Ganesh Chaturthi Recipes | South Indian Vinayagar Chaturthi Recipes

List of South Indian Ganesh Chaturthi recipes / Vinayagar chaturthi prasadam recipes / pillayar chaturthi special recipes list. In Tamil nadu people make prasadam recipes like kozhukattai varieties, Sundal, vada, ladoo recipes and No onion no garlic South Indian lunch menu for Ganesh chaturthi pooja. I have the shared the links of those recipes with list of ingredients needed for making neivedyam recipes and some useful tips for making crack free kozhukattai. 

In Tamil nadu, we celebrate Vinayagar chaturthi by buying a new idol. We perform abishekam and pooja for the idol by offering fruits, 3 kozhukattai varieties, Chana dal/Kadalai paruppu sundal, Ellu urundai. We also make rice along with full meals for lunch menu including urad dal vada and payasam on Pillayar chathurthi day for prasadam. On the same day evening, we prepare sweet appam using wheat flour or rice for naivedyam. 

The next day morning we keep some fruits and for afternoon, we offer paruppu sadam / Dal rice with ghee. We do the same till we leave the idol in water. Usually we keep the idol in our house for 3 days & this is how we celebrate Ganesh chaturthi in a grand manner. North Indians make modak ( steamed & fried) and ladoo varieties for this festival.

In this post, I have shared all the links for different categories such as easy kozhukattai recipes , authentic kozhukattai varieties, sundal, vada, karijikai recipe and ladoo varieties in one page for easy and quick reference. I have also shared some small video recipes on how to make kozhukattai dough with approximate water measurement, Eco friendly Ganesh idol using kozhukattai dough and how to shape modak/soppu. 

Yesterday I posted a full video recipe on “How to prepare kozhukattai easily with stuffing and steaming part” to help beginners. Please click on the specific pictures to view the recipes. I hope all these videos and recipe links would be useful to you all. Do try these recipes and have a great celebration.

Here is the picture of Ganesh idol I bought recently.

Ganesh chaturthi special recipes

List of Ganesh chaturthi recipes | Vinayagar chaturthi prasadam recipes !

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Festival

Serves: 4

Prep time: 15-45 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 25-75 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients needed for kozhukattai & vada Homemade rice flour or store bought rice flour Jaggery Oil/ghee Cardamom seeds Water &Salt Urad dal & spices Moong dal Grated Coconut Ingredients for sundal Chana dal/Chickpeas Grated coconut Green chillies Salt & water Cooking oil/Coconut oil Tempering ingredients Ingredients for other sweets Rice flour Maida Sugar Grated coconut Cardamom Banana Besan Paneer Rava/sooji Ghee Moong dal Poha/Aval

Click THIS LINK for Payasam Recipes

Vinayagar chaturthi recipes video

No onion - No Garlic lunch menu

South Indian full meals with serving order

Making full meals on Ganesh chaturthi is optional. We have this practice. So I have included it here. Please skip it if you don't have the practice. 

GANESH CHATURTHI SPECIAL RECIPES 

Homemade Ganesh idol video

Traditional kozhukattai maavu preparation

Kozhukattai dough using rice flour

Kadalai paruppu pooranam kozhukattai

Fried modak recipe

Ukadiche modak 

Urad dal kozhukattai

Ellu Kozhukattai

Easy Ulundhu kozhukattai

Thengai poorana kozhukattai

Easy sweet pooranam kozhukattai

Paal kozhukattai

Chettinad Paal Kozhukattai

Moong dal poornam kozhukattai

3 traditional kozhukattai recipes

Chana dal sundal

Urad dal vada with pepper

   

Sweet samosa/ Karjikai

Sweet appam recipe

  

Ammini kozhukattai

Sweet ammini kozhukattai

Sweet pidi kozhukattai

Easy kara kozhukattai

Javvarisi kozhukattai

LADOO RECIPES

Besan ladoo - 2 ways

Paneer ladoo

Coconut ladoo  

Aval ladoo

Rava ladoo

Moong dal ladoo
Click THIS LINK for Payasam Recipes. 

