Lohri 2025 Special Food: Make five special sesame-jaggery dishes on the special occasion of Lohri

Lohri is the first festival of the year and a big festival. In such a situation, its excitement starts appearing in the markets and homes many days in advance. People start preparing for this festival many days in advance. Although it is celebrated all over the country, but its most excitement is seen in Punjab and Haryana.

Just like every Indian festival is incomplete without good food, in the same way Lohri is also incomplete without good food. The festival of Lohri comes in the winter season, so there is a tradition of eating jaggery and sesame dishes in it. In view of this, today we are going to tell you about five delicious dishes made from sesame-jaggery at home. The fun of the festival will be doubled by consuming these dishes.

Sesame-jaggery laddu

To make sesame jaggery laddu, you will need 1 cup of white sesame, jaggery - 1 cup and ghee. To make laddus, first dry roast the sesame seeds and let it cool. Add ghee to the melted jaggery and add sesame seeds. Mix it well and make small laddus.

Sesame-jaggery chikki

Chikki tastes very delicious. To make it, you will need sesame seeds - 1 cup, jaggery - 1 cup and ghee - 1 teaspoon. While making chikki, lightly roast the sesame seeds. After this, melt the jaggery and add ghee to it. Mix the sesame seeds and spread it on a smooth plate and let it cool. Cut into square pieces with a knife.

Sesame-jaggery kheer
Sesame-jaggery kheer tastes very good in the winter season. To make kheer, you will need sesame seeds - 2 teaspoons, jaggery - 1/2 cup, rice - 1/4 cup, milk - 1 liter and dry fruits. To make kheer, cook rice in milk. Roast the sesame seeds and add them to the kheer. Add jaggery and cook on low flame. Garnish with dry fruits and serve.

Sesame-Jaggery Paratha
If you are thinking of making something different, then make sesame-jaggery paratha. For this, first of all keep wheat flour - 2 cups, sesame - 2 teaspoons, jaggery - 1/2 cup and ghee for frying. To prepare it, add water to the flour and knead soft dough. After this, fill the mixture of jaggery and sesame and roll the parathas. Finally apply ghee on the pan and fry and serve hot.

Sesame-Jaggery Roll
To make sesame-jaggery roll, you will need sesame - 1 cup, jaggery - 1 cup and coconut powder. To make it, first roast the sesame and mix it with jaggery. After this add coconut powder and give it the shape of a roll. Serve the rolls when cool.