Panihati Cida Dahi Preparations - Recipes by Srila Jayapataka Swami Guru Maharaj

Panihati Chida-dahi Recipes

The recipes sent before, I hope you got it! They are for Mayapur and Bangladesh, because here in Mayapur, it is more like fruits of tropical origin – like mango, jack fruit, litchi etc. 

But for other countries like UK, USA, I thought they could make a Berry Pot with all varieties of berries – strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, blackberry, even may be cherries, or you can make a pot by berry with cherries, or make a pot with stone fruits like peach, plum, nectarine cherry, all the stone fruits. In some countries those may be available. Like in Malaysia they have rambutan, and other fruits which are not available in other places. Anything  that fits! In the western countries they have different kind of melons – musk melon, cantaloupe, so they could make a mix with melon in little circles. . Similarly like in South India, they may have passion fruit and different fruits available, so they could use that. Wherever they have avocado available, they can make them into a salty preparation, like we have in SM – Salty Mexican with avocado. Similarly, may by they don’t have the same roots in Europe, but they have parsnip, turnip, ginger, potatoes, they can use that. Similarly in Europe, America, they have different kinds of roots -brown raddish, parsnip, turnip  other roots, different kinds of potatoes – red skin, brown skin, so see to what is available, accordingly they can make the Madhavendra Puri root salty preparation. 

OFFERINGS TO SRI SRI GAURA-NITAI

YOGURT PREPARATIONS

YA: PANCA-TATTVA MAHAMRITA DAHI MAHABHOGA

This wonderful bhoga (offering) is of sweetened yogurt with fruits from Eastern and Western traditions. It is an integration of all, but totally compatible. It is soft and nectarean for the satisfaction of Sri Pancha-Tattva. It has varieties of nectarean flavours just as Sri Pancha-Tattva are comprised of all the five rasas of devotional service.

YT: RAGHUNATHA DAS' -- NITYANANDA PRABHU (DAHI) MAHABHOGA

This ecstatic bhoga is of sweetened yogurt with fruits from East Indian tradition. It is our humble effort to follow the tradition as close as possible to include similar ingredients as Sri Raghunatha Dasa offered for the satisfaction of Lord Nityananda and Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

YW: NAVA PANIHATI PREMA-PHAL (DAHI) MAHABHOGA

This bhoga is of sweetened yogurt with fruits from New Panihati (Western) tradition. It includes peaches and other common summer fruits of the United States. It is offered with love as the best of the west for the pleasure of Their Lordships Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai. (fruits that are non-traditional for India)

YD: RAGHAVA PANDIT'S JHOLI (DAHI) MAHABHOGA

This bhoga is of sweetened yogurt with a predominant presence of dry fruits which are available in New Panihati. Just as Raghava Pandit's jholi could last for a long time, dry fruits are preserved in sunlight and have been kept for maintaining this tradition. It includes dry fruits and nuts from all over the world which are available here in the United States. It is offered by following the footsteps of Sri Raghava Pandit with love for the pleasure of Their Lordships Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai. (It is mainly dry fruits, still we can use little bananas, carobs)

YP: SRILA PRABHUPADA'S MADHU-SMITA-AMRITA (YOGURT) MAHABHOGA

Srila Prabhupada's smile is sweeter than honey. This mahabhoga is an offering of sweet fruits from different continents that Srila Prabhupada blessed with his transcendental smile as he toured around the world. (Adding honey, and some special fruits, tal fruit, unripened fruit of taal.)

YE: ANANDAM BUDHI OCEAN OF NECTAR (YOGURT) MAHABHOGA

The ocean of nectar is ever expanding in the sankirtan movement of congregational chanting as provided by Srila Prabhupada's followers. This mahabhoga is an offering of sweet and sour fresh fruits including citrus fruit from Florida and different places where Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu's sankirtan movement has given its mercy. (Lots of blueberry, etc. – sweetener stevia and monk fruit)

YS: Srivasādi Gaura-bhakta Mahabhoga Sesame, cini-campa banana, gur, and other mixed fruits (Sesame predominant and roasted).

