Festival food

Modak

Modak

Ganesh Chaturthi (or Ganapati festival) is a very popular festival in India. A Ganesh idol made of special clay is brought home, wherever they have this tradition spanning generations. There is also public Ganesh pooja popularised by India’s national leader Bal Gangadhar Tilak since the days India’s freedom struggle. I am here to talk about …

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Panchakajjaya

Wish you all a very happy Ganesh Chaturthi. We had great festival celebrations at home today. We brought home a small Ganesha idol yesterday. We spent last two days shopping for pooja materials and getting everything ready. V built a beautiful mantapa . I prepared a traditional spread as offering. We did the pooja to …

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Bottlegourd sweetdish (Gardudde paays)

Wish you all a very happy Ganesh Chaturthi. Bottlegourd is called gardudde in Konkani. According to Ayurveda, this vegetable has many medicinal values. It is supposed to be very good for digestion. Yoga guru Shri Ramdev keeps talking about the importance of this vegetable in many of his shows. Many people take juice of this …

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