Sugarcane Kheer is a speciality among Punjabis. The land of punjab cultivates lots of Sugarcanes and Punjabis are fond of eating them and drinking its juice. This particular Kheer called as Sugarcane juice is prepared by Punjabis during the festival of lohri which is a harvesting festival. Lohri is a festival as old as the Indus valley civilasation . Harvesting festivals are celebrated all over india during the same time like Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Makar sankranti in West Bengal and Maharashtra, Tai pongal in Kerala, Magha Bihu in Assam. All this festivals are celebrated on the auspicious day of Makar Sankranti.
There are some legends and tales related to Lohri. According to the history of Punjab, Bhatti, a rajput tribe during the reign of Akbar inhabitated the regions of Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujrat( now in Pakistan) . Dulla Bhatti, a raja of Pindi Bhattian was put to death for revolting against Mughal ruler. Street singers claim Maharaja Ranjot Singh as one of its scion. Dulla Bhatti likeRobinhoond, robbed the rich and gave it to poor. He once rescued a girl from kidnappers and adopted her as his daughter. The people used to love and respect him a lot. During Lohri, group of childrens ring doorbells and sing songs of Dulla Bhatti (A folk song) " Dulla bhatti ho! Dulle ne dhi viyahi ho! Ser shakar pai ho!".
Lohri is a festival dedicated to fire god and Sun god. In astrological terms, it is form Uttarayan where sun changes it position and brings warmth to earth. During Lohri people dance around bonfire and celebrate it. Thats all about Lohri festival. Now am posting the sugarcane kheer recipe. Do read and enjoy it. Its a simple , tasty and healthy kheer.
Ingredients:
Sugarcane juice - 4 1/2 cups
Basmati Rice - 100 grams.
Method:
- Heat the sugarcane juice in a pan.
- Wash the rice and add it to the sugarcane juice. You can also soak the basmati rice for some 10 minutes before adding to the juice.
- Cook the contents on low flame. Since sugarcane juice tends to create foam when being cooked.
- Cook the mixture till the sugarcane juice and rice turns soft.
- Remove from fire when it becomes thick in consistency.
- Cool and refrigerate.
- Sugarcane kheer is ready to serve.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 4 persons
Serving suggestions: Refrigerate in fridge and serve cool.
Shelflife: 1 day.
Note: Always use fresh Sugarcane juice for this kheer. And use Basmati rice and it blends nicely with this juice.
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