Ganesh Chaturthi 2020: Maharashtrian dishes to try at home during the special occasion

Every year, Ganesh Chaturthi sees all of Maharashtrians come toger and celebrate week-long festival. However, this year might look a little different, as celebrations have been cut down to maintain social distancing protocols. Visiting Ganpati pandals used to be a much-enjoyed activity, but this year, we can see people move to smaller soirees with close friends and family. Keeping this in mind, here are some easy tritional Maharashtrian dishes that can help you to create perfect menu for celebrations.

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Thalipeeth

Thalipeeth is a savoury multi-grain snack recipe which is me using a combination of jowar flour and rice flour. Apart from being nutritious, dish is also extremely easy-to-make and takes significantly less time. This delicious dish tastes best when paired with tea. dish is also a great breakfast option. It can also be eaten during lunch by pairing it with some spicy pickles.

Modak

A popular Maharashtrian dessert, modak is an essential part of Ganesh Chaturthi celebration. Modak is me from jaggery, coconut and some chopped dry fruits. outer shell of Modak is usually me of rice flour or all-purpose flour. Over time though, re have been many variations. Shaping Modak may seem complicated, but with mould at hand, it can be me in an instant.

Puran Poli

Apart from modaks, Puran Poli also makes for one of most essential and popular sweets during Ganpati festival. Puran Poli is a sweetbre me from maida with a filling that includes chana dal, jaggery, cardamom powder and lots of ghee. This unique dish can be offered as a bhog to deity and served as pras to devotees.

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Kesari Shrikhand

Srikhand is a special dish me in Maharashtra and is tritionally served during festival of Ganesh Chaturthi as pras. simple sweet requires Greek yogurt, sugar, a pinch of salt, cardamoms, chironji and saffron. One can also d ir favourite fruit flavours to enhance taste of this Maharashtrian sweet. One can also try preparing Almond and Pistachio Srikhand, Aam Srikhand or Apple Walnut Srikhand.

Mokali Dal

Mokali dal is a tritional Maharashtrian dish, which is very commonly distributed as ‘pras’ especially on Ganapati Visarjan and Anant Chaturdashi. word mokali translates as ‘separated’. Hence name for this snack is famous all over Maharashtra. This unique dish is also prepared during Chaitra month, which is first month in Marathi calendar to welcome spring. 

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