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| Saffron Sweet Rice pudding |
Saffron sweet rice pudding is a delightful variation of the conventional Kheer. I recommend this as an offering to Goddess Saraswati for Vansant Panchami and I have good reasons for that. Firstly, Saraswati, the Hindu Goddess of learning, is fond of the colors, yellow and white. This is the reason you will find yellow flowers being offered to her. She is also depicted mostly clad in yellow clothes. In essence yellow is the color of prosperity in India. Taking all this into consideration, I thought of making a yellow dish for her this year and this extremely delicious saffron rice pudding stuck me.
Please follow the recipe presentation below:
Healthy Variations
It is somewhat rich as it contains condensed milk and dry fruits, but it gives you ample scope to try out your own variations without the above mentioned rich ingredients. Even saffron rice, with honey and no condensed milk and dry fruits would taste as good as the one which has them.
Trivia
Saraswati, is the wife of Brahma, who according to Hindu mythology, is the creator of this world. Saraswati is the Goddess of Knowledge and is prayed by Hindus for intellectual and career oriented prosperity. Bengalis perform Saraswati Puja on Vasant Panchami day. People of other communities, such as the South Indians, worship the Goddess during Dussehra.
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