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LADDU | MODAK

LADDU|MODAK
The past days we were celebrating Hindu festival "GANESH CHATURTHI "means birthday of Lord Ganesha. The celebration lasted for 10 days.
The festival also indicates the departure of monsoon and welcomes the beautiful season " Autumn". The festival originally comes from Maharashtra, where this festival is celebrated with full enthusiasm. A large beautifully crafted  idol of Ganesha, mainly of clay is brought into homes and societies with chanting of Vedic mantras. Ganesha is decorated with flowers and Prasad of laddus or Modaks is offered with great love. On the 10 th day Ganesha is taken to the sea or river or any fresh flowing water with music, dance, and chants of Vedic mantras asking Ganesha to come back soon the next year. And then the idol is immersed making a pledge to maintain peace and harmony in our families and societies.
This is a  short description on how  birthday of  Lord Ganesha is celebrated. I prepared Laddus on the arrival of Ganpati. 

These laddus can be used as desserts after the meals as they are so delicious and melting in mouth sweet that you can't stop just with one.
The recipie is here:
Ingredients:
• 2 cups wheat flour
• 2 cup Gramm flour
• 2 cups Ghee or unsalted clarified butter
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• Nuts(optional)
Let's begin to make laddus:
• In a thick bottom pan, take the gram flour and half of the ghee and roast for about 10 min on medium flame.
•After 10 min. add wheat flour and rest of the ghee and roast till Brown. (Gram flour needs more time to be roasted than wheat flour).
• Turn the flame off and add the nuts. (almonds, cashewnuts, pistachios)
• Let it cool down completely.
• Add the powdered sugar and mix well.
• Make small round ball.
•Store in containers and enjoy the laddus.

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