5 Bengali Recipes You Must Make This Basant Panchami and Saraswati Puja | Photos

Basant Panchami, the festival dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, has finally arrived. Every year, Basant Panchami is celebrated on the fifth day of Shukla Paksha in the month of Magha, which is the eleventh month of the Hindu calendar. Also known as Saraswati Puja, this festival marks the beginning of spring and is celebrated with great enthusiasm in several parts of the country, especially West Bengal.

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People celebrate this day by worshiping Goddess Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, music, art and science. Apart from this, people on this festival wear yellow clothes, bathe in haldi ka ubtan and prepare mouth-watering traditional delicacies. This year Basant Panchami will be celebrated on February 14, so to help you during the celebrations, we have compiled some Bengali recipes that you must make for Basant Panchami. Let’s take a look:

Hicuri

Honestly, the classic khichdi is a must-have dish for a Basant Panchami afternoon when your friends and family get together. Besides being rich in nutrients, khichdi is also an important part of Bengali bhog culture. While you can change it up by adding spices to your liking, don’t miss out on enjoying this dish with plenty of ghee.

beguni

Eggplant fritters are one of the easiest and quickest snacks to prepare for your guests on this auspicious day. The best part? The combination of crispy outside and creamy inside with the flavor of mint chutney in this dish is amazing.

Labra

This is basically a mixed vegetable dish prepared in curry form with a combination of mustard oil, ginger and spices. You can enjoy it with rice or pancakes. As spring approaches, the use of fresh vegetables heralds a bumper harvest.

Payesh

After finishing the main course, now it’s time for the beets. How can you miss Payesh on this auspicious day? This is basically kheer made from rice but the consistency is not as thick as kheer. If you put a little saffron on it, then you get a yellow payesh that is perfect for the occasion.

Raj Borg

How can an Indian festival be complete without at least two desserts on the table? Saraswati Puja is truly incomplete if we don’t enjoy Raj Bhog this time. The melt-in-your-mouth texture of this spongy treat will make it a favorite.