Nag Panchami 2026: The main festival of Sanatan Dharma, Nag Panchami, is being celebrated today. This festival is dedicated to snakes and snakes. Nag Devta is worshiped on this day. There is a religious belief that the snake is one of the ornaments of Lord Shiva. It is also considered their main part. Adorned around his neck is the serpent Vasuki, the king of serpents. At the same time, Goddess Manasa, the mental daughter of Lord Shiva, is also considered a powerful serpent. Along with worshiping Lord Shiva, there is also mention of worshiping snakes on the day of Nag Panchami. By worshiping him, one gets freedom from fear, dread, snake bite and vices to snakes. It is believed that the pan should not be used at home on the day of Nag Panchami. Along with this, use of sharp objects like knives and knives is also prohibited. Even digging in the fields is not done on the day of Nag Panchami. But today there is also a description of offering Prasad along with the worship of snakes. They are offered kheer-puri and halwa. In such a situation, when you can neither use a pan nor a knife, then what to make? Jaggery Puri is a special dish which can be made easily and does not use any prohibited items. Let us know the complete method of making jaggery puri.

Ingredients to make Jaggery Puri

• Jaggery- 1 cup
• Water- half glass
• Ghee- 1 spoon
• Wheat flour- 2 cups
• Fennel – half teaspoon
• Oil or desi ghee for frying

How to make Jaggery Puri

• First of all, break the jaggery with your hands and cut it into small pieces or break them with the help of a rolling pin.
• Now prepare lukewarm water in a pan and add jaggery in it. After this let it dissolve well.
• Now take wheat flour in a vessel and add some fennel seeds and some ghee to it and mix it. Now knead it with the help of jaggery water. The dough of puris should neither be too soft nor too hard.
• Keep the kneaded dough covered for about 15 minutes. By doing this the puris will be rolled easily.
• Now make small balls of dough and roll them lightly.
• Puris that are too thin will lack taste and will not be fried properly.
• Heat ghee or oil in a pan and add puris one by one.
• Lower the flame and fry the puris until they turn golden on both sides.
• Actually, the color of these puris turns brown quickly due to jaggery, hence they should be fried on low flame only.

first offer and then eat

Jaggery Puri can also be offered as Prasad on the day of Nag Panchami. Therefore, after preparing the puris, first offer them to the serpent and Lord Shiva. After this serve and eat. Its taste is sweet and very tasty. If you want, you can also serve kheer, curd or any sweet dish with these puris. Jaggery adds natural sweetness to the puris and fennel enhances its taste and aroma. In this way, on the day of Nag Panchami, you can easily make delicious jaggery puris at home without using pan or knife.