Upwas special Varaichi Khantoli

Upwas special Varaichi Khantoli

Varaichi khantoli is a upwas special recipe. Khantoli is a Konkan special recipe. It is made from rice. But as we are using varai or vrat ke chaval, we can have it during fast too. This is a very simple, easy and tasty recipe. Khantoli is a good alternative to your regular fasting recipes. It looks nice and tastes delicious. This is a very healthy recipe. It is lesser known recipe but you can make easily if you want. You can try this recipe at home and drop a comment for me.

As Ashadh has started, now there will be season of different fasts or upwas. In Shravan many people fast on different days to follow their tradition. So we keep on looking for something different and special upwas recipes. If you are bored of having the same sabudana khichadi or vade or varaicha bhat, then this is a must try recipe for you.

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Some Interesting facts about Upwas special Varaichi Khantoli :-

This is a very easy and simple recipe. It doesn’t need lot many fancy ingredients. You can make it from the ingredients those are readily available in your pantry. Khantoli is a also known as khandavi in some parts of Konkan. It turns out nice, soft and super delicious. You can have it on any days other than fast.

Upwas special Varaichi Khantoli

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Serves: 4 People Preparation Time: 10 Minutes Cooking Time: 20 Minutes 20 Minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 Calories 20 grams Fat

Rating: 4.5/5

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2~2 tbsp Ghee
• 1 cup Varai / Samo rice
• Grated fresh Coconut
• 1 1/5 cup hot Water
• 3/4 cup Gudh
• 1/4 cup Sugar
• Cardamom powder
• Ghee
• Sliced Pistachios
• Grated fresh Coconut
• Dry Rose petals (Optional)

Instructions

Step 1: Heat up a pan on medium heat and add ghee.

Step 2: Wash varai well 2-3 times with water and drain all the water from it.

Step 3: Add the washed varai and fry on medium heat until it gets light pink color.

Step 4: Add fresh coconut and mix well.

Step 5: Add hot water and mix well.

Step 6: Cover and steam the mixture on medium heat until all the water is absorbed into it.

Step 7: Add gudh, sugar and cardamom powder and mix well.

Step 8: Cover and steam the mixture until gudh melts.

Step 9: Grease a deep dish well with ghee and sprinkle pistachios, fresh coconut and dry rose petals in it.

Step 10: Open the lid and mix well once.

Step 11: Transfer the mixture into the dish and spread It evenly.

Step 12: Let it set for a while and cut it into pieces.

Step 13: When khantoli cools down completely take the pieces out and varaichi khantoli is ready.

Notes

• Using rose petals is optional. You can skip it if you don’t want.
• It remains good for about a day at room temperature and you can store it for about 2-3 days in freeze.
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This is a traditional Maharashtrian recipe. This upwas special recipe is very easy to make and tastes really yummy. You can have it as it is or serve it with lot of ghee.