During Sri Ganesh Chaturthi, we also prepare this Kondai Kadalai or channa or garbanzo beans sundal and offer it to God.

Ingredients:

Kondai Kadalai or Garbanzo beans or channa (white) – 1 cup

Coconut scrapings – 3 tsp

Mustard – 1/2 tsp

Oil – 1 tsp

Red chilli – 2 – 3

Curry and coriander leaves – to garnish

Salt – as required

Method:

1. Wash and soak the channa or kondai kadalai in water overnight.

2. Steam cook it adding water and salt.

3. Now take a tawa, heat oil and add mustard and allow it to pop.

4. Now add the red chilli and curry and coriander leaves.

5. Add the cooked kondai kadalai or channa and mix well.

6. Finally add the coconut scrapings and turn off the stove.

Kondai kadalai sundal or Channa sundal is ready.

Kozhukattai or Moodak Recipe is the special dish for Ganesh Chaturthi

Ingredients:

Rice flour – 2 cup

Water – 1 1/2 cup

Cardamom powder – 1/4 tsp

Coconut – 1 cup

Jaggery – 1/2 cup

oil – 2 tsp

Method:

1. Take little water in a tawa, heat it and add the powdered jagerry.

2. Once jaggery melts and add the coconut and mix well.

3. When it thickens add cardamom powder and turn off the stove.

Poornam or the sweet stuffing is ready.

4. Heat 1 1/2 cup water and add a pinch of salt and 2 tsp oil to it.

5. When water starts boiling, add the rice flour and mix well.

6. Allow the recently mixed rice flour to cool down a bit and start making small cups  and fill the poornam inside and close the corners.

Note: You can either close it sidewise or in the top. Just check out both ways in the pics.

7. Steam cook the prepared kozhukattai for min 7-10 mins and kozhukattai is ready.