YB: Kholaveca Sridhara Mahabhoga Bananas: All kinds of Bananas like Mardaman, Cini-campa, Biji-khola, Singapuri, Kaṭāli Khola, etc.

YY: Suklambara Brahmacari Mahabhoga Papaya, Kiwi, mainly different tropical fruits.

YM: Rajapur Jagannatha Mahabhoga Mango is predominant, with other traditional fruits like banana, etc.

YJ: Sri Navadvipa Mahabhoga Mainly Jackfruit is predominant. With other traditional fruits. Cooked Jackfruit seeds, certain nuts.

Toppings: On top we can put all kinds of sweets on all Y and K sweet pots. Sweets like Sandesh, gulabjamun, Cannapuda, Ghaja, Coconut Laddus, some flower, etc.)

CONDENSED MILK PREPARATIONS

KA: KHIRA-SINDHU MAHA-SANKIRTANA MAHABHOGA

The ocean of milk is flooded with the ecstasy of the great Sankirtan Movement of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. This dynamic offering is a harmony of all ingredients just as sankirtan is comprised of all varieties of devotees from various backgrounds. (East and West like mangoes, cherries, plum)

KT: DANDA-MAHOTSAVA (KHIRA) MAHABHOGA

As the original "Festival of Loving Punishment" for Raghunath Das (Goswami) had half of the flat rice soaked in khira, this offering (mahabhoga) contains similar fruits that were available for offering to Lord Nityananda at Panihati. This is in the original Panihati Dhama East Indian tradition.

KW: SRI RADHA MADHAVA (KHIRA) MAHABHOGA

Sri Raghava Pandit worshipped Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Madhava at Panihati, similarly Sri Sri Radha Madhava are worshipped at New Panihati Dhama, Atlanta ISKCON. This (khira) mahabhoga contains local fruits of Georgia and the USA offered for the satisfaction of Their Lordships.

KD: DAMAYANTI PRANADHANA (KHIRA) MAHABHOGA

Damayanti Devi, the celebrated sister of Raghava Pandit, cooked the "Raghava's jholi" which would remain fresh for one whole year. She cooked with her full heart and the offering was to the treasure of her life, or prana-dhana, (Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu). This (khira) mahabhoga contains a selection of dry fruits and nuts which have been preserved with love in the spirit of the great devotee Damayanti Devi, whose blessings are ever prayed for to make this offering into pure nectar. (With carob)

KE: LORD GAURA-NITAI'S COWHERD BOY PICNIC PASTIMES MAHABHOGA

Their Lordships Nitai Gaurachandra were in the ecstasy of cowherd boys as They had Their transcendental picnic at Panihati. This (khira) mahabhoga is a simple nectar of Their Lordships’ picnic ecstasy. (NON-SUGAR SWEETENER, LIKE STEVIA, MONK FRUIT)

KP: SRILA PRABHUPADA'S BHAKTI-RASA SAGAR (KHIRA) MAHABHOGA

His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada has caused the ocean of devotional ecstasy to flood its banks at New Panihati Dhama. This (khira) mahabhoga is a simple nectar of Srila Prabhupada's ecstasy at New Panihati Dhama.

KM: Sri Rajapur Baladeva Mahabhoga Mango predominant. With other fruits and certain nuts mainly.

KJ: Mahabhoga Jackfruit predominant. With other traditional fruits.

KC: Mahabhoga This is lots of fried coconut with gur, with one type of Banana and Cashew and raisins (golden), cardamom, mini-rasagulla, almonds

KB: Mahabhoga Banana predominant: All kinds of Bananas with certain nuts. Bananas should be in small slices so that different Banana flavours can be tasted.

SALTY YOGURT PREPARATIONS

SA: JAGANNATH PURI (OCEAN SPRAY) MAHADADHI MAHABHOGA

Their Lordships Sri Sri Jagannatha-Baladeva-Subhadra are spreading Their merciful glance over the devotees at New Panihati Dhama. Similarly, Their Lordships reside on the side of the great salty ocean (mahadadhi) at Sri-Kshetra in Orissa, India. This maha-bhoga offering is salty nectar salad yogurt preparation with an ocean of variety. (Made with different sprouts – mung sprouts, chickpea sprouts, etc. roasted peanuts.)

