By Shireen Jamooji
Sepember 18, 2023
While Ganesh Chaturthi food is usually focused on sweets and mithais, there are a host of savoury dishes that are special to the celebration as well. Here is a selection of dishes you can try this year.
A comforting dish of toor dal served with steamed rice, it's a traditional favourite during this festival and often used as bhog.
A popular South Indian dish, fragrant and rich, this dish combines coconut, spices and rice to create a delightful meal.
A tangy and spicy curry made from the strained stock of soaked chana dal that adds a burst of flavours to your festive spread.
A Karnataka speciality, rice dumplings are filled with a spiced rice, dal and coconut filling and then steamed or fried.
A stir-fried protein-packed dish made from chickpeas or lentils, seasoned with aromatic spices.
In this South Indian favourite, delicate rice flour dumplings ared tosed in spices an curry leaves for a delicious savoury delight.
From Maharashtra, this spicy black-eyed pea curry and rice will add a fiery kick to your festive meal.
Crispy and flavourful, these coriander fritters are a delightful snack to enjoy during the celebrations.