Click THIS LINK for all Kozhukattai varieties

VIDEO LINKS

3 Kozhukattati varieties

How to make Kozhukattai maavu in 2 ways (traditional methods)

Kozhukattai dough using store bought rice flour in 3 ways.

Homemade Ganesh idol using kozhukattai dough

How to make soppu / cup using kozhukattai dough

Last but not the least, here are some tips and tricks to avoid breaking or cracking of kozhukattai

TIPS FOR SOFT AND CRACK FREE KOZHUKATTAI WITHOUT BREAKING

1. Use good quality rice flour. If you are planning to make by grinding rice, buy raw rice ( in tamil nadu we call as “maavu arisi) ie. the rice used for making rice flour. Its of different quality , not the one we use for pongal. It is cheaper in cost too.
2. For store bought idiyappam flour and kozhukattai maavu, we need water upto 1.5 cups. For home made processed rice flour, water quantity may vary from 1.5-1.75 cups.
3. Always add the required water while making the dough. If the dough becomes sticky or dry , cracks may form in kozhukattai. Keep the unused dough covered with a wet cloth or a lid while you make modakam.
4. Its always better to prepare the outer covering after making pooranams/ stuffings to prevent the dough sitting for long time.
5. U can also add a ladle of milk along with water while making dough. It helps to prevent cracks.
6. U can refrigerate the unused dough be keeping in an air tight box & use the next day or the same evening.
7. Pooranam can be prepared the previous day and refrigerated. If  you feel there is excess water in dal pooranam, add little gram flour to thicken it. For ellu pooranam, add little rice flour.
8. Apply sesame/gingely oil in your hands every time when you make the shape.
9. Always place the idli plate arranged with kozhukattai after the water in the idli pot starts roll boiling. This helps for quick cooking & also the kozhukattai remains white in color and crack free.
10. Last but not the least, do not cook the kozhukattai in idli pot for long time which may lead to cracks. (maximum of 7-10 mins is enough)
11. U can identify the cooked kozhukattai by its shining look. Always remove the kozhukattai after it becomes warm. Do not remove when it is hot. Kozhukattai may break.

      Thanks for visiting this page. Hope you find this page useful. Wish you all a very happy Ganesh chaturthi celebration !

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ELLU KOZHUKATTAI RECIPE | SESAME SEEDS MODAK - GANESH CHATURTHI RECIPES

Ellu kozhukattai recipe / Sesame seeds modak / till seeds modak with an easy, no cook ellu pooranam for beginners. I wanted to make a separate post for ellu kozhakattai recipe last year itself. But I shared it in my kozhukattai varieties post along with sweet poorna kozhukattai and ulundhu poorna kozhukattai.

Basically ellu pooranam for this kozhukattai is prepared by making jaggery syrup. Sometimes ellu pooranam may become chewy or hard if the consistency of syrup goes wrong. So, today I have shared a no cook version for beginners. Generally we make 3 kolukattai with sesame seeds and jaggery stuffing just for sastram as none of us like ellu kolukattai except Sendhil. 

We also offer ellu urundai for Ganesh chathurthi. So my MIL keeps the ellu urundai itself as stuffing and make this kozhukattai. But this year, as she is with me, I asked her to suggest me some easy method for beginners to prepare this ellu pooranam instead of the usual method. She immediately suggested me this easy, no cook pooranam. I was so happy and I tried it immediately. It was awesome in color as well as taste.

Beginners and people who look for easy stuffing can try this way. U can make it within minutes. In this post, I have included a full video recipe for kozhukattai maavu making as per my readers request. Don't forget to go through the tips for making crack free kozhukattai I have given at the end of this post. Hope it will be useful to you all.

Wish u all a very happy Ganesh Chathurthi !!

