Heat a spoonful of mustard oil in a wok/kadhai and add mustard seeds, curry leaves, a slit green chilly, grated carrots and onions. Add the idli pieces. Toss and serve.
Mix butter, milk, sugar and coffee in a bowl in a double boiler or over a saucepan of simmering water. Mix till the butter and sugar melt.
This is what I tasted at Dol Govind temple in North Guwahati... Krishna was offered a rich kheer - rice payasam and a salad of sprouted green moong lentils, soaked gram, chopped coconut, bananas and pomegranate seeds. This salt and sugar-free salad was delicious.
Where as, the men bond at mosques, eateries and cultural evenings, the women claim their share with wild shopping and preparing special treats for Aftaari. "The Sehari is a light affair with milk and lachhe and boiled eggs. But the Aftaari with dates, sherbet, fruit chat, dahi-phulki, sauteed chana dal and kale chane, requires loving preparation.