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Satyanarayana Prasada | Sapada Bhakshya | Baalehannina Sheera

Satyanarayana Prasada

We as children always used line up for different prasada/offering/prasadam during festivals or pooja or other rituals. Some of the favourites being Panchamrutha, Tirupati Ladoo and definitely Satyanarayana Prasada. Satyanarayana prasada or sapada bhakshya is a super special kind of sheera made during Satyanarayana Vratha Pooja. How can it not be delicious when it is made for a special occasion with the best of ingredients!
Many of them do feel intimidated by the thought of making Satyanarayana Prasada. Simply because the occasion can be overwhelming or the fact that you are making it as prasada to distribute to people. But do not fear, there is a simple and easy way to make Satyanarayana prasada. Use good quality ingredients and do not do other things in parallel. Just concentrate on this and the secret is, well are you ready? Ghee! Yes good fresh ghee is essential to make a delicious prasada.


Once you make it, give it a chance to rest and let it absorb all the ghee. The sweetness gets incorporated with the rava and all the nuts and bananas too! Adding the ingredients in the right order will ensure you can make a good flavourful prasada. Once done, cover with a plantain leaf until naivedya time and keep it in a separate clean place. This is a special sheera recipe, other kesari/sheera recipes are: haal kesari, pineapple kesari and mango kesari.


Satyanarayana Prasada | Sapada Bhakshya | Baalehannina Sheera
 
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A well balanced sweet, loaded with bananas, raisins & cashews, Satyanarayana Pasada
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Recipe type: Sweet
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 1 big bowl
Ingredients
  • ¾ Cup chiroti rava/small sooji
  • ¾ Cup sugar
  • ½ Cup + 1 Tbsp ghee
  • 2¼ Cups full cream milk
  • 7-8 powdered elaichi
  • 15 cashews chopped
  • 2 Tbsp raisins
  • 2 ripe bananas
Method
  1. Keep all the ingredients ready, chop the cashews, powder the elaichi and keep aside
  2. In a pan, pour ghee and let it melt
  3. Drop in the broken cashews and start frying
  4. Let them roast lightly, then add raisins and start mixing
  5. The raisins will plump up and the ghee slightly froths up
  6. Next add the rava and mix well
  7. The rava absorbs all the ghee and starts roasting lightly
  8. Heat milk on low flame, no need to boil it
  9. Turn off the heat on the rava pan, slowly pour milk and mix slowly, ensure there are no lumps
  10. The rava absorbs all the milk, even off the heat
  11. Now add chopped bananas and start mixing, do not mash
  12. Bring it back to heat on low flame
  13. Now add sugar and mix well, the sugar melts
  14. Once the sugar is all incorporated into the rava mixture, sprinkle elaichi and mix well
  15. Lastly add a Tbsp of ghee and mix well
  16. Cover and cook for further 2-3 minutes on low flame
  17. Let it rest, offer as prasada during Satyanarayana Vratha pooja and serve in small plantain leaves
Notes
Do not increase the flame at any time, no over-roasting any ingredient

Always use full cream milk and add it off the flame

Ensure the bananas are ripe and sweet

Do not skimp on the ghee, it is absolutely essential to get the texture and flavour

The recipe can easily be doubled in quantity, adjust ghee slightly, you may require little less or more
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Satyanarayana Prasada Stepwise:
Keep all the ingredients ready, chop the cashews, powder the elaichi and keep aside
   
In a pan, pour ghee and let it melt
 
Drop in the broken cashews and start frying
 
Let them roast lightly, then add raisins and start mixing
  
The raisins will plump up and the ghee slightly froths up
 
Next add the rava and mix well
  
The rava absorbs all the ghee and starts roasting lightly

Heat milk on low flame, no need to boil it

Turn off the heat on the rava pan, slowly pour milk and mix slowly, ensure there are no lumps
 
The rava absorbs all the milk, even off the heat

Now add chopped bananas and start mixing, do not mash
 
Bring it back to heat on low flame

Now add sugar and mix well, the sugar melts
 
Once the sugar is all incorporated into the rava mixture, sprinkle elaichi and mix well
 
Lastly add a Tbsp of ghee and mix well

Cover and cook for further 2-3 minutes on low flame
 
Let it rest, offer as prasada during Satyanarayana Vratha pooja and serve in small plantain leaves or donne

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