Satyanarayan Prasad | Prasadacha Sheera | Banana Sheera refers to a specific version of sheera or semolina pudding that is prepared as an offering during the Satyanarayan Puja,a Hindu ritual dedicated to Lord Satyanarayana a form of Lord Vishnu.

Importance Of Sheera

The ritual of preparing sheera is often performed by Hindu households to seek the blessings of Lord Satyanarayana for happiness,prosperity,and well-being.It is also prepared as prasad or bhog in Hindu temples or during religious ceremonies like Ganesh Chaturthi,Gokulashtmi and many other hindu festivals.

This sheera is considered sacred and is distributed to devotees as a blessed food offering.The preparation of Prasad Sheera is similar to the regular sheera recipe,but it is made with utmost cleanliness and devotion.It is mostly served on banana leaves.

Basic Ingredients Needed

The ingredients used while making sheera are taken in equal proportion i.e.same quantity of ingredients by measurement are used while making prasad sheera.Hence it differs from our regular sheera recipe.

• Rava | Semolina | Suji : You’ll need a regular rava variety. 
• Ghee: Please do not reduce the amount of ghee.It adds nice flavor and richness.See that you don’t add cooking oil to make sheera.It doesn’t taste good at all.If you’re making it as a prasad sheera then you must use cow’s ghee.
• Sugar : Regular white sugar is used.
• Milk : Full-fat whole milk is highly recommended for a rich,creamy texture.Generally cow’s milk is used for making prasad sheera.The rava will absorb the milk and swell up.Stir well for a lump-free mixture.Add the hot milk in batches and stir every time.
• Dry fruits or Nuts : Chopped or sliced almonds and cashews are used.
• Elaichi or Cardamom Powder : This adds extra flavours to the sheera.
• Banana : This is a must for prasad sheera.It gives a nice taste to the sheera.
• Tulsi Leaves : Tulsi leave is placed over the prasad before offering to God.

Tips While Preparing Sheera

• Adding rava | suji | semolina into hot ghee makes the rava puff up nicely and result in a fluffy texture.So always add rava in hot ghee.
• Roasting rava is an important stepto get the best texture of sheera.Roast with stirring continuously until rava gets light, fluffy,slightly golden,and aromatic.
• During the entire sheera making process,keep the heat low-medium.If you roast the rava on medium to high heat,rava will get colour soon or will get burnt without being properly roasted.
• Whether it’s the rava roasting process or after adding milk,or sugar you’ll need to stir constantly from start to finish.
• Always add hot milk.Never add cold or room-temperature milk

You can see more such prasad recipes on this blog,links are mentioned below;

• Panchkhadya
• Panchamrut
• Sunthawada
• Devicha Fulora
• Curd Rice
• Vatli Dal
• Khirapat
• Chana Usal
• Panchmeva paag
• Gopalkaala
• Gokulashtami Prasad Recipes
• Ganesh Chaturthi Prasad Recipes

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Satyanarayan Prasad | Prasadacha Sheera | Banana Sheera

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course : prasad,breakfast,brunch

cuisine : indian

prep : 10 minutes

cook : 10 minutes

total : 20 minutes

author : suchita pradeep satpute

Ingredients:

• 1 ¼ cup Rava | Suji | Semolina
• ½ litre Milk (You can use half quantity water & half quantity milk)
• 1 ¼ cup ghee
• 1 ¼ cup Sugar
• 1 Big Banana
• 1 tsp Elaichi powder,
• A pinch of saffron strands (optional)
• A handful of chopped nuts (almonds, cashews, or any of your choice)
• Fresh Tulsi Leave

Step by step method of making Satyanarayan Prasad | Prasadacha Sheera | Banana Sheera

• Cleanse and purify the cooking utensils and ingredients before you start, as this sheera is prepared for a religious offering.
• Heat the ghee in a clean and separate vessel or kadai over medium heat.
• Add the rava and roast it gently while constantly stirring until it turns light golden brown.Maintain a sense of devotion and purity while preparing this offering.
• While roasting the rava,in another saucepan,heat the milk.
• Ghee starts to separate from rava as it is roasted.Earlier all the ghee was absorbed by the unroasted rava.
• Once the rava is roasted to a golden brown color,add chopped pieces of banana and chopped dryfruits.
• By doing this the banana gets nicely roasted in ghee along with semolina.Due to this the Sheera can last for 3-4 days.
• Now pour the milk into it.
• Be careful as it may splutter.Continue to stir the mixture to avoid lumps.
• Cook the mixture on low to medium heat while continuously stirring.The rava will absorb the liquid and start thickening.
• At this stage add sugar & stir nicely.
• Once sugar gets melted into the mixture add cardamom powder and chopped nuts.
• Continue to cook and stir until the mixture leaves the sides of the pan and comes together as a mass.
• It should have a glossy appearance.
• Remove from heat and let it cool for a few minutes.It will thicken further upon cooling.
• The Satyanarayan Sheera | Prasadacha Sheera | Banana Sheera is now ready to be offered to Lord Satyanarayana during the puja.
• Before offering place fresh tulsi leaves on it.
• It should be offered with utmost devotion and purity as a sacred offering.