Diwali is the festival of lights, crackers and sweets. Days before the festival, the females of the family start preparing traditional delicacies for the family and friends. On Diwali, there is a custom to exchange sweets to the friends and neighbors that is why Diwali can’t even be imagined without sweets and savories that are specially made at home. The list of Diwali special sweets is exhaustive. Gulab Jamun, Gajar Ka Halwa, Besan Ke Ladoo, Karanji and Jalebis are the most commonly made sweets on this occasion.
In Maharashtra the sweets and Namkeen made for Diwali is
called ** PHARAL **
Which is home made and the there is a typical taste for all.
called ** PHARAL **
Which is home made and the there is a typical taste for all.
Chakli, Shev, Laddoos, Chivda, Shankarpale, Aanarse, Karanjee are tradional dishes
Ladoos are one of the most liked Indian sweets. Be it a festive occasion or any pooja at home, any happy moment in an Indian family is incomplete without a ladoo. On the occasion of Diwali, ladoo is of special significance because it is considered auspicious to offer ladoo to Lord Ganesha at the Lakshmi-Ganesh Poojan. Though ladoo is of various types- the ‘Motichoor Ka Ladoo’, ‘Sounth Ke Ladoo’, ‘ Nariyal ka Ladoo’, ‘Aate Ka Ladoo, ‘Til Ka Ladoo’, the most loved and relishing of them is the ‘ Besan Ka Ladoo’. Even if you are in love with the scrumptious ‘ Besan Ka Ladoo’, here is the easy to make recipe.
Besan Ke Ladoo Recipe
Ingredients
4 cups Gram Flour
1 cup Pure Ghee
2 cups sugar
1 tsp Powdered Cardamom
1/2 cup chopped Almonds and Raisins
Method
Heat the ghee in a pan.
Add the gram flour and fry it on a low flame stirring continuously till brown.
Once it is browned, let it cool.
Add powdered cardamom and sugar. Mix well.
Add chopped almonds and raisins.
Shape into ladoos and serve.
Peda are the most common sweets. Peda, a scrumptious white khoya recipe is generally loved by everybody. It is not even very difficult to make. So if you want to try some sweet recipe, you can try the Peda recipe given below.
Peda RecipeIngredients
1/2 kg. Soft white khoya
2 1/2 cups (approx.300gms) sugar powdered
1/2 tsp. cardamom powder
1 tsp. cardamom seeds semi crushed
1 tbsp. slivered or crushed pistachios
Method
Grate khoya with a steel (not iron) grater.Add powdered sugar and mix well.
Put mixture in a large heavy or nonstick pan. Heat first on high for few minutes.The on slow till done.
Make sure to stir continuously, while on heat. When mixture thick and gooey, add cardamom.
Mix well, and take off fire. Allow to cool, gently turning occasionall
Use cookie moulds, or shape pedas with palms into patty rounds.
Mix pistachios and cardamom seeds and press a bit on top of each.
If using moulds, first sprinkle some at bottom. Take some mixture and press into mould. When set well, invert and carefully, unmould.
TipGiven above is the basic recipe. Any color (yellow, orange, green, cochineal), essence (pineapple, orange, pista, chocolate), topping (almonds, walnuts, cashews), can be added to the recipe. You can also add any of following for varied flavors: cashew powder 1/2 cup, cocoa 2 tbsp (then increase sugar by 1/2 cup), walnuts powdered 1/2 cup, etc.
Apart from sweet dishes, there are several other delicacies that are made on the occasion of Diwali, Dahi-bhalle and Ghathiya are the two most popular of them. The Diwali cuisines also depend upon the culture and family traditions. From north to south and east to west India, several mouth watering delights are prepared in various manners depending upon the prevailing custom and taste of the family members. Here we have provided you with the recipes of few traditional mouth watering recepies. We have also listed some of the unusual Diwali recipes. Now you can try your hand at these too!
