Ganesh Chaturthi Food Recipes 2025 – Traditional Sweets & Prasad

Ganesh Chaturthi, one of the grandest Hindu festivals, is not just about rituals and decorations but also about delicious traditional food offerings made to Lord Ganesha. Known as the lover of sweets, Lord Ganesha’s favorite delicacies like modak, laddoo, and puran poli hold a special place in festive celebrations.

Ganesh Chaturthi Food Recipes 2025 – Traditional Sweets & Prasad

In 2025, as families across India prepare for Ganesh Chaturthi, here are some authentic and easy recipes you can try at home to make the celebration even sweeter.

🥟 1. Modak – Lord Ganesha’s Favorite

Ingredients:

• Rice flour – 1 cup

• Grated coconut – 1 cup

• Jaggery – ½ cup

• Cardamom powder – ½ tsp

• Ghee – 1 tsp

Recipe:

1. Prepare the filling by cooking grated coconut and jaggery until it thickens. Add cardamom powder.

2. Boil water, add a pinch of salt, and prepare a dough with rice flour.

3. Make small cups from the dough, fill with the coconut-jaggery mixture, and seal into a modak shape.

4. Steam for 10–12 minutes.

👉 Serve hot with a touch of ghee.

🍬 2. Besan Laddoo

Ingredients:

• Besan (gram flour) – 2 cups

• Ghee – 1 cup

• Sugar – 1 cup (powdered)

• Cardamom powder – ½ tsp

• Chopped dry fruits – optional

Recipe:

1. Roast besan in ghee on low flame until golden brown and aromatic.

2. Cool slightly, then add sugar and cardamom powder.

3. Shape into round laddoos.

4. Garnish with dry fruits.

👉 A simple yet heavenly prasad for Ganpati.

🥮 3. Puran Poli

Ingredients:

• Wheat flour – 2 cups

• Chana dal – 1 cup

• Jaggery – 1 cup

• Cardamom powder – 1 tsp

• Ghee – as required

Recipe:

1. Boil and mash chana dal. Cook with jaggery until thick. Add cardamom powder.

2. Knead dough with wheat flour and little oil.

3. Roll out small rotis, stuff with the jaggery-dal mixture, and cook on a hot tawa with ghee.

👉 A Maharashtrian delicacy loved during Ganesh Chaturthi.

🍚 4. Coconut Rice (Nariyal Bhaat)

Ingredients:

• Cooked rice – 2 cups

• Grated coconut – 1 cup