VINAYAKAR CHATHURTHI AND ITS IMPORTANCE

Vinayakar Chaturthi is one of the important Hindu festivals celebrated in India, marking the birthday of Lord Ganesh. 

Lord Ganesh is the symbol of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. People bring idols of Lord Ganesh to their homes and do prayers and give offerings. In few states ,it is celebrated for 11 days. On the last day of the festival the idols are immersed traditionally in water. It is considered as Lord Vinayakar is one who removes obstacles and grants intelligence. 

INGREDIENTS : 

• Roasted dry fruits mix powder - 1 cup (Please click the link to see its preparation)
• Country sugar/ Sugar - 2 cups
• Ghee

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

1) Prepare sugar syrup of one string consistency. For 2 cups of sugar, I added 2 cups of water. Boil it, till it thickens to string consistency.

2) Then, mix in the roasted dry fruits mix to it with 2 ladles of ghee. Switch off the flame and allow it to cool down for few minutes. Roll out balls in luke warm consistency.

Serve as offerings.

Oats Nuts Laddu

 

Tried this yummy laddoo from Priya's Space .Thank you for sharing a yummy recipe.

INGREDIENTS :

Oats - 1 cup 

Cashews,Badam,Pista - 15 nos

White Sesame seeds - 1 tbsp

Sugar-(i used 1 cup) as per your taste

Cardamom - 2

Milk - 1 tbsp

Ghee as per requirement

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1. Dry roast oats for few minutes in slow flame and allow it to cool down.

2. Then ,dry roast the sesame seeds, cashew, pista, almonds and set aside to cool.

3. Grind finely the sugar and cardamom .

4. To it add the roasted oats, nuts and grind it.

5. Now add the melted ghee,milk to the grinded mixture and combine to form balls.

7. Store in an airtight container and serve .

POTTUKADALAI URUNDAI ( ROASTED GRAM LADOO )

INGREDIENTS :

1. Sugar- 2cups
2. Roasted Gram/Pottukadalai -1/4 kg
3. Fresh grated coconut- 1/2 cup
4. Cardamom powder-1 tsp
5. Cashews , Almonds , Pista , Raisins - 1/2 cup
6. Boiled warm Milk - 1/4 cup
7. Ghee

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1.Ghee roast cashews , 1/4 cup grated coconut , almonds and pista for few minutes .

2.Then grind them along with roasted gram and sugar into fine powder.

3.Transfer them to a clean plate and add few ghee roasted raisins to it.

4. Mix them well . Add few tbsps of warm ghee and then add milk little by little and 

make small balls/laddoos of it.Store them in an air tight container , will hold good for 

2-3 days if maintained properly.

Serve it .

Linking it with Viji's SYS - January 2014

GOOND KI LADDOO

I prepared this yummy subzi for SNC Challenge - Rajasthani Thali by Manjula , check for my thali here .
INGREDIENTS :

Whole wheat flour - 1 1/4 cups 
Edible gum/goond/Eating gum - 3 tbsps
Powdered sugar- 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp 
Ghee

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1. Heat ghee in a pan, add the whole wheat flour and roast it on a slow flame while till golden brown. Allow it to cool.

2. Then , deep fry the goond/edible gums  in hot ghee till the pieces puff up. Drain ghee and keep aside.

3. Add the powdered sugar, fried goond and cardamom powder to the roasted wheat flour and mix well.

4.Make small laddoos with ghee if needed .

CHANNA DAL LADOO

INGREDIENTS :

Channa dal - 1 cup
Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup 
Sugar- 1 cup
Cashew/Almond powder - 2 tsps

Boiled milk - 1 cup

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Soak dal for 2 hrs and cook for 3 whisltes and allow it to cool down.
2) Meanwhile roast coconut in a spoon of ghee and keep aside.

3) Ghee roast dal well in a kadai , followed by coconut,cashew powder and cup of sugar .Mix it up till the flavour rules out .

4) Transfer it to a big bowl . Slowly add warm milk to it and roll laddoos .

GOKULA ASHTAMI 2012 ... AVAL LADOO

Happy Gokulaashtami to all my readers !!!!

Pooja Thali includes Fruits , Milk ,Butter,Curd,Flowers and Laddoos .

INGREDIENTS :

Aval - 200 gms
Dessicated coconut - 200 gms
Sugar - 200 gms
Cashews,Raisins,Elachi powder
Milk 
Ghee

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Ghee roast aval first till golden .
2) Then , add coconut and fry well till the flavour rules out.
3) Then , mix it up well with sugar.
4) Allow it to cool  down .
5) Then , add ghee raosted cashews, raisins and elachi powder.
6) Add warm milk to it , mix it up well . Keep this aside for 5 minutes . Then , roll ladoos of it .