Happy Gowri and Ganesha habba!

It’s festival time again and that means time to make all those delicious festive goodies.

Back home in India, it’s a tradition to buy the Gowri and Ganesha idols made out of mud or plaster of paris. Here, it’s almost impossible to find these idols and even if we do find some, the idols are too big. So I decided to make the idols at home this time, out of play clay. Two of my friends have been doing it since a few years and I saw their work last year. That was an inspiration and I gave it a try.

Gowri Idol

Ganesha

Gowri habba oota (lunch):

Lime Rice with lima beans, Moong Dal and Carrot palya, Rice, Obattu/Holige Rasam(Saaru) and Obattu.

My aunt was here a couple of weeks ago and she taught me how to make Obattu. Last year I made them with instructions from mom over the phone and also with memories of how I had seen mom make them. They turned out well but not as good as the ones I had eaten at home. This year, with a demo from aunt, these were easy to make and turned out far better too.

Ganesha habba:

Idlis, Chutney and Steamed Kadabus

We usually make Bell pepper gojju to go with the idlis, but this time I made coconut chutney. More steamed varieties here.

Hope all of you had a wonderful festival too!