‘Lo aagyi Lohri re!’ Lohri is a Punjabi folk festival marked every year in January. The festival is celebrated with great joy and enthusiasm, mostly in North India, as the festival of harvest. It marks the harvest of crops like sugar cane, peanuts, and radish. This year, people are celebrating Lohri 2024 on either January 13, 2024 or January 14, 2024. It is also the perfect festival for winter as people light bonfires and go around the fire — praying, singing folk songs and dancing. People also sit in groups around the bonfire to beat the winter chill.
Along with lighting bonfires and socialising, eating some Lohri special foods is also an important part of the festival. People prepare a special ‘Lohri Ki Thali’ to feast on after lighting the bonfire. If you too want to prepare a delicious and aromatic ‘Lohri Ki Thali’ this year, here are 5 foods you must include:
5 Delicious Foods To Include In Your 2024 ‘Lohri Ki Thaali’:
1. Sarson Da Saag
Sarson da Saag is a Punjabi winter delicacy, a must-have on the joyous occasion of Lohri. Since this is the best time of the year to get your hands on Sarson ka saag (mustard greens), you must enjoy this dish, as long as it is in season. Make sure to top the saag with lots of butter for a delicious treat. Here is the complete recipe.
2. Makki Ki Roti
If you are making Sarson da saag, it has to be paired with Makki ki roti. Makki ki roti stands for a flatbread prepared from cornmeal (maize flour).
3.Til Chikki, Gajjak And Rewari
You cannot miss out on the goodness of munching on til sweets, such as chikkis, gajjaks and rewaris.You can combine white sesame seeds with either sugar or jaggery to make these sweets. These are also widely sold at sweet shops, especially around Lohri.
4.Pop Corn
Make a thali with these items and you will have your “LOHRI KI THALI”
“HAPPY LOHRI”
