Basant Panchami Special Recipe-‘Mohan Thaal’
Ingredients:
Besan[Gram flour]-2cups
Sugar-1/2 cup
Water-1 cup
Cow’s Ghee-1cup
Chopped almonds and pistachios-1/2 cup
Powdered cardamom-1tsp
Method:
For basic mixture:
· Heat a frying pan and add cow’s ghee to it.
· On heating add khoya and the gram flour.
· Add dry fruits to the mixture and stir till the mixture turns reddish brown.
· Keep aside.
For sugar syrup:
· Heat another saucepan, add water and sugar.
· Stir it and bring it to a syrupy consistency.
· Now Grease a plate and keep it aside.
Final procedure:
· Then add the reddish brown mixture to the sugar syrup and stir it till the consistency becomes thick like a paste.
· Pour the mixture on the grease plate and sprinkle the powdered cardamom.
· Leave the ‘mohan thaal’ to set.
· Then cut the ‘mohan thaal’ diagonally crosswise, hence the pieces obtained will be diamond shaped.
The Basant Panchami bhog ‘mohan thaal’ is ready to be offered to lord Shri Radhavallabh.
“Jehi Vidhi Tohey Ati PyariLagaon Tesi Mohey Kijiye Shri Swamini Baar Baar Yeh Maangu-Baar Baar Yeh Maangu, Aur Na Kachu Kaaraj Kaahoon Sau, Tum So Hi Anuraagaon, Bhori Teri Reejh Lehen Hit Tribhuvan Trin Sam Tyagun- Tribhuvan Trin Sam Tyagun”.
This beautiful excerpt ‘pad’ is wrriten by Shri Bhori Sakhi.
The bhog is very special as it is made on Basant Festivals only.