Sattu is a traditional Rajasthani sweet prepared during teej festival which is celebrated 4 days after Rakhi and is a festival for women . It is similar to karwa chauth women get together and do pooja and they fast for their husbands. After Moon peeks out from the clouds the fast is broken by having this delicious sweet. Traditionally sattu is made in the shape of pedas but now a days it decorated in a wonderful manner. Teej is considered a big festival in Rajasthan but in chennai it has faded only some families follow teej festival here.On teej Festival women gets dressed up well, they sing regional geeth and read stories or katha .Once the moon arrives Husbands pick some sattu using silver coin and feeds his wife breaking the fast. Sattu ka pinda is usually spread in a parath or thali and decorated, these are also given the trousses in wedding.
I had bigger plans for letter S but ended up making this sweet from rajasthan which is a very easy to make. As Teej is considered a big festival in rajasthan and sattu is a must sweet they are now decorated in variety of ways , ladies just use their imagination and decorate it as they wish. I have been wanting to do some designer Sattu from long time though I have already blogged the traditional sattu recipe this is version 2 . Sattu is my favorite sweet , but some people won’t like sattu as it sticks to mouth when eaten, I have got the solution in this post to make it melt in mouth. In my visit to India mom and masi had made some sattu just to give me and they tasted yumm, Mom shared that they added nuts to the sattu to make it melt in mouth. I thought next time when I try I have to include nuts and here I am with this yummy sattu which doesn’t stick to mouth.I decorated my Sattu with some food colors, and edible flowers. As Teej is a festival for Husband and Wife I wanted to do “Bindh Bindhani” ( Husband and wife) decor on the sattu. Wish I could have done it more neatly ,I was in a hurry to make these so didn’t do much of detailing.I didn’t use any cookie cutter the bindh bindani was shaped with a knife. Lets move to the recipe.
Ingredients
- Dalia /Split Roasted Channa Dal – 1 Cup
- Ghee- 1/4 cup
- Sugar – 1/2 cup
- Cashew pd – 1/4 cup ( grind in mixer)
- Elaichi/ Cardamom pd – A pinch
For garnish
- Food Colors ( Good Quality Recommended )
- Edible balls or Flowers
- Nuts as you need
Method
- Grind Cashew to fine powder , don’t over grind as cashew will leave its oil if over ground.
- Grind sugar to sugar powder and keep it ready.
- Grind Dalia/ roasted channa dal to fine powder.
- Sieve the channa dal powder twice, Mix in the sugar pd, and cashew pd.
- Heat ghee in a pan till it melts,add the warm ghee to the channa dal mixture.
- Add caradamom and mix them well.
- Form a dough and spread them on a plate.
- To make decoration remove some part of sattu and start shaping them as you like. Use your imagination and design them as you like.
- Place the decoration on the sattu spread on the plate.
- You can also use a cookie cutter and cut the shapes or do the traditional way of shaping them like a peda .
- Garnish it with nuts . They get set in few few hours. Stay good for a week if kept in air tight jar.
- Dalia /Split Roasted Channa Dal - 1 Cup
- Ghee- ¼ cup
- Sugar - ½ cup
- Cashew pd - ¼ cup ( grind in mixer)
- Elaichi/ Cardamom pd - A pinch
- Food Colors
- Edible balls or Flowers
- Nuts as you need
- Grind Cashew to fine powder , don't over grind as cashew will leave its oil if over ground.
- Grind sugar to sugar powder and keep it ready.
- Grind Dalia/ roasted channa dal to fine powder.
- Sieve the channa dal powder twice, Mix in the sugar pd, and cashew pd.
- Heat ghee in a pan till it melts,add the warm ghee to the channa dal mixture.
- Add caradamom and mix them well.
- Form a dough and spread them on a plate.
- To make decoration remove some part of sattu and start shaping them as you like. Use your imagination and design them as you like.
- Place the decoration on the sattu spread on the plate.
- You can also use a cookie cutter and cut the shapes or do the traditional way of shaping them like a peda .
- Garnish it with nuts . They get set in few few hours. Stay good for a week if kept in air tight jar.
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Now that is sure a work of art which all Marwaris are expert at. Love the way you have made the designer sattu. Long back I posted a basic sattu and my niece told me that Marwaris design it ..I could not understand what she meant…now I get it :))lol. Both the Bindh and Bindhani look gorgeous and of course sattu is such a treat by itself.
That is a stunning piece of art, Manjula. Good to know the tradition behind the sweet.
Eduve neata dan eruku… You have done a marvellous job. I can’t even imagine drawing on a paper but neenga sweetla. super. Sad to know these festivals are not followed like before in chennai. 🙁 Now I need to check with my friend if she follows 😉 lol
Cant take my eyes off.. Yepdi ipdi yellam mudiyuthu 😀 Lovely share… You have bigger plans for ‘S’ na idhu simple huh !! You have prepared it so beautifully!!
Onnume sollavenda Manjula 🙂 what can i say when these look like masterpieces and eating them would be injustice.. nice pics
You have done a amazing job in shaping them. More than the food, i can say that it’s an art, you have some fantastic talent in shaping the food items. Great respect for your efforts and patience !!! Teej Sattu looks yummy!!!
Omg, mindblowing Manju, i cant take my eyes from those incredible plates. You have done an amazing job and those sweets looks exactly like a piece of art. Wonderful gal, you have magical hands. Simply love how you have given the details to both the husband and wife. They are just cute and astonishing.
Wow! These are some amazing art work. I will really have a hard time eating it. You have done a wonderful job on these Manjula. Kudos!
Beautifully made Sattu Manjula. You are being too hard on yourself, those bride and bridegroom look lovely and you have done an awesome job decorating.
Manjula you are saying this is not neat and done in a hurry??..Mindblowing design and I would surely want you to spend some time to show us how neat work is hehehe..I can’t imagine you did all that with just knife, too good lady, I have been drooling at the picture and how fantastic the sweet looks! Though I have read so much about Sattu, never made it myself..will surely try and I can’t do such hasty drawing like you yaar so will keep it to a peda..haha..
Wow, so artistic. Looks very beautiful. I have read about teej and the traditions behind it. Manjula if this is your in a hurry preparation then I wonder how the bindh and bindhani would turn out if made with more time! I’ve had sattu once and yes it got stuck to the roof of my mouth. Now know the trick to making a better sattu recipe.
Omg that is a beautiful artwork Manjula, you are really talented and hast off to your imagination. The bindh and bhindni both looks beautifully designed.
Manjula, I have no words to describe how beautifully you have decorated the Sattu. I have heard a lot about the Teej festival when I lived in North. So beautifully explained and hats off to your patience and commitment.
I am spell bound by the designs!! I have heard of teh festival but never knew much about it. You are one talented lady to do so much preparation and an awesome presentation as well.
R u kidding? Not neatly done!!!! Really? Madam, please dont make us feel bad!!! That looks mind blowing!!! If at all i make these, i doubt whether i will allow people to eat it!!!
Superb manju!! great work!!!