|| Wish you all a very Happy Gowri Ganesha Festival || Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi in South India, is a very auspicious day celebrated throughout the country. On this day, we pray to Lord Ganesha or Ganapati Bappa that all good tasks started this year should be completed without any vignas (obstacles). Lord Ganesha is also called Vigna Vinayaka.
Ganesh Chaturthi Special Recipes
Ganesh Chaturthi sweets and lunch recipes, prasadam and naivedyam, vary from one family to another, region to region, and from state to state. Modak, a popular recipe and Ganapati bappas favorite, is known as kozhukattai in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. When you visit the Mangalore Udupi region, you will see that modak is deep-fried and made with bananas, totally different from Maharashtrian steamed or ukadiche modak, made from rice flour. Along with modak, appe (paniyaram), panchakajjaya (sweet poha), chakli, nevri (gujiya), and ladoo is believed to be Lord Ganesha’s favorite food. I am from the coastal region of Karnataka, India. So, most of my recipes are influenced by this region. Check with your family elders and follow the traditions and fasting rules. Some regions do not prefer onion-garlic recipes; all the recipes below are without onion and garlic. Meanwhile, others do not eat regular salt, rice, or wheat flour on fasting or festival days. To make it easy for all of us, I have listed some of the popular traditional sweets and savory recipes, both South Indian and North Indian, prepared on the occasion of Ganesha Chaturthi. I hope this makes your job easier. These recipes can be prepared for sankashti chaturthi as well. Also, don’t miss to check on some of the best and classic Indian desserts as well as vrat and fasting recipes. Eat Well, Stay Healthy & Happy! Ganpati bappa morya pudhchya varshi lavkar ya!
Modak
Modak is a traditional sweet recipe for Ganesh Chaturthi and is prepared in different ways. Maharashtrian Modak, made with rice flour and stuffed with sweet and coconut filling, is a very popular one and offered as naivedyam to Lord Ganesha. Along with modak, for other traditional naivedyam make 21 appe, also known as paniyaram or appo in konkani ( rice appe, temple style appe, or instant wheat appe) and ladoo like rava ladoo, besan ladoo, or coconut ladoo.
Ganesh Chaturthi Prasadam
Along with modak, as mentioned earlier, some of the popular naivedyam and prasadam recipe that is made during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival includes panchamrit (panchamrut), appe, also known as paddu, appo, paniyarm and panchakajjaya (panchkadayi). Other sweet as well as savory snacks that are traditionally made in North Indian and South Indian include karanji (gujiya), shankarpali, chakli (murukku), vada, patoli, ladoo (laddu), kheer and payasam, halwa, etc.
Sweets for Ganesh Chaturthi
In this section, I have included ladoo (laddu), kheer and payasam, halwa, and burfi (barfi) sweets made for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in North India and South India.
Breakfast & Lunch Recipes
This section includes North and South Indian breakfast recipes, lunch menu ideas, snacks, fritters, sundal, and more that are prepared for the Vinayaka Chathurthi festival. Some popular ones are sabudana khichdi, chickpea sundal, fritter (podi from Mangalore), idli steamed in jackfruit leaves, dahi poha, samak chawal (varai), etc.
Mangalorean podi (fritters)
Also, try gajbaje (mangalorean vinayaka chaturthi recipe) and patrado (pathrode).
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