Day VII of Navratri Maa Kaalratri - Offer her jaggery to seek her blessings and ward evil from our mortal forms. Eat complex carbohydrate rich sweets made of jaggery and yes same time remember Jaggery is a high caloric food and hence unless you have really lived on fruits on day 5 and 6 do not… Continue reading Day 7 of Navratri Maa Kaalratri – Offer her jaggery to seek her blessings!
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Ganesha Loves Jaggery Laddu !
As part of the series that I mentioned on Ganesh Chathurthi that I shall share 10 offerings (Prasadam) made to Lord Ganesha and how nutritious each of the recipes are, today I present Bappa's (Lord Ganesha) Favorite laddu - Jaggery with Groundnuts (Peanuts/ Phalli dana) This is a very simple and quick to make recipe… Continue reading Ganesha Loves Jaggery Laddu !
Laddu Laddu and more Laddus for Bappa!
Lord Ganesha is offered several forms of laddu /laadu during Ganesh utsav as he is fond of laddus. Seems like we have borrowed his sweet tooth for these Ten days! 🙂 After Modak its long list of laddus starting with mothi choor laddu, boondi laddu, besan laddu and rava laddu that are are commonly prepared… Continue reading Laddu Laddu and more Laddus for Bappa!
Ganesha’s – Kheer /Payas/Payasam
Any festival is incomplete with out the regional form of Kheer /Payas /Payasam offered to Lord Ganesh. As we enter the third day of Ganesh Utsav on 21 Sep 2012, here's a little detail on Kheer. There are at least 50 variants in which Kheer is prepared across India that I am aware of may… Continue reading Ganesha’s – Kheer /Payas/Payasam