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Makar Sankranti is very important for an agricultural country like India. This is why the harvest festival is celebrated across the country, with many region-specific traditions.
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From sweets like chikki and gajak to savouries like khichdi, Makar Sankranti delicacies are eclectic and diverse. Here are 6 traditional Makar Sankranti foods that you must try.
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These bite-sized ladoos made with warming sesame seeds and jaggery are a treat to the soul. Both sesame and jaggery are important for Sankranti celebrations.
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Another Makar Sankranti favourite recipe is Puran Poli - a sweet flatbread stuffed with sweet and crumbly moong-based filling.
Makara chaula is a blend of fresh harvested rice, jaggery, milk, chhena, banana, and sugarcane. It is prepared in almost every Odia household during Sankranti.
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Khichdi is more than just a comfort food for Indians. People in Bihar make delicious khichdi and enjoy it with a generous dollop of ghee on Sankranti.
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Payesh is a thickened rice and milk pudding flavoured with aromatic spices. It can also be called a close cousin of kheer.
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Oodles of ghee, wheat flour, jaggery and almonds, pinni is one indulgent winter treat from Punjab, which is prepared widely during Lohri and Sankranti celebrations.
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