My Karwachauth

>> Thursday, October 8, 2009

Hi Friends,

Karwachauth this year has been really great and eventful as usual. With lots of blessings from seniors & support from friends & family, we have all finally managed to have a great time. Share your experiences on how karwachauth was celebrated at your home & society. You may also send in your photographs, videos whatever you feel like sharing to me @ my email and I will surely share them online.

Thanks

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Karwachauth Celebrations

>> Tuesday, October 6, 2009

The day of Karva Chauth is celebrated mostly amongst the entire North Indian community settled either in India and other parts of the world. The most important aspect of this day is that a dawn to dusk fast is undertaken by the North Indian ladies and seeing the moon they finally break the fast. The fast is unique perhaps because nowhere in the world does a wife go without food or water just to pray for the longevity and well-being of her husband.




In modern day, with all the trappings of commercialization attached, Karva Chauth, the big fasting day has turned into a full-fledged event. The event is growing bigger with each passing day. Karva Chauth celebrations promise to grow bigger with each passing year. The Halwais, the Mehendi and Churiwallis have traditionally been busy on this auspicious day. But joining the bandwagon in recent times are the beauty parlour owners, the event managers and the restaurant owners. Karwa Chauth Celebrations in India

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Recipes for Karwachauth

Depending upon family tradition the menu of food is decided for Karwachauth. However, some important festivities do call for some sweets, specially homemade sweets, are a call for the day. So why not try a hand at some of the yummy & mouthwatering recipes for the day.

Shaahi Rabri
Ingredients:
- 1 kg full cream milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4-5 green cardamoms
- 12-15 almonds - blanched and shredded
- 2 tbsp pistachios - blanched and shredded
- vark (Silver leaf) - optional



Method:

  • Bring the milk to a boil in a wide, heavy based pan or a kadahi and add the sugar and cardamoms and simmer over low heat, till thick (at least half should evaporate)
  • When thick enough, add sugar and cardamoms.
  • Simmer some more, when done, the colour changes to a beigeish cream.
  • Shut off the heat. When cool, transfer on to a serving dish, put the silver leaf on the top and garnish with the nuts. Chill and serve.
Note: You can add condensed milk to it to save you from cooking too long, in which case of course, you will have to adjust the sugar also.


Besan ke Laddoo

Ingredients:
- 2 cups gram flour
- 1/2 cup ghee
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp powdered green cardamom
- few almonds-blanched, slivered, to garnish
- few pistachios-blanched, slivered, to garnish


Method
:
  • In a kadahi, melt the ghee and add the gram flour.
  • Stir-fry over low heat. It takes about 30 minutes for the flour to get cooked through and it gets a pasty look when done. The colour should be a light brown.
  • Shut off the heat and leave the mixture to cool completely. If it does not cool entirely, it becomes moist when sugar is added.
  • Add the sugar and cardamom and mix well by rubbing it with your open palm against the base of the bowl. Rub till blended thoroughly.
  • Shape into tight, hard balls, pressing hard at every stage. At the final stage, keep it pressed a little longer, so that the surface becomes smooth.
  • Decorate the top of each ball with almonds and pistachios.
  • Can be stored for almost 4-6 weeks.


Rava Laddoo with Khoya
Ingredients:
- 200 gm rava (semolina)
- 200 gm powdered sugar
- 200 gm khoya (grated)
- 100 gm ghee
- 1 tsp cardamom powder
- 1 tbsp chopped dried fruits
- silver leaf



Method:
  • Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a pan and roast the rava over a low flame until golden in color.
  • Heat the rest of the ghee and saute the khoya till it collects together (stir continuously).
  • When the khoya cools, blend all the ingredients together and make small balls.
  • Garnish with chopped nuts and decorate with silver leaf.

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Karwachauth Songs

Karva Chauth song sung by women while exchanging thalis. Karwa Chauth festival is widely celeberated by North Indian women and the puja song sung by punjabi women, while they exchange thalis seven times. They place 'Bayna / Baya' in the thali....

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Henna for Karwachauth

>> Monday, October 5, 2009

Ritual of Henna / Mehendi for Karwachauth
Mehendi or Henna has its own significance in India. It is like a tradition in India, and women adorn their hands and feet by using Henna Mehndi. Henna Mehandi is basically a paste that is obtained from the leaves of henna plant. It has a special place in the lives of married women (suhagans) who usually apply this on the occasions like Karwa Chauth.

Henna is considered an auspicious symbol of good fortune for married women, in the Indian culture. Here is a belief in India that the women whose mehendi has left a dark color will get plenty of love and care from her husband. It is said that Henna Mehendi also gives a lesson to a new bride that she should do her best to delight her husband and in-laws, like Henna Mehendi itself do for her by providing its lovely color to her hands and feet.

Not only traditional henna, but henna tattoos also are in vogue nowadays. Fancy henna tattoos, for hands, feet, belly, face, back, upperarms wherever you ask for, are available in the markets.

Check out some of my favourite henna patterns:











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Karwa Chauth Rituals

>> Sunday, October 4, 2009

KarwaChauth is one such occasion when most married Hindu women in North India seek the blessings of God for their husband's long life. Karva Chauth is observed on the fourth day of the dark fortnight of Ashwin, which is also called Kartik according to some calendars.

Though it is a day marked with neither food nor water, this festival is quite popular among the newlyweds. A few days before the festival, markets are full of items needed for the festival. The preparations for this festival start a week in advance. Appointments are made with beauty parlours, hands are decorated with intricate mehendi designs and jewelery and cloth merchants do a brisk business.

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Karwa Chauth Gifts

>> Saturday, October 3, 2009


Inspite of being one of the toughest fast, Karva Chauth is always looked forward and is welcomed by married woman with great fervor. One of the reason behind this joy and happiness is the golden chance of receiving expensive and beautiful gifts from their husbands and relatives. As this festival is considered very important for married women, all the symbols that reflects the marriage status of a woman is in high demand such as jewelery, bangles, henna, sarees, lehnga choli and many other traditional gifts.

Gifts given on the Karva Chauth day is an expression of love between man and wife. Karwa Chauth is particularly special for a newly-wed woman who gets decked up in her bridal finery. The most common gifts given on this day range from new clothes, sweets, jewelery to anything that can make a married woman feel happy and satisfied. During this festive occasion, jewelers and apparel makers get into the act, with special collections and designs at every price point imaginable. Thus, women observing a fast for the well-being of their husbands are rewarded with gifts by their husbands, mothers-in-law and other relatives. Karwa Chauth Gifts,Karwa Chauth Gifts Online,Karwa Chauth Gift Ideas,Send Karwa Chauth Gifts

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Karwa Chauth Calendar 2010

Karwa Chauth is evidenced with the infinite love and devotion of wife for husband and her willingness to sacrifice for his well being. The day which marks the emerald celebrations in various parts of the north India, falls on the chaturthi tithi after the full moon in the month of kartik as per the Hindu calendar. Many sacred scriptures like Dharma sindhu, Nirnay sindhu, says that the Karva Chauth fast should be observed at moonrise (chandrodaya vyapini) and poorvaviddha. It is considered to be a good sign if its tritiya viddha. If it is visible during the both days then one should take the first one but in case it is not visible on both days then it would be right to keep fast on the second day. The Karwa Chauth fast is observed on the Kartik ki Chouth which is the 4th day of the dark moon and falls 9 days before the Deepavali festival, sometime in October or November.

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