NAVRATRI SPECIAL KHATTA MEETHA KADDOO & SWAANK KE AATE KI POORI

JAI MATA DI..... DAY-3 OF NAVRATRI
On this day, we worship MAA CHANDRAGHANTA
The name of third shakti is CHANDRAGHANTA, and there is half circular moon in her forehead. She is charming and bright. She has three eyes and ten hands holding with ten types of swords, weapons, arrows, etc. She is seated on lion.







NAVRATRI SPECIAL DAY-3

KHATTA MEETHA KADDOO & SWAANK KE AATE KI POORI

Ingredients for RECIPE 1 (DICED KADDOO):
  • Pumpkin (kaddoo)- half kg (diced in small pieces)- chhote tukro mein katta hua
  • Cumin seeds (jeera)- half teaspoon
  • Dry mango powder (amchoor)- half teaspoon
  • Red chilly powder (lal mirch pissi huyi)- 1/4th teaspoon
  • Turmeric powder - haldi pissi huyi- half teaspoon
  • Sugar (cheeni) - 3/4th  teaspoon
  • Salt (namak)- to taste (swaad anusar)
  • Refined oil- 3-4 spoons
Ingredients for RECIPE 2 (MASHED KADDOO):
  • Pumpkin (kaddoo)- half kg (diced in small pieces) -chhote tukro mein katta hua
  • Tomato red grinded (lal tamatar pisa hua)- 1 big
  • Cumin seeds (jeera)- half teaspoon
  • Dry mango powder (amchoor)- 3/4th teaspoon
  • Dry coriander powder (sookha dhania pisa hua)- 1 teaspoon
  • Red chili dry long (sabut lal mirch sookhi huyi)- 2
  • Red chili powder (lal mirch pissi huyi)- 1/2 teaspoon
  • Turmeric powder (haldi pisi huyi) - half teaspoon
  • Sugar (cheeni)- 3/4th teaspoon
  • Salt (namak)- to taste (swaad anusar)
  • Refined oil- 2 spoons
FOR POORI:

Ingredients:
  • Swaank ka aata- 250gms
  • Salt- one fourth teaspoon
  • Refined oil- to fry
METHOD TO PREPARE KHATTA MEETHA KADDOO (RECIPE 1 DICED KADOO):
  • Take refined oil in deep frying pan(kadhai) and heat it
  • Add cumin and let it crackle
  • Now add turmeric powder, red chilly powder,salt and alongwith add small diced kaddoo and mix well.
  • Cover the lid and let kaddoo be bit tender, then add amchoor and sugar and again cover the lid and let kaddoo be tender
  • Stir it in gaps, in order to avoid burning or sticking from bottom of kadhai
Khatta meetha kaddoo (diced) is ready





METHOD TO PREPARE KHATTA MEETHA KADDOO (RECIPE 2 MASHED KADOO):

  • Take refined oil in cooker and add cumin seeds and let it crackle
  • Add dry red chilies and saute it
  • Add kaddoo and grinded tomato and mix well.
  • Add turmeric powder, red chili powder, amchoor, sugar and salt. Mix well.
  • Add little water and pressure cook on low to medium flame till 2-3 whistles.
  • Once steam is finished. Open the lid. 
  • Mash kaddoo with spatula and add dry coriander powder. (You can extent the ratio of sugar, amchoor and red chili as per your taste)
  • Fry it little, till it becomes little thick in consistency.
Khatta meetha kaddoo (mashed) is ready.

METHOD TO PREPARE POORI:
  • Sieve swaank aata and add salt
  • Knead soft dough and add one teaspoon of oil and mix and knead well and keep aside
  • Heat refined oil in deep frying pan (kadhai)
  • Take a small portion and round it in ball
  • Grease your hands with refined oil and press the dough ball in small round shape poori
  • Don't make poori too thin or too thick
  • Slowly put poori into hot oil and fry it till it turns golden
AND Now.... its time to serve it dear.....
Serve khatta meetha kaddoo with hot poori and curd

Have a great Navratras friends :-)



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