Saturday, March 19, 2011

Poornimar Shinni

Traditionally most Bengalis prepare Shinni on every full moon night (poornima in bengali) as a ‘prasad’ - offering.

Today is full moon night - March 19, 2011 - and is 14 per cent bigger than normal size. It is supposed to be biggest moon since 1993 and next big full moon (close to Earth) will be in year 2029!I thought it will be great idea to make this easy to make prasad as dessert..

Shinni is absolutely simple to make and delicious (you need to develop the taste bud!) recipe.

All you need is:
Over riped bananas = 2
Whole grain wheat flour = 1 cup
Batasha (piece of candied sugar) optional as per your taste
Milk = 2cup
Raisins = handful
Cashewnut = chopped
Camphor (Kapur) = it adds flavour, but I avoid adding this piece of chemical!
Freshly grated coconut (this is NOT optional) = 1 cup
Chopped tropical mix fruits (optional avoid sour fruits) = ¼ cup
Patali gur (jaggery made of palm sugar) or brown palm sugar = as per taste

What you need to do:
Nothing!! Just mix all the ingredients! And it is ready to offer..