Ganesh Chaturthi !

इस पन्ने को हिन्दी में पढ़ें

Ganesh Chaturthi is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, celebrated on the occasion of birthday of Lord Ganesha, the son of Lord Shiva and Maan Parvati. Ganesha is widely worshiped as the god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune and traditionally invoked at the beginning of any new venture or at the start of travel.

Ganesh Chaurthi is celebrated all over India, mainly in Western and Southern states of India. To know more about Ganesh Chaturthi please check wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesh Chaturthi .

This year Ganesh Chaturthi will be celebrated onSeptember 19th- 2023. Let's make some delicious sweets for Lord Ganesha's offering (bhog)....

Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!
Shuchi

• Mohan Thal

  Mohan Thal is a very famous sweet from Gujarat. North India it is also know as Besan ki barfi, while in English it is called as gram flour fudge. It is made with gram flour, pure ghee( clarified butter) and sugar syrup. In North India it is also know as Besan ki barfi.....

  

• Besan Laddu

  Ladoo is a hindi word for round ball. Ladoos are very famous Indian dessert usually made out of different kinds of flour(wheat, gram etc)/grains(sesame) with ghee(clarified butter), sugar and dry fruits.Some very common varieties of ladoos are....

  

• Moong Dal Halwa

  Moong dal halwa is a very traditional Indian dessert made on special occasions. I have used dry, coarsely ground moong dal to make the halwa. It cuts the amount of time needed for frying the lentils. The amount of ghee is also lower compared to the traditional recipe....

  

• Pooran Poli

  Pooran Poli is a West Indian Specialty. This is a sweet, lentil stuffed bread. Like any other Indian dish there are many ways to make this delicious bread. I have used gram lentils to make pooran Poli. One of my Marathi friends used to make pan fried pooran poli’s (stuffed paratha style)....

  

• Rava Kesari

  Rava is a Hindi word for semolina and Kesari is for saffron. As the name shows this is a sweet porridge (halwa) preparation made with semolina and saffron. Rava kesari taste different than North Indian sooji ka halwa. There are different recipes of making semolina halwa in different regions of India.

  

• Aate ke Laddu

  These wheat flour (aata) laddos are a very delicious and healthy preparation. The edible gum enhances the flavor of the ladoos and is good for health especially in winter time as they are warm in tendency.

  

• Choorma

  Churma or Churme ke laddu is a very famous dessert from Rajasthan. Churma is made with coarsely ground wheat flour balls (that have been deep fried in ghee), sugar, cardamoms and nuts. In order to make laddu, pure ghee is added to the Churma and then round balls are made. Churma is the traditional accompaniment to dal-baati. ...

  

• Gond ke Laddu

  Gond, also known as an edible gum, is extracted from the bark of some specific trees. Gond can be easily found in Indian stores. You can also find it in local health store/ organic stores. Gond is considered to be having a heat producing tendency in the body, and that is why it is mostly used in winter season. In Indian cuisine, gond is usually deep fried in ghee before....

  

some photos for party planning and party organization/ bulk cooking!

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