Ganesh Chaturthi marks the birth of Lord Ganesh. The festival is celebrated over a span of 11 days with much fervour at home in the warm company of family and friends. This year, the festival will start from 31st August.
History & Significance Of Ganesh Chaturthi The 11-day long festival of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrates the anniversary of Ganesh’s arrival from Mount Kailash or Kailash Parvat.
Preparation Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 20 minutes Ingredients – 3 cups powdered sugar – 500 gms Mawa (khoya) – 3¼ tsp desiccated coconut – 15 cashew nuts (roasted and chopped) – 15 almonds (roasted and chopped) – 20 raisins – ½ tsp green cardamom powder – 4 cups maida (refined flour) – 5 tbsp ghee – ½ tsp salt
peparation Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 25 minutes Ingredients For mixture: – 1 cup chana dal – 3 cups water – 1 cup sugar – 1 tsp elaichi (cardamom) powder – Jaiphal (nutmeg, grated) For making dough: – 2 cups maida (refined flour) – Salt to taste – 2 tbsp ghee – 1 cup water
Preparation Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes Ingredients For Sugar Syrup – 1 cup sugar – ½ cup water – Kesar (crushed saffron strands or powdered) For Making Boondi – 1 cup besan (gram flour) – Kesar (crushed saffron strands or powdered) – ¾ cup water – 2 to 3 black cardamoms seeds – ½ tablespoon magaz (melon seeds) – Oil – Oil/ghee for applying to your palms while shaping ladoos
Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes Ingredients For homemade curd – 8 cup (2 litre) milk – 2 tbsp milk powder – ½ tsp dahi (yoghurt) For shrikhand – 2 cup dahi – ½ cup powdered sugar – 2 tbsp kesar (saffron) water – ¼ tsp elaichi (cardamom) powder – 10 pistachios (chopped)