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Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Janam Din: Birthday traditions

In West Bengal, the mother prepares the special food for the birthday boy or girl. Payas i.e. rice pudding is a must that is prepared by the mother, however, mothers do not eat the birthday payas of their own son.

The special birthday thali includes:

  1. 5 types of fries
  2. Dal i.e lentil soup
  3. Bhaat i.e. rice
  4. Fish Preparation
  5. If possible,  chicken preparation
  6. 5 types of sweets i.e. Rasgula and Sandesh
  7. Churchori
Thali Decoration:
  1. One big dish with Rice in it with 5-types of fries
  2. One small dish with home-made Payas at the center and 5-types of sweets
  3. And rest of the dishes will go in small bowls around the platter.

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