Do check out my other easy kozhukattai recipes

• Easy sweet pooranam kozhukattai
• Easy ulundhu kozhukattai
• Easy paal kozhukattai

Do refer my video post on “How to make kozhukattai dough and ganesha idol using kozhukattai dough” if interested.

Easy ellu kozhukattai recipe

Easy , no cook ellu poorana kozhukattai recipe for beginners !

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Festival recipes

Serves: 10 

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 20 Minutes

INGREDIENTS
 1 cup - 240ml

For stuffing Black or white sesame seeds - 1/4 cup Grated coconut - 2 tbsp Grated jaggery - 1/4 cup Cardamom seed -1 no for kozhukattai dough Store bought idiyappam or kozhukattai flour - 1 cup Water - 1.5 - 1.75 cups Gingely oil - 1 tsp Salt - 1/2 tsp

HOW TO MAKE ELLU KOZHUKATTAI - METHOD

Dry roast ellu / black sesame seeds in a kadai till it splutters. Remove and dry roast grated coconut in the same kadai for few seconds. Switch off and let it cool. In a mixie jar, grind the grated coconut along with cardamom coarsely. Then add roasted sesame seeds and grind it. Add finely grated jaggery or powdered jaggery and run once or twice. Remove in a plate. Stuffing is ready. Now make the kozhukattai dough. Heat water in a bowl adding required salt & a tsp of oil. When the water comes to a boil, add rice flour and mix well without lumps in low to medium flame. All the water would be absorbed by the rice flour. Switch off the flame and allow it to become warm. Knead well and make a non-sticky dough. Keep it covered with a wet cloth till use. ( If you feel, water quantity is less, add some hot water to the dough and knead well).    Now grease your hands with oil and take a small lemon sized ball. Make soppu/ cup and keep a tsp of stuffing. Close it and make shapes.See the picture below for different shapes. Arrange them in a idli pot. Boil water in a idli pot. When it comes to roll boil, keep the idli plate. Steam it for 5-7 minutes. Do not over cook for long time. Kozhukattai may crack. After steaming, switch off the stove. Do not remove the kozhukattai when it is hot. It will break. Leave it for few minutes and them remove in a plate. Offer GOD & Enjoy !

Note

If you want to follow the authentic method, first melt the jaggery and strain it. Make a thin syrup and add grated coconut and roasted sesame seeds. Mix well till the mixture leaves the sides of pan. Remove and let it become warm. Make small balls out of the stuffing and make kozhukattai as given above.

Try this easy,no cook ellu poorana kozhukattai and offer Lord Ganesh !

TIPS FOR CRACK FREE KOZHUKATTAI

1. Use good quality rice flour. If u r planning to make by grinding rice, buy raw rice ( in tamil nadu we call as “maavu arisi) ie. the rice used for making rice flour. Its of different quality , not the one we use for pongal. It is cheaper in cost too..
2. The water quantity I have given above is for store bought idiyappam flour and Anil kozhukattai maavu. For home made processed rice flour , water quantity may vary from 1.5-1.75  cups.
3. Always add the required water while making the dough. If the dough becomes sticky or dry , u’ll get cracks. Keep the unused dough covered with a wet cloth or a lid while u make modakam.
4. Its always better to prepare the outer covering after making pooranams/ stuffings to prevent the dough sitting for long time.
5. U can refrigerate the unused dough be keeping in an air tight box & use the next day or the same evening.
6. Pooranam can be prepared the previous day and refrigerated.
7. Apply sesame/gingely oil in ur hands every time when u make the shape.
8. Always place the idli plate arranged with kozhukattai after the water in the idli pot starts roll boiling.. This helps for quick cooking & also the kozhukattai remains white in color and crack free..
9. Last but not the least , do not cook the kozhukattai in idli pot for long time which may lead to cracks.( maximum of 8-10 mins is enough)
10. U can identify the cooked kozhukattai by its shining look..Always remove the kozhukattai after it becomes warm.Do not remove when it is hot. Kozhukattai may break.

