Ganesh Chaturthi - Aug/27/2006 (Recipes: Kadale Usli, Coconut Ladoo
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Ganesh Chaturthi is an important festival at my place. Since this year it fell on Sunday, I had time to celebrate it properly.... .... with lot of goodies to eat of course. But I still miss what my mom makes. I tried my best, with little success and lot of flops.
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Kadale Usli
For Kadale Usli, you will need:
Kadale/Kabul Channa (Garbanzo)
Chili powder
Lemon Juice
Coconut
Kadi Patha (curry leaves)
Mustard
Asafetida
Salt
Coriander (cilantro)
1. Soak Kadale/Garbanzo over night.
2. Wash and pressure cook with salt and water. Let it cool. Drain and keep aside.
3. Take 2 tsp., of oil in a pan and heat it on medium hot. Add mustard seeds, Curry leaves and asafetida. Once mustard starts to crack, add cooked Kadale/Kabul Channa to it. Mix in salt and chili powder to taste . After 2 minutes of stirring, add grated coconut.
4. Remove from the fire and garnish with lemon juice and chopped cilantro.
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Coconut Ladoo & Savory Channa Ladoo
For Coconut Ladoo:Grated Coconut - 2 cupsCoconut Ladoo & Savory Channa Ladoo
Jaggary - 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp.,
Ghee - 1/2 tsp.,
1. Heat Jaggary in a thick bottom pan on medium low heat till it boils.
2. Add grated coconut to it. Keep stirring the mixture until water is evaporated.
3. Add Cardamom powder and turn of the heat.
4. Apply ghee on palm (so that the mixture won't burn your skin) and roll the mixture in to small balls.
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Kara (spicy) Kaddabu
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Labels: Festive Food, Snack, Sweet, Traditional Sweet, Usli, Vegetarian
~ Ganesh Chaturthi - Aug/27/2006 (Recipes: Kadale Usli, Coconut Ladoo ~
Posted by Swetha @ 11/14/2006 11:09:00 PM ::
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Posted by Swetha @ 11/14/2006 11:09:00 PM ::
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Wonderful festival goodies,Shweta!
Mouthwatering and bring us more, will ya!:))
By FH, at November 18, 2006 1:31 PM -
Hello Asha,
Thanks for the compliments! ... I should say you have such a yummy collection of recipes yourself. Keep it up!
-Swetha
By Swetha, at November 20, 2006 8:40 PM
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