Ekabarni – Pushya masa special Lord Jagannath Bhog

 Ekabarni is one of the chappan bhog receipe offered to Lord Jagannath on specially prepared in Pushya masa.It is a one pot meal of rice, dal,ginger and lemon / orange juice.

Ingredients:

Any flavorful rice ( basmati or raw matta rice) 1 cup

Mix of moong dal and Chana dal 1/4 cup

Shredded coconut 1/2 cup

Vegetable mix( chopped Parwal/ pointed gourd, mula/ reddish, spine gourd

Grated ginger

Turmeric

Cumin/ jeera

Chopped coriander leaves

Ghee 3 tbsp

Rock salt as per taste

Lime/ orange juice 2 tbsp

Ekabarni

Add 1 cup of washed raw rice in a pressure cooker.

Then add washed moong and Chana dal

Add chopped vegetables.

Add grated ginger and coriander leaves.

Add shredded coconut

Add jeera and turmeric.

Add salt as per taste.

Mix everything well.

Add boiled hot water 3 cups.

Close the lid and pressure cook for 3 vessels.

Prepare seasoning with ghee, cumin and hing.

Add this seasoning to the cooked ekabarni.

Squeeze lemon/ orange juice

Ekabarni is ready.

Notes:

I have added boiling water to the ekabarni mix. Instead you can boil water first and then add the rice dal mix.

Add mula/ radish, spine gourd to it. I have added only pointed gourd/ Parwal here.

Prepare this healthy ekabarni and offer bhog to god.

Hope you like this receipe. See you with another Mahaprasad receipe …till then take care.

Jai Jagannath