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Kasar (Chhath laddoo)

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Laddoos of roasted rice flour and jaggery, made as a prasad for Chhath Puja.

Region: BiharOccasion: Chhath PujaTime: 30 minServes: About 15 piecesVegetarian

Ingredients

  • 2 cups rice flour (or rice soaked, dried and ground at home)
  • 1 cup grated jaggery
  • 3 tbsp ghee
  • 2 tbsp chopped dry coconut
  • ½ tsp cardamom powder

Method

  1. Dry-roast the rice flour on low heat, stirring all the time, until it turns light brown and smells nutty.
  2. Add the ghee and coconut and roast 2 more minutes.
  3. Take off the heat and mix in the grated jaggery and cardamom while warm.
  4. Shape into firm laddoos while the mixture is still warm. Cool and store.

History

Kasar is one of the old home-made offerings of Chhath, prepared in a cleaned kitchen with new utensils.

Significance

Kasar is offered to the Sun God with thekua, fruits and sugarcane in the bamboo soop and daura during Chhath, then shared as prasad.

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