New Delhi: Navratri is celebrated with great zeal throughout the country, attracting prosperity and happiness for the entire year. While the festival is filled with gifts, fireworks, puja, and garba performances, feasts and food remain an important part of the festivities. While some prefer elaborate feasts, others fast by consuming fruits and milk or limit themselves to one vegetarian meal per day. We have an easy-to-make recipe for everyone, whether you like to feast or fast. Here are some quick and flavorful recipes by Voltas Beko products:
Sama Chawal Khichdi:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup Sama rice
- 1 green chili
- 2 medium-sized potatoes
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- Ghee
- Salt
- 2 cup water
Steps:
- Soak Sama chawal for 1 hour. Drain water and keep the rice aside.
- Chop the potatoes into medium size cubes.
- Take a bowl and add ghee, cumin and green chili. Put the bowl in Voltas Beko microwave for 1 minute.
- Add potatoes and microwave for another 2 minutes.
- Add ground black pepper, salt and rice to the bowl and give it a nice mix.
- Add water to the mixture and microwave at high heat for 5 minutes.
- You can serve it curd. Take it out and enjoy it with your family.
Sabudana Kheer
Ingredients:
- ¼ cup sabudana
- 4 tablespoon sugar
- 1-liter milk
- 4 pods of green cardamom
- 1 tablespoon Ghee (clarified butter)
- 10-12 cashew and almonds for garnishing
Steps:
- Soak the sabudana in hot water for 30 minutes.
- Take a bowl. Add milk, pods of cardamom and sugar to it. Microwave the milk for 2 minutes in the Voltas Beko microwave.
- Remove the milk mixture, add the soaked sabudana and Ghee. Heat for another 5 minutes in the Voltas Beko microwave.
- Remove the bowl then add cashews and almonds to the Kheer.
- You can serve it hot or else you can let the mixture cool down at room temperature. Keep the Kheer in Voltas Beko refrigerator for 1 hour which has the NeoFrost ™Dual Cooling technology that will help you create the ideal condition for your Kheer to cool and keep the taste intact!
- Serve Chilled sabudana Kheer.
Arbi Kofta:
Ingredients:
- 300 grams Arbi
- 3-4 tablespoon Water chestnut flour
- 2 green chilis
- 1 ½ teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon ghee
- ½ inch ginger
- Salt
Steps:
- Take a bowl and add 3 cups of water. Add Arbi to the water with a pinch of salt. Microwave the Arbi in the Voltas Beko microwave.
- Take out the Arbi and let them cool at room temperature.
- Peel and smash them well.
- Add cumin, salt, ghee, water chestnut flour and chopped chilies. Mix the Arbi and spices.
- Shape the mixture into small balls. Place them on a microwave-proof plate and microwave them on high for 2 minutes. If you ensure that the arbi kofta turns out crispy, you can refrigerate the arbi balls before putting them into the microwave. HarvestFresh™ keeps the fruits and vegetables in their natural original environment long after it's been harvested, preserving their vitamins and freshness for longer.
- Finally, serve with mint curd and enjoy with family.
Enjoy the delicious recipes with your family!