Baisakhi, which is also known as Vaisakhi, is one of the most vibrant, colourful and fun-filled festivals in India. The festival marks the first day of Vaisakh, which is the beginning of the solar year. While known as Baisakhi in Punjab, the South Indians and Assamese also celebrate this day with great joy and enthusiasm! 

Whether you celebrate Baisakhi, Vishu or Bohag Bihu etc, Indian festivals are never complete without preparing mouth-watering food! With Baisakhi just around the corner, we compiled these Baisakhi foods that you can try at home!

1- Sarso Ka Saag

Baisakhi celebrations in Punjab are incomplete without a bowl of flavourful Sarson ka Saag. Served with Makke ki roti, the lip-smacking saag is not only tasty but also nutritious. The reason is the saag is prepared using a combination of three different green leafy vegetables- spinach, mustard greens and white goosefoot (bathua). The variants of green leafy vegetables are loaded with essential nutrients, which is the reason why this recipe is also a healthy option.

2- Kadhi

Traditional kadhi is made with besan pakodas dunked in a thick gravy of yogurt and is a delightful dish to pair with rice. If you like your kadhi spicy, add a tempering of some hot spices to it too. This pairing is famous throughout the country in different forms. People also use poppadoms to make Kadhi!

3- Phirni

Complete your Baisakhi celebrations on a sweet note by preparing scrumptious phirni. While rice kheer is made from whole rice, phirni is prepared with finely ground basmati rice. An important point that you need to remember is the rice needs to be finely ground to bring out the flavor of the dish. If you make this with khoya and thickened milk, this will become the best sweet dish you have ever tasted!

4- Pindi Chole

Another typical Baisakhi food and a Punjabi dish that is feasted upon is this irresistible chickpea dish. It is made by making chickpea paste, to which an assortment of spices — black pepper, cardamom, cloves, bay leaves, and cinnamon — is added. People relish it with raw onion slices, tomato slices, and green chilies.

5- Sweet yellow rice

This very traditional dish is prepared specially during Baisakhi. Made with dry fruits like apricots or anjeer, raisins, peaches, almonds, pistachios, and aromatic spices like cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon, the cooked rice tastes heavenly. Addition of sugar syrup and saffron (giving a yellowish hue) notch up the look and feel of the palatable food!

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