ST: PANIHATI GAURA-MANDALA MADHAVI-LATA MAHABHOGA

This salty yogurt fresh salad offering imbibes the timeless traditions of Panihati Dham in Gaura-mandala (Bengal, India) where the Madhavi-lata which is so dear to Lord Nityananda grows. These vegetables are typical of the Ganges plains of Gaura-mandala---add the merciful glance of the Lord and it is pure ecstasy in devotional service. (Traditional Bengali and North Indian with green chilies and dry roasted cumin powder.)

SW: MURARI SEVAK (SALAD) BHAKTI-LATA MAHABHOGA

Near to the sacred temple of New Panihati Dhama lies the holy land of Murari Sevak. There, Their Lordships Nitai-Gaura-Candra are worshiped with natural products of the forests, fields and valleys. This natural salty yogurt salad offering is dedicated to expanding the devotional creeper (bhakti-lata) in devotional service to Their Lordships Sri Sri Nitai-Gaura-Candra. The preparation is comprised of typical salad ingredients normally found in the Murari area (S.E. USA).

SS: SRI CAITANYA DRAVIDA HARINAMA (HOT AND SPICY) MAHABHOGA

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu spent many years flooding South India with love of Godhead. The tradition of South India, also known as Dravida-Desha, is to have hot and spicy preparations with the natural black pepper corns and other spices of the region. This salty yogurt salad preparation is dedicated to Lord Sri Caitanya's pastimes in South India and contains condiments and ingredients typical to the South Indian tradition. [CAUTION: THOSE WHO ARE ALLERGIC TO HOT SPICES SHOULD TAKE THIS PREPARATION SPARINGLY.] (With green chilies, red chilies (little bit), whole black pepper, pepper powder, ginger and to add South Indian spice)

SE: GAURA-NITAI'S PREMA-ASRU PLAVANA (ECSTACY) MAHABHOGA.

When Their Lordships Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai began to dance in love of Krishna, sweet tears of love poured from Their lotus eyes inundated everyone. This salty yogurt salad offering is dedicated to the salty tears of ecstatic love of Their Lordships Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai who have now also flooded New Panihati Dhama with Their love for Krishna!!! This preparation is universal in its approach, like the love of Sri Gaura-Nitai. (SE means anything, whichever you can make ecstatic with salad, salty) Toppings: Carrot Palm tree with green capsicum on top, Murukkus, salty pencils, channa-chor, Bhujia)

SC: NEW TALAVAN'S VANA-VILAS (NUT SALAD) MAHABHOGA.

Remembering Their Lordships Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai pastimes of wandering through the forests of Navadwip Dham and Gaura Mandala Bhumi, They enjoy eating naturally grown wild leaves of the forest. This has inspired the devotees of New Talavan to offer another wonderful version of American salty items for the pleasure of Their Lordships.

SR: Sri Madhavendra Puri Mahabhoga Mainly with 9 roots, salty preparation. White potato, carrot, beetroot, saka-alu, arbi, sweet potato, matti-alu, ground-nut, tapioca/sago. With coriander, nice salad, cucumber.

SG- Mother Ganga Mahabhoga

Chira yogurt with all varieties of vegetables grown on the banks of the Ganges this can be cooked into like kind of a subji and then added with yogurt into the cubit and chira preparation.

SI-

Italian salad with qira which include tomatoes olives capers basil paneer robot sorella red yellow and green capsicum sweet corn olive oil lemon pepper, rocket lettuce.

SK: Kacca ām (Raw Mango): Salad mix, Mango-ginger (āmda).

SL: Lapra Subji Aviyal Mix: Boiled vegetables like, Raw Banana, Potato, Carrot, Pumpkin, Drumsticks, Coconut.