Jul 30, 2020 Aug 10, 2020 by [Archana Potdar] · This post may contain affiliate links · 38 Comments

Kankiche Dive Recipe

Since a lamp lights up our life make Whole Wheat Flour Diyas and worship them.

Kankeche Dive Recipe is a very easy and simple way to appreciate all your blessings. Whole Wheat flour is a pantry ingredient in Indian homes so making these Diyas and steaming them is easy.

Whole wheat Flour lamps for worship — Kankiche Dive

About the event for which I am posting

For Shhhhh Secretly Cooking this month we are steaming food! This theme is suggested by Anu Kollon. Shravan, the Hindu month where we consume steamed food which is light and easy for digestion.

This month my partner is Anu Kollon. Anu blogs at Ente Thattukada. Check out her homemade ice cream it looks so delicious.

Keeping in the tradition of the rules of challenge Anu has given me 2 simple ingredients flour and water. I gave her coconut and cardamom as her ingredients. Check out the delicious Vattayappam she made with her ingredients. I am drooling her picture.

Why am I talking about lamps?

Hinduism is the way of life, we worship Nature as God. The fact that Man and Nature should coexist has been taught to us for ages. What better way to do that other than worship nature.

But somewhere along the way, we have lost the scientific reasoning behind the rituals. We have forgotten to rejoice in small happenings in our life.

Simple things, we lit a lamp in the evening in the Tulshi in the courtyard. The men after work would return late. The lamp, in the dusk was a leading them home. Now, who remembers the reasons?

I was not aware of this ritual but my Sis-in-law, yes the very one who got me blogging shared pictures of her Pooja.

I was like, "Food!"

Naturally, I asked her what, why etc. this is a tradition followed in Maharashtra. I am not aware of this tradition anywhere else.

Kankiche Dive for worship — Kankiche Dive

So how do we thank the lamp for lighting our path?

Yes, on Ashadha Amavasya we Worship the lamp or Deep Pooja. Ashadha Amavasya is also called as Deepaanvit Amavasya.

On this day all the lamps in the house washed and placed together. Then after drawing a rangoli around them these lamps are light and worshipped. The offering is these Kanakeche or wheat flour diyas. These Dive are then distributed as Prasad. The belief is that one gets healthy and begets a long life.

The ingredients you need to make Kankeche dive are

Jaggery: I have used regular jaggery you can use organic or powdered jaggery.
Whole Wheat flour: Chakki ka atta a staple ingredient in our homes.
Water: Warm water to soak the jaggery.
Ghee: I used homemade ghee but you can use any oil like groundnut or sunflower oil.
Salt: to taste
Cardamom: The flooring agent as in any traditional food is elichi.
I have not used these optional ingredients but you can if you have them in your pantry. Rava or Semolina, Kharik powder (dried dates or chuare powder), nutmeg powder.

Whole wheat flour Lamp just before lighting — Godache Dive

Method of making Godache Dive:

Heat water and add the jaggery in it. We just want the jaggery to melt. Set aside to cool.
If you plan to use rava mix it with the flour, add the elichi powder, nutmeg etc if using add the salt.
Heat the ghee and add to the flour mixture. The flour sizzles. Mix well.
Add the jaggery water a little at a time and make a stiff dough. Make a ball and set aside for say 15-20 minutes.
Make small even sized balls and knead well to smooth balls. Shape the balls in a cup and pinch one side. This is similar to making a modak but easier. Flatten the base.
Repeat till you finish all the dough.
Heat water in the steamer. Apply a little ghee to the base of the steamer.
Place the divas on the steamer plate. Steam covered for 15 minutes.
Cool a little. Add a cotton wick and ghee in the Diya. Lite them and make your offerings.
When serving I warmed the Diya in the microwave a little.

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