Sharad Purnima 2024 Make kheer in this manner on Sharad Purnima. Note the method of making.

Lifestyle News Desk, The festive season starts after Navratri. After Dussehra, soon the festival of Sharad Purnima will be celebrated. Sharad Purnima is also known as Kojagari Purnima, Kaumudi Vrat, Kumar Purnima, Maharas or Raas Purnima. Sharad Purnima is celebrated every year on the full moon date of Shukla Paksha of Ashwin month. This year, since this date falls on 16th October, the festival of Sharad Purnima will be celebrated on 16th October only. The tradition of making kheer in the moonlight on the night of Sharad Purnima is quite old. If you are also looking for an easy recipe to make kheer on this day, then you can follow this recipe.

Ingredients for making kheer
-Half liter full cream milk

-half cup basmati rice

-2-3 threads of saffron

-half cup sugar

-One-fourth cup grated coconut

-One-fourth cup chopped cashew nuts

-One-fourth cup almond slivers

-One-fourth cup pistachio shavings

-one spoon cardamom powder

How to make kheer
To make kheer on the day of Sharad Purnima, first wash the rice and soak it for 1 hour. After this, soak saffron in two spoons of milk and keep it aside. Now heat milk in a pan, add saffron and rice and cook on low flame. When the kheer rice is cooked, add sugar, cardamom powder, coconut and dry fruits and mix well. After stirring for a while, turn off the gas. Your tasty kheer is ready. Before serving it, garnish with pistachios and almond slivers.

Why is Kheer kept in moonlight on the night of Sharad Purnima?
According to beliefs, on this day the moon showers nectar with its moonlight throughout the night. This is the reason why kheer is kept under the open sky on the night of Sharad Purnima.