Fasting thali!!

Fasting is big occasion to prepare special delicacies, specially when the whole family fasts on same day..As much it sounds contradicting, to eat so much on a fasting day, I am sure all of us have special memories of awaiting the big fasts like Ekadashi, Mahashivaratri, Navaratri fasts just for those special food items..and for Sabudanao khichadi!!!
Well so my family is no exception to this and so here is the Mahashiratri special thali prepared by me!!
Enjoy Amsaulache saar, Batatyachi bhaji, Shingada-rajagira dashamya and god limbache lonche!!


Amsaulache saar:
Ingredients:
- 7-8 amsul soaked in 1/2 cup warm water for 10-15 mins
- Grated jaggery  1/4 cup
- Cumin seeds 1 tsp
- Red chilli powder 1 tsp
- Ghee 1tsp
- salt to taste
- water 1cup

Preparation:
1. In a pan heat ghee and add cumin seeds, when they start crackling, reduce flame and add red chilli powder, quickly stir to avoid burning
2. Add soaked amsul along with the water, jaggery, salt and 1 cup of water. Let it boil for 5 mins (Amsul are usually salted, so be careful of the salt quantity)

Yummy amsul saar is ready!!

Batatyachi bhaji:
Ingredients:
- 4 medium size potato, boiled, pealed and cut into cubes
- 1/4 cup roasted peanut powder
- Cumin seeds 1 tsp
- Red chilli powder 1 tsp
- Oil 3 tsp
- salt to taste
- 5-6 curry leaves
- Pinch of sugar

Preparation:
1. In a pan hear oil and add cumin seeds and curry leaves
2. Add potato and stir lighly
3. Add roasted peanut powder, Red chilli powder, salt and sugar, stir gently and allow to cook for 2-3 mins

Done, upwasachi batatyachi bhaji is ready!!





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