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Traditional recipes for Ganesh Chaturthi | ||
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Ganpati Bappa Morya! So Bappa has finally arrived, giving us enough reasons to gather and celebrate. Delicious food prepared on this day adds to the cheerful atmosphere at home along with the decorations and aarti. Lets' see what our STAR Plus families are preparing for lord Ganesha this year. |
PURAN-POLI: "This year we are going to serve Puran Poli to Ganeshji. Hope he loves them and showers his blessings on us," says Jeevika.
Ingredients: Chana dal 1 cup, Jaggery 1 cup, Cardamom 1 tsp, Maida/Plain flour 1 and 1/2 cups, Turmeric- a pinch, sooji (2 tsp), Oil 1 tsp, Salt(a pinch)
Method: Cook Chana dal in a pressure cooker. Drain all the water. Cook dal mixed with jaggery for 10min. Grind without using water. Add cardamom and mix well with hand to get a smooth mixture. Mix maida with sooji, turmeric, salt. Add water, oil and make a dough. Cover and keep aside for 1hr. Take a ball of dough and spread with hand. Keep a ball of chana mixture and cover with the dough and seal the ends. Apply oil to a plastic paper, keep the ready ball on it and roll it like chapathi. Fry on hot tava till it gets golden brown color.Serve hot/cold with milk/ghee.
