Wheat ladoo or atta ladoo is a popular Indian sweet made of whole wheat flour, jaggery and ghee and mixed with nuts and dry fruits and it can be served on all festive occasions.It is also called as godi hittu unde in Karnataka. It is one of the simplest recipes and takes less time and effort to prepare. Wheat flour ladoo is more healthy than any other ladoo as whole wheat flour is a good source of carbohydrates and efficient source of energy to human body. Adding cashew nuts, almonds makes it even more nutritious as almonds are a good source of proteins.

Chana dal halwa is an Indian sweet dish prepared from bengalgram/chana dal, jaggery, ghee and cardamom powder and garnished with chopped nuts. It is a delicious dessert which can be relished on special occasions.

Ganesh Chaturthi also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi is a hindu festival and is celebrated as birthday of Lord Ganesha, the elephant headed son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Ganesha is the Lord of power and wisdom.
The festival lasts for 10 days ending on Ananta Chaturdashi. Devotees install idols in their homes and the idol is bathed with panchamrut, a mixture of milk, curd, ghee, honey and jaggery.
Ganesh Chaturthi is by all means a tribute to Lord Ganesha who bestows success upon worthy people.
Devotees make offering of coconuts, flowers and Ganesha’s favourite sweet modaka which is made up of rice flour,grated coconut and jaggery. Another popular dish is the sweet karanji or fried modak which I have already posted under festival dishes
So lets celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi with this traditional recipe.

Fried modak is a sweet deep fried dumpling stuffed with jaggery and coconut filling. Karida kadubu or fried modak is also called as karanji in Maharashtra. It is very popular and common in Karnataka and Maharashtra during Ganesh Chaturthi. The outer cover is made with all purpose flour and semolina and the inner filling is made with a mixture of grated coconut and jaggery.