WHAT: Badi Teej ka Sinjara 

WHEN: Bhadrapad/Bhadon (July/August)

Badi Teej ka Sinjara is celebrated on the second day of the Krishna Paksh in the month of Bhadon, a day prior to Badi Teej. Sinjara is done to pamper the daughters and the daughters-in-law of the house. 

How: Preparation

In the morning, after having a head bath, women dress up wearing bright coloured clothes and jewellery. Married daughters, daughters-in-law, husband’s sisters and their daughters are invited for the function. Mehendi is applied and festive food is made in the house. If the daughters are married, saree, blouse, sattu, clothes for the children and money are sent to her. In case the daughter is married and living in another city then along with the gifts, money for sattu is sent.

This is generally celebrated by the women of Maheshwari community.

Recipe for Sattu 

Ingredients

• 1kg sattu ka chun (atta)
• Sattu ka chun is made by lightly roasting split chana daal (futane ki daal) and grinding it into a fine powder
• 800 gms of powdered sugar and 800 gms ghee
• Varak – Silver foil
• Dry fruits like almonds, pista

Method

• Mix the sattu ka chun with powdered sugar and pass it through a sieve.
• Pour warm ghee into this mixture and immediately bind it into pindaas (shaped like half discs).
• In the pindaa made for yourself put a whole gut (dried coconut) in the center of the pindaa. Then cover it with silver varak. You can also put inside the pindaa some almonds, pista cut in different shapes.
• Sattu, which are offered to Brahminis, are made smaller in size with either supari or almonds in the centre.
• Some small laddoos are also made from the same mixture.
• Variation: For making different types of sattus, instead of chana daal you can use flour made out of roasted rice, roasted wheat or besan.
• In the first four years of marriage, pindaa is made out of wheat.
• In the next four years, pindaa is made of split chana daal.
• In the next four years, pindaa is made of rice.
• After completing 12 years of marriage, you can make pindaa of your choice.
• Unmarried girls have to eat pindaa made out of wheat only.