It was a fairly sentimental birthday for Amitabh Bachchan, as he celebrated his eightieth on the units of Kaun Banega Crorepati, of which he has been a longtime host.
The actor, who is usually hailed as a ‘celebrity’ and has a large fan following the world over, was joined by his son Abhishek Bachchan — who took over internet hosting duties — and spouse Jaya Bachchan.
The remainder of the Bachchan household — together with prolonged relations — joined in just about and wished the actor on his birthday, together with daughter Shweta Bachchan Nanda, daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, grandkids, brother Ajitabh and even Jaya’s mom.
Through the present, because the trio seemed again on the octogenarian’s journey — by way of his movies and private anecdotes from childhood — Jaya, an actor and a politician, revealed some lesser-known info about her husband, like how he’s a melophile (somebody who loves music) and his cultural and creative join with West Bengal.
At one level, she furnished just a little silver bowl with a candy dish in it, and fed it to her husband, who smacked his lips with childlike enthusiasm as he relished it. Jaya quizzed him as to the place it’s from and whereas Amitabh wrongly guessed West Bengal, his spouse revealed it’s common in Uttar Pradesh from the place he hails.
The ‘Paa‘ actor was born in 1942 in Allahabad — now Prayagraj.
Staff KBC then proceeded to play an previous video, through which a much-younger Amitabh was seen joking together with his late father, poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan, a few dish known as ‘laapsi’, stating that an individual who turns ‘assi‘ (80) eats laapsi.
Know extra in regards to the dish
Not simply in Uttar Pradesh, laapsi can be extraordinarily common in states like Rajasthan and Gujarat. It’s historically made throughout Navratri; additionally it is generally known as damaged wheat pudding that’s made with jaggery.
There are lots of kinds of laapsi, whose principal ingredient can change: aate ki laapsi (entire wheat flour), suji or rava ki laapsi (semolina), dalia laapsi (damaged wheat). (Photograph: Getty/Thinkstock)
Indian Categorical had beforehand shared a recipe; test it out right here.
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: half-hour
Serves: 4-5
Substances
– 1 cup damaged wheat (dalia)
– 1 cup jaggery, grated
– 4 cups water
– ¼th cup grated coconut
– 2 tsp inexperienced cardamoms powder
– 2 tbsps ghee
– 7-8 almonds, slivered
Methodology
* Warmth ghee in a kadhai and add damaged wheat. Fry on medium warmth, with common stirring, until the wheat turns golden brown.
* In a separate pan, boil water with jaggery until the jaggery melts.
* Slowly, add the jaggery water to the roasted damaged wheat. Add it from a facet as there can be numerous sputtering.
* Add half the cardamom powder and grated coconut. Combine properly. Cut back the warmth to low and cook dinner lined until the water is all soaked up and the dalia is properly cooked. Takes about 20-25 minutes.
* Take away in a serving dish and garnish with remaining grated coconut, cardamom powder and almonds.
* Serve scorching.
The dish can be provided throughout non secular ceremonies to gods and goddesses. Also called ‘lapsi’, the dish will get its identify from a Sanskrit phrase, ‘Lapsikā‘.
Apparently, there are lots of kinds of laapsi, too, whose principal ingredient can change; examples embrace: aate ki laapsi (entire wheat flour), suji or rava ki laapsi (semolina), dalia laapsi (damaged wheat), besan or chana dal laapsi (gram flour or Bengal gram lentil), moong dal laapsi, amongst others.
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