These traditional dishes are prepared in every house on Lohri, your mouth will water after seeing them.

Happy Lohri 2024: People celebrate the festival of Lohri with great pomp in Punjab, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir. Lohri celebration is considered incomplete without traditional dishes. Many types of dishes are prepared on this special occasion. Lohri is a festival especially of Sikhs and Punjabis. This festival is celebrated to celebrate the arrival of the new crop. On this day, Pinni, new rice and fresh jaggery kheer, sesame seeds, peanut chikki and corn bread and mustard greens are prepared in homes. Know which dishes are prepared and eaten on the day of Lohra.

Jaggery Kheer

Jaggery kheer- The festival of Lohri is considered incomplete without jaggery kheer. Kheer is prepared from rice and fresh jaggery. Some people also use sugarcane juice in it. It is called Ras Kheer. It looks very tasty to eat. In cities, kheer is prepared by adding jaggery instead of sugar.

A dish in South Asian cuisine made of rice and lentils

Dal-rice khichdi- The festival of Lohri is associated with the harvesting of crops and sowing of new crops. Therefore, rice khichdi is also prepared on this occasion. On this day people eat khichdi made of moong, gram dal, urad dal and rice.

Mustard Greens Corn Bread

Corn bread and vegetables- The famous food of Punjabis is maize bread and mustard greens. In winter, this food is as tasty as it is beneficial. Even on the day of Lohri, people prepare mustard greens and corn roti and eat it.

pinni

pinni- Pinnis of Punjab are very famous. These are also prepared and served on the day of Lohri. Pinni is also beneficial for health in winter. These laddus prepared by adding jaggery, flour, gum and lots of dry fruits and ghee are called Pinni.

Gajak

Sesame Tikki- If you are not fond of eating sweets then you can also make healthy salty tikkis from sesame seeds and eat them. Tilkut is also made on Lohri. But in salty dish you can make potato tikki by adding sesame seeds. Eat it with hot green chutney.

Sesame Laddus

Peanuts and Revdi- The festival of Lohri is considered incomplete without peanuts and Revadi. Jaggery and peanut chikki are also eaten on this day. Revdi and popcorn are distributed. Things like rewari, popcorn, peanuts, gajar are offered in the fire of Lohri.

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