Gur Wale Chawal (Jaggery Rice) is one such culinary ritual. Yes, not just a food but a ritual because it has been cooked for ages in rural Punjab for every special occasion – childbirth, wedding, good weather, successful crops, even to appease God! Yes, please God grant my wish and I’ll feed sweet rice to 20 people. And the deal somehow worked for mommies at that time 😄 because I saw mine distributing gur wale chawal quite frequently!
