This year the festival of Basant Panchami will be celebrated on 23 January. Goddess Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, music and intellect, is worshiped on this day. Yellow colored offerings are made for the Goddess. Let us share with you 5 easy recipes of yellow colored bhog.
Making saffron rice on Basant Panchami is considered auspicious. To make this, first boil basmati rice. Then, heat ghee in a pan and add cardamom. After that, make syrup by adding sugar. Now add rice and saffron threads soaked in milk and mix. Garnish with dry fruits and serve. This sweet saffron rice is very tasty.
You can also offer gram flour halwa to Goddess Saraswati on Basant Panchami. To make this, heat ghee in a pan and fry the gram flour well until the aroma starts coming out. Then add cardamom powder and sugar. Cook well for some time and then add a few threads of saffron. This gives it a saffron yellow color, which looks quite attractive. Its taste is simply amazing.
Yellow Rajbhog is also offered to Goddess Saraswati on Basant Panchami. People like it very much as Prasad. To make it at home, first chhena (cottage cheese) is prepared, and dry fruits are filled in the middle. After that, they are soaked in sugar syrup, which is colored yellow by adding saffron threads.
Saffron Kheer is also commonly made on Basant Panchami. To make this, first heat the milk and cook until it becomes slightly thick. Then add cardamom powder and soaked rice. You can add sugar or jaggery for sweetness. Add saffron milk and garnish with dry fruits before serving.
Making gram flour barfi is quite easy. Heat ghee in a pan and fry the gram flour well. Add sugar and cardamom powder. Now take it out in a plate and cut it into shapes of your choice. If you want, you can also decorate it with silver work. Offer this gram flour barfi as prasad to Goddess Saraswati.
