames and keep it aside for 5 min to set by closing lid.
7) Now add grated jaggery and cook it on low flames till it melt. Make sure that jaggery free of dust otherwise strain it and use. Now add grated fresh coconut and mix well.
9) When rice absorbs jaggery mixture well, switch off flames, close lid and keep it aside for 5 to 10 min to set. Later add fried cashew nuts and raisins mix everything well once, without breaking rice.
Tips
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Lord Hayagreeva / Hayagriva is the protector of vedas. He born of Sravana Purnima on this day, so we celebrate this day as Upakarma. Uparkarma is also known as jyandhyala purnima in telugu, Avani Avittam in Tamil. This is very auspicious festival to Brahmin community men, men who undergone upanayanam changes there yagnopavitham on this day.
Maharasthrian - Narali Bhaat
Preparation time - 20 minutes
cook time - 20 min
Serves : 2
Category : Festival / Regional / Desserts
Recipe Cuisine: Maharashtrian
Main ingredients : Coconut
Author : Aruna SarasChandra
Ingredients
Basmati rice - 1 glass
coconut - 1 or coconut milk - 1.75 glasses
jaggery - 3/4 to 1 cup
grated coconut- 1 cup
warm milk - 2 tsp
saffron - few strands
ghee - 1/2 cup
cashew nuts - 10
raisins - 10
almonds - 10
elachi - 3
cloves - 5
cinnamon stick - 1 inch
salt - pinch
Instructions
1) Wash and soak basmati rice for 20 to 30 min. Soak saffron in hot milk.
2)If you are using ready made or fresh coconut milk with you skip this step. Cut coconut into small pieces or use grated or scrapped coconut in a mixer jar, grind it. Later add 1/2 cup of water grind it again and collect coconut milk by straining it using strainer. Repeat the same process and collect 1.75 glasses of coconut milk and keep it aside.(* check tips)
3) Heat 1 tsp of ghee in a kadai , add elachi, cloves and cinnamon stick fry till you get nice aroma.
4) Add soaked basmati rice fry for few seconds then add 1.75 glasses of coconut milk mix it once, add pinch of salt and then boil it for a minute on medium flames.
5) Later close the lid and cook it low flames till rice cook well. When rice cooked well, witch off flames and keep it aside for 5 min to set by closing lid.
6) Now heat 2 tsp of ghee in a kadai, add cashew nuts. When it starts changing color add raisins fry till they becomes fluffy. Later close the lid and cook it low flames till rice cook well.
7) Now add grated jaggery and cook it on low flames till it melt. Make sure that jaggery free of dust otherwise strain it and use. Now add grated fresh coconut and mix well.
8) Now add prepared basmati rice and mix everything well once without breaking rice. Add soak saffron & milk on rice, close the lid and cook till rice absorbs jaggery mixture.
9) When rice absorbs jaggery mixture well, switch off flames, close lid and keep it aside for 5 to 10 min to set. Later add fried cashew nuts and raisins mix everything well once, without breaking rice.
That's it our Maharashtra Narali Bhaat, sweet coconut rice is ready to serve.
Tips
** You can prepare this using sona masoori rice too, but using basmati rice will gives nice aroma and taste.
** You can use ready made coconut milk too.
** Make sure that jaggery is free from dust.
** Soaking basmati rice for 20 to 30 is must.
** For 1 glass of basmati rice use 1.75 glasses of coconut milk.
** Instead of coconut milk you can also use water to boil rice, but using coconut milk gives rich creamy taste to narali bhaat.
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