Raksha Bandhan sweets: Raksha Bandhan is a special festival for brothers and sisters. On this day, families come together and enjoy food and sweets.

This Raksha Bandhan, you can make sweets at home instead of buying them from a shop. Homemade sweets are simple to make and can make the festival more special.

There are many types of sweets that you can prepare at home. You can choose a recipe based on the ingredients you have at home and the time you have.

Making sweets at home can also be a fun activity for the whole family. You can prepare the sweets together and enjoy them with your family members.

Happy Raksha Bandhan wishes for Brother & Sister

Raksha Bandhan Sweets at Home

Homemade sweets can be fresh and made according to your taste. You can also choose the ingredients and control the amount of sugar.

You do not need to make very difficult sweets. Simple recipes can also make your Raksha Bandhan celebration special.

1. Sweet by making paag

Mewa Paag is a traditional sweet that you can make at home for Raksha Bandhan. It is made with simple dry fruits and other ingredients. You can use makhana, almonds, cashews, melon seeds, coconut, and other dry fruits to make this sweet.

This homemade sweet can be a good choice for Raksha Bandhan. It is simple to prepare and can be enjoyed by the whole family.

Ingredients

1. 2 tablespoons ghee
2. 2 cups lotus seeds (makhana)
3. 1/4 cup almonds, cut into small pieces
4. 1/4 cup cashews, cut into small pieces
5. 1 tablespoon pistachios
6. 1 teaspoon poppy seeds
7. 1/4 cup melon seeds
8. 1/2 cup grated dry coconut
9. 1/2 cup coconut chips
10. 1 tablespoon chironji
11. 1 cup sugar
12. 1/2 cup water
13. 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder

Method

First, heat ghee in a pan. Add makhana and roast them on low heat until they become crispy. Remove them from the pan.

Now roast the almonds, cashews, pistachios, poppy seeds, melon seeds, coconut, and chironji one by one or together on low heat. Do not burn them.

Next, add sugar and water to a pan. Cook until you get a thick sugar syrup.

Add the roasted dry fruits and makhana to the sugar syrup. Mix everything well.

Add cardamom powder and mix again. Transfer the mixture to a plate or tray and spread it evenly.

Let it cool completely. Once it becomes firm, cut it into small pieces and serve.

Your homemade Mewa Paag is ready. You can serve it to your family and guests on Raksha Bandhan.

2. Mawa Kheer

There’s a difference between buying sweets on request and making sweets for your family at home with great enthusiasm.

thus, this Rakshabandhan, you can make this day special by making Mawa Kheer of your family’s choice.

To make Mawa Kheer, only dry fruits, cashew nuts, almonds, raisins, Chironji, kernels, dates, makhana, milk, sugar, and cardamom are demanded. This kheer prepared at home is sure to be liked by your family.

Ingredients Source: Suhita Rana Chowdhury

 3-4 people

1. 1-liter full cream milk
2. 1 cup grated mawa / khoya
3. 1 tbsp ghee
4. 10-15 cashew nuts
5. 10-12 almonds chopped
6. 10-12 pistachio chopped
7. 10-12 raisin
8. 5-6 dates chopped
9. 1/2 cup vermicelli
10. 4 tbsp sugar
11. 1/2 tsp rose water
12. 1/2 tsp cardamom powder

3. Favorite pudding (Halwa)

still, this time on Rakshabandhan, you can make your family sweet by making delicious and healthy pudding with your own hands, If you want. On Rakshabandhan, you can make this day special by making whatever your family likes pudding. However, you can try Badam Halwa, and Moong Dal Halwa, If you want.

Ingredients (Source: Pooja Singh)

 2 people

1. 1 cup ghee
2. 1 cup wheat flour
3. 1/4 cardamom
4. 1 cup sugar
5. 3 cup water

4. Make Shrikhand

There’s a tradition of feeding sweet curd before the morning of any good work. You can make your family’s mouth sweet by making shrikhand with the crud fed to do auspiciousness.

To make this, first, you have to take out all the water from the curd. After this, you can fluently make Shrikhand by adding cardamom, sugar, and saffron to the curd, the further succulent it is, the easier it’s to make.

Ingredients (Source: Surekha Dongargaonkar)

 4 persons

1. For mango shrikhand
2. 1/2 lit full-fat milk boiled for five minutes. Set for curd when milk is lukewarm
3. 1/2 cup mango pulp
4. 1/2 cup cut pieces of mango
5. 1/4 the cup powder sugar
6. 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
7. Few saffron strands dissolved in one tsp of milk
8. Pistachio slices to serve
9. For strawberry shrikhand
10. 1/2 lit full-fat milk boiled for five minutes. Set for curd when milk is lukewarm
11. 6 strawberries cut into pieces + 2 tablespoons sugar
12. 1/4 cup powder sugar
13. 1 strawberry for garnishing

5. Make the Family’s favorite cutlet

Who doesn’t like to eat cutlet, also this time on Rakshabandhan, you can make a cutlet of his favorite flavor for your family at home.

However, you can prepare a fruit cutlet or chocolate cutlet on Rakshabandhan, If you want. Both these flavors are liked by the utmost of people.