Vinayaka Chavithi Specials

Ganesh Chaturthi Special Recipes

Hey friends, I wish all of you a very happy festive Vinayaka Chavithi or Ganesh Chathurthi, 2017. Everybody must be busy planning for shopping for flowers, fruits, idol of Lord Ganesha, groceries for preparing Naivedhyam since it is just another few days to go. All goes well if the planning goes well. So guys, please plan your tasks ahead in time to avoid the last minute tensions and hurries. I usually go for shopping  2 days ahead of the Puja day. I store the perishable items like flowers and fruits in the refrigerator until required.

Plan all your preparations for the puja day in advance. Plan what you want to prepare for Naivedhyam to Lord Ganesha. Accordingly keep all the ingredients aside and ready. Keep all the decoration items like the mandap, turmeric powder, kumkum, etc., all ready.

Since this is my first Vinayak Chavithi since I have started blogging, I have very few recipes listed in the Naivedhyam category. My promise to you that I will update with the remaining recipes as well in the near future. Some of the items that are in the list includes the following.

Paala undrallu Or Undrallu Payasam

This is the most famous and common dish that is prepared on the occasion of Vinayaka Chavithi especially in the southern part of India. Paala undrallu or undrallu payasam is a delicious dessert that is very easy to prepare. The rice flour balls are pampered with sweetened milk mixture and are considered as one of the favourites of Lord Ganesha.

Pappu lo undrallu

This is yet another dessert recipe prepared especially for Lord Vinayaka. In this recipe, the rice flour balls are mixed in the sweetened lentils ( toor dal ) resulting in a healthy and delicious sweet dish.

Nuvvula undrallu

Nuvvulu means sesame seeds in Telugu. The rice flour undrallu are mixed up with the sweetened milk mixture along with sesame and poppy seeds powder. The addition of sesame and poppy seeds gives a unique flavour to the sweet. The crunchy sesame seeds gives a lovely grainy texture to the nuvvula undrallu and is a must try for this festive season of Ganesh Chathurthi.

Senagala Talimpu 

Senagala talimpu is nothing but sundal in Tamil. The black chick peas are soaked, cooked and tempered with mild spices resulting in a homely and heavenly snack suiting the best for the festive season. This dish can be prepared with any kind of peas.

Poornam Boorelu

These boorelu are yet another sweet variety that are very famous in the states of Andhra and Telangana.   I have made with whole moong dal along with jaggery making the boorelu very healthy and yummy at the same time. They are the perfect sweet for any festive season. The outer skin of these boorelu is made with instant batter making the whole process very easy and less time consuming.

Banana Appalu

Banana appalu are very easy to make during festive seasons. They are less time consuming and can be made with very few ingredients that are commonly available in our kitchen. They are very tasty - crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside.

Kobbari undalu

These coconut laddus can also be prepared very easily with just three ingredients. It would not take much time as well to make these ladoos. You can just prepare the dough and can handover the task of giving shapes to laddus to kids who enjoy doing such tasks. And moreover, festivals are great occasions to have quality family time. 

Finally, I wish all my viewers a very happy Vinayaka Chavithi. Have a great quality and family time.