Kheer Indian Dish (Diwali Recipe)

Food takes a center stage during the Diwali celebration especially deserts and sweets. Food is used for entertainment, gifts for friends and family and also as religious offerings. It can also be given together with Diwali greetings or Diwali wishes. 

Amongst the numerous variety of Diwali delicacy, Kheer stands out as a distinctive luscious meal that is prepared by many during the festival.  It’s an Indian traditional dessert prepared in varied ways in different parts of India. 

This is how it is prepared;

Kheer Recipe

Ingredients

• ¼ cup of already washed and drained long grain rice
• 5 cups of milk
• 3 crushed cardamom seeds
• 5 gms of blanched and slivered almonds
• A dash of saffron threads soaked in warm milk
• 5 gms of skinned and chopped pistachio nuts
• 15 gms of sugar

Preparation

1. Boil the rice, cardamom and milk in a pan, till it simmers gently and becomes soft

2. Put the saffron, almonds, raisins and pistachio and let it cook for another 4 minutes

3. Stir in the sugar until dissolved completely

4. Remove from hit and let it cool for a while

5. Serve when warm or chilled

Other Diwali Delicacies

They include chickpea curry vegetable pulav and vegetable pulav. For more diwali recipes, click here.

Lapsi – (Diwali Recipe)

Diwali is one festival that is marked with fun and laughter.   The splendor and cheerfulness encountered during the five days of Diwali festival are unmatched by any other festival in the Hindu calendar.  Lights, crackers, diwali greetings and sweets are just but a few of the goodies that characterize this festival.

Diwali Sweet Delicacies

The types of sweets feasted on during Diwali are of a wide variety depending on taste and culture of different regions, such as in South India mysore pak and pongal are common while in the Northern parts of India Ladoos and Lapsi are common. Let us look at one of the special diwali recipes, Lapsi.

Lapsi Recipe

A sweet and easy to make dish that is, prepared during Diwali.  

Ingredients

• broken wheat,
• hot water,
• almond,
• sugar,
• raisins,
• cardamom
• powder and
• ghee

Preparation

1. Soak the raisins in water

2. Heat the ghee at a high temperature in a heavy pan, add wheat   then cook till pink-brown, then add hot water and cover partly at reduce heat

3. When the wheat is cooked and almost dry put on ghee, sugar and water then stir.

4. Cook for 10 minutes under low temperature, till the ghee  oozes  from the sides of the pan

Diwali celebration will surely be complete and sweeter with this Lapsi Recipe. Cheers!

Lakshmi Puja (Laxmi Pooja)

Lakshmi Puja, also referred to as "Laxmi Pooja" is the third and main day of the Diwali Festival.  It is celebrated in honor of Goddess Lakshmi the goddess of wealth, beauty, light and good fortune. To get the best out of this day, one should be clean and truly devote to the goddess for she despises lazy, dirty and people who are not genuine.

How to set up Lakshmi Pooja Shrine?

• Clean the worship area thoroughly then set up a high platform covered with new clothe

• Place a gold, silver or copper pitcher that is filled with grains at the base and ¾  water, then place a flower, betel nut, coin and rice in the it.

• Decorate the pitcher with mango leaves and cover it with a plate of rice grain

• Place the Idol of the goddess on top of it along with some coins.

• To be blessed with wisdom and wealth, place the idol of Lord Ganesha in front of the pitcher to the right hand side.

• Place books related to your occupation in front of lord Ganesha’s idol.

After setting up of the Puja shrine, the celebration should begin in the presence of entire family with lighting up of a lamp, popularly known as Diyas - the symbol of triumph of light over darkness.

Note from author: Feel the essence of the auspicious festival. Share the blessing by sending Happy Diwali greetings or creating your own Printable Diwali card.

Happy Diwali to all!

Diwali Greetings

Diwali Celebration is a five-day Indian Festival of Lights that is held in October or November every year. This is when they honor their religious traditions and bring to life their cultural practices through dances, feasts and community and family activities.

This Diwali, remember to utter Diwali Greetings and wishes to Indian families and friends by making gifts or personalized Diwali cards especially for them. Consider these greeting ideas.

THE LIGHT. 

The celebration of the Diwali primarily denotes the triumph of good over evil. The Essence of the “Festival of Lights” is mainly giving hope for the people that in time they will rise from darkness, and so they did. In the event that you intend to give best Diwali greetings, try to make use of images that portray “light” and brightness, such as a light bulb or sun and with it, write your greetings that describe what the image means for the celebration of Diwali.

GODDESS LAKSHMI.  

The Goddess Lakshmi is a big part of Diwali Festival. The Goddess of Wealth and beauty is welcomed in the homes of Indian Families and believed to have showered them with great blessings and prosperity all throughout the year. This Diwali, embrace the graces overwhelmed by the Goddess and share them with friends and loved ones by incorporating the image of Lakshmi in your Diwali Card as you wish them a good diwali celebration. Images of the Goddess Lakshmi can be searched in many websites over the internet holding a lotus flower and falling coins over the other hands.

THE RANGOLI. 

The Rangoli is a very significant symbol especially during the celebration of Diwali. These are made on the floors of the living rooms of Indian families basically to welcome the arrival of the Goddess Lakshmi and bring them good luck. The beautiful patterns of the rangoli can also be used as decorative design for your Diwali Card. There are various printable Diwali cards with Rangoli designs on the internet you can use for this or draw it on your own using coloring mediums.

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Diwali Festival - Celebration and Activities

Diwali, also referred to as “Festival of light”, Deepawali or Devali, is one the most popular and biggest Hindu festivals. People across India and Nepal and Hindus from different part of the globe celebrate this auspicious festival with great joy and zeal.

There are different festive activities associated with Diwali festival. These include:

• Lighting Diyas – one of the most popular activities during Diwali. People illuminate their homes with clay lamps, popularly known as Diya. These are bowl-shaped lamp that is made of clay. Some also light candles for illumination.

• Decorating Homes – People also clean and decorate their homes with embellishments, flower garlands, rangolis, etc as part of the celebration.

• Bursting firecrackers – For many Hindus, Diwali festival is incomplete without firework displays or bursting firecrackers. It is one of the most prominent activities during this asupiscious festival

• Creating Crafts related to Diwali – during Diwali, people also create different craft as part of the tradition. They collect different items to use as embellishments and decoration for their homes. One of the most popular craft they usually create is Diya which can be used to illuminate their homes.

• Cooking Diwali recipes – just like other festivals, there are certain dishes being cooked as part of the celebration. Most of Diwali recipes are sweet and milky.

• Exchanging Diwali greetings – this festival brings the essence of togetherness among relatives, friends and family members. And one of the most effective and best ways of sending your warm wishes is through Diwali greetings. They come in various forms such as paper-cut card, printable Diwali card, or Diwali e-card.

How about you? How would you celebrate Diwali 2011? And since it’s just weeks away, let me greet you a Happy Diwali in advance. May you have successful and prosperous life.