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EASY PAAL KOZHUKATTAI RECIPE WITH COCONUT MILK, SUGAR

As u all know,Paal kozhukattai is an yummy Chettinad dessert recipe.It is loved by all irrespective of ages.I should have made this post for Gokulashtami but I din’t.Now I am posting this easy paal kozhukattai recipe for my Bachelor friend , Jayagopal.He wanted to make it for potluck party in his office this week.So he told me share this recipe as soon as possible.This is not the authentic chettinad version though.I must learn that and post here soon. Actually I had planned to post some Ganesh chathurthi recipes as the festival is around. But then I thought, this is also a variety of kozhukattai which we can make easily and offer Lord Ganesh.  So I prepared this easy paal kolukattai version using milk, coconut milk powder and sugar as Vinayagr chathurthi special recipe. It was tasting great. I had already shared my MIL’s Paal kohukattai recipe with jaggery which is Sendhil’s most favourite recipe. But I love this version more than that .So I usually make it more often for myself and Raksha as evening snack or dessert for your guests.Special thanks to my friend Jayagopal, otherwise i would not have done this post even now .Ok,Lets see how to make this yummy and easy paal kozhukattai recipe.

Easy paal kozhukattai recipe

Easy paal kozhukattai recipe using coconut milk powder,milk and sugar

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Sweets

Serves: 2 persons

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 15 Minutes

Total time: 25 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Store bought rice flour - 1/2 cup Water - 1/2 cup + 2-3 tbsp (for dough) Gingely oil – a drop Salt – a pinch Sugar – 2 tbsp Boiled milk – 1/2 cup Coconut milk powder - 1.5 tbsp or thick coconut milk - 1/2 cup Cardamom seeds - 1 no (crushed) Saffron threads - few

METHOD

In a wide bowl , take the rice flour.Add a pinch of salt ,mix well & set aside. Boil water adding a drop of gingely oil.when the water starts to boil,initially u can see some small bubbles on the bottom and sides of vessel.After few minutes,water will start to roll boil with big bubbles.Switch off the flame as soon as water starts to roll boil with big bubbles. Add the boiled water to the rice flour little by little and mix well.Rice flour may not take all the water.Stop adding water as soon as u get a non-sticky dough.If u feel the dough is dry,add little more hot water.Make sure the dough is not sticky.Knead the dough when it is warm.Make small balls of seedai size by greasing your fingers.Cover it till use. Now boil water in idli pot or in a kadai.Grease the idli plate with oil and spread the balls.If u are using kadai,keep the balls in a small plate.Place a small wide bowl and keep the plate over the bowl.Cover the kadai and cook for 5 – 10 minutes. In the mean time,mix 1.5 tbsp of coconut milk powder in 1/2 cup of boiled n cooled milk without any lumps.To this add sugar, saffron thread and cardamom powder.Stir well. Allow it to boil for 2 minutes in medium flame.Milk will thicken slightly.To this, add the cooked rice balls and boil for few seconds. Remove and serve warm or cold.

Note

U can cook the rice balls directly in milk instead of cooking in idli pot.In that case,use 1/2 cup of milk + 1/2 cup of water.Cook till rice balls float on top.Now mix 1 tbsp of coconut milk powder in 1/4 cup of milk and add to the cooked rice balls.Boil for a minute and switch off the flame.Add cardamom powder & few saffron threads. Mix well and serve ! I cooked the rice balls in idli plate to ensure proper & easy cooking.Also balls won’t break or dissolve. The consistency of dough is important for getting soft rice balls. No problem even if u make the dough little sticky.U can grease ur hands with oil and make balls.But if u make the dough hard and dry,u will never get soft balls.so please add water carefully. If u don't have coconut milk powder in hand,use 1/2 cup of grated coconut.Grind & take thick coconut milk adding 1/2 cup of water.Add to the milk at the end.Give a boil in low flame & switch off.

Make this easy paal kozhukattai and offer to GOD

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