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Recipe of water chestnut sheera: Shardiya Navratri has started from today. Today, on the first day, people worship the Shailputri form of Maa Durga with rituals. The festival of Navratri is very auspicious and special. Devotees of Goddess Durga worship her nine forms and observe fast for the entire nine days. You can make water chestnut sheera or halwa and offer it to Mother Goddess on the first day. Also, fasting people can eat this nutritious water chestnut halwa to remain full of energy (energetic) throughout the day. Water chestnut is very beneficial for health and eating it during fasts and festivals is healthy. Water chestnut flour is used in many ways during fasting. You can make water chestnut sheera in sweets. We are telling you a very easy recipe to make water chestnut sheera. Know what ingredients you will need to make this sheera.
To make water chestnut sheera, you need
Pure Ghee – 3-4 tbsp
Water chestnut flour – one cup
Sugar- 3-4 spoons
Almonds- 5-6
Cashews-4-5
Raisins- 8-10
Cardamom powder- half teaspoon
Pistachios- 5-6
water as per need
milk-optional
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If you are fasting during Navratri, then you can make water chestnut sheera or halwa to keep yourself energetic and fit throughout the day. You can also offer it to Goddess Durga during puja. First of all, place a clean pan on the gas stove and add ghee in it. When the ghee gets heated well, add water chestnut flour to it and fry it. Keep the flame on medium flame only otherwise the flour may burn. When the flour becomes golden brown, add water as per requirement.
If you want to make it more nutritious and tasty, you can add milk instead of water. Keep stirring continuously otherwise it may stick to the pan. When the milk or water dries completely, add sugar to it and keep stirring. After cooking for three-four minutes, remove the pan from the gas stove. Now add all the dry fruits like pistachios, raisins, almonds, cashew nuts finely. Then add cardamom powder and mix well. Keep it in a clean bowl. You can consume it whenever you feel hungry.
