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According to the Hindu calendar, the festival of Basant Panchami is celebrated every year on the Panchami Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Magh month. This year Basant Panchami will be celebrated on 2 February 2025. Worshiping Mother Saraswati on this auspicious day brings knowledge, intelligence and splendor. On this occasion, Saraswati, the goddess of learning, is offered yellow things in offerings. If you want to make mother Saraswati something special and tasty on this day, then pumpkin pudding is a great option. It is not only delicious, but it is also very easy to make. Its taste is pleasing to people of all ages. Let’s know the recipe for making it.
Material required to make pumpkin pudding:
- 1 kg pumpkin
- 1 ½ cinnamon stick
- 150 ml water
- 150 grams sugar
- 4 tablespoons butter or ghee
- 50 grams raisins
- 2 tablespoons grated roasted coconut
- 2 tablespoons of almond clipping
Method of making pumpkin pudding:
- Cook the pumpkin: First add pumpkin, water and cinnamon in a pan. Cover it and cook till it becomes soft.
- Mash the pumpkin: When the pumpkin becomes soft, filter the water and mash the pumpkin.
- Make pudding: Now heat 4 tablespoons of ghee in a large pan. Add mashed pumpkin to it and cook the puree for about 10 minutes while stirring the puree continuously and changes the color.
- Add sugar: Now add sugar to it and let the halwa cook. If you want, you can also use jaggery instead of sugar.
- Garnish: After cooking, remove the pumpkin halwa in a serving dish and garnish it with raisins, almonds and coconut.
You can offer this delicious pumpkin halwa to Maa Saraswati on Basant Panchami as enjoyment. Along with this, share it with your family and friends as well and make this special day even more special!