Importance of Chhath festival
Chhath festival is celebrated with great pomp in Bihar and Jharkhand. During this festival, devotees offer Thekua to Chhathi Maiya, due to which many people prepare to make Thekua in their homes.
Chhath festival dates
This year Chhath festival will start from 13th November. On the first day, November 13, the ritual of Nahay-Khay will be performed. After this, Kharna will be celebrated on 14th November, in which everyone will consume jaggery kheer. After this, the women will make Thekua, so that it can be offered in the evening Arghya on 15th November.
jaggery thekua
Material:
2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon fennel, jaggery as per taste, 2 tablespoons chopped almonds, dry coconut, cardamom powder, half cup desi ghee, and ghee for frying thekua.
Instruction:
Mix jaggery in hot water and melt it. Then add jaggery water, cardamom, dry coconut and ghee to the flour. Mix all the ingredients well and knead the dough. Make a round ball of dough and flatten it. Heat ghee on medium flame and fry the thekua until it turns golden.
Chinese thekua
Material:
2 cups flour, sugar as per taste, 1 teaspoon fennel, dry coconut, 2 tablespoons chopped almonds, refined oil, and cardamom powder.
Instruction:
Make syrup by adding 2 cups of water to sugar. Strain the syrup, add it to the flour and mix other ingredients. Keep the dough covered for 15 minutes. Then make a design by making a ball and deep fry it in refined oil. Keep it in a box when it cools down.
Semolina Thekua
Material:
2 cups flour, 1 cup semolina, 1 teaspoon fennel, 1 tablespoon coconut and almonds, sugar as per taste, and oil or ghee for frying.
Instruction:
Make semolina thekua for crispy thekua. Make sugar syrup and mix all the ingredients. Then make shapes from the mold and fry.