Happy Birthday Ganesha

Time of the year when we sing Happy Birthday to our dear Ganesh. Ganesh Chathurthi  is the Hindu festival celebrated on the occasion of birthday of Lord Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, who is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees in the duration of this festival. It is the day Shiva declared his son Ganesha as superior to all the gods. Ganesha is widely worshiped as the god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune and traditionally invoked at the beginning of any new venture or at the start of travel.

Tomorrow marks his birthday for this year. I will be making some new dishes this time as a part of the festival. Trying to make a fusion dish also.

Listing here the various dishes available in my blog for this festival.

Kozhukattai

White Channa Sundal

Brown Channa Sundal  

Vadai 

Soiyam

Paruppu Payasam

Til Laddu

Will be posting the new dishes that I make in the next couple of days.

Happy Ganesh Chathurthi and have a wonderful time with your family.

Brown channa sundal .

One of the themes for this Marathon is "Cooking with Colors". I chose brown color, for the ever healthy and tasty Brown Channa Dal Sundal. This Sundal is rich in proteins and very good for people of all ages. 

Ingredients:

Brown Channa dal - 2 cups

Coconut scrappings - 1/2 cup

Salt - as required

Olive oil - 2 tsp

Curry leaves and Mustard seeds - for seasoning

Method:

Soak the Brown Channa Dal the previous night

Wash well and steam cook it till done 

You can use a pressure cooker to cook the Channa Dal 

Drain the water and keep it aside.

This water will be rich in protein, you can add some salt and pepper to it and drink it just like that

In a wide skillet, add olive oil.

Add mustard seeds , as they sputter add the curry leaves

Add the boiled Channa Dal 

Mix well and adjust salt

Remove the Sundal from the fire and then add fresh coconut scrapping to it 

Mix well till the Channa Dal and coconut blends well

Check what my fellow bloggers are creating for today