| Gavachi Kheer Cuisine - Maharashtrian Taste : Sweet Course - Sweet Category : Veg - Jain Ingredients Quantities Wheat 250 grams Jaggery 250 grams Green cardamom powder 1/4 tsp milk 500 ml Ghee 5 tbsp cashew nuts (chopped) 1 tbsp Raisins 1 tbsp Method of Preparations 1) Clean Wheat, wash two to three times with plenty of water and then soak midnight.Drain and then grind into coarse paste. 2) Grate jaggery. Keep aside. 3) Heat ghee in a thick bottom vessel, add ground wheat and on low heat for 10-15 minutes. 4) Add milk and cook, stirring continuously. If required a little water can be added. 5) Add grated jaggery and stir till it gets dissolved. 6) Add green cardamom powder and 1/2 the quantity of cashew nuts and raisins. 7) Cook until it is thick and of and of pouring consisting. Serving Suggestions Serve hot or cold garnished with the remaining cashew nuts and raisins ... |
I think, it was Tan's post on this blog itself, Republic Day Event, where this question was raised. My answer. YES. we need communal parties even in Independent, Secular India. Now let me take you, back to events before 1947. When India was a colony of the British Empire. The congress party, in its attempt to gain momentum for the independence movement, heavily used Hinduism, an example of which is the famous Ganesh Utsav held in Mumbai every year. Who complains? No one. But at that time, due to various policies of the congress, Muslims started feeling alienated. Jinnah, in these times, got stubborn over the need of Pakistan and he did find a lot of supporters. Congress, up till late 1940's never got bothered by it. And why should we? Who complains? No one. But there were repercussions. The way people were butchered and slaughtered during that brief time when India got partitioned, was even worse than a civil war scenario. All in the name of religion. And there indeed was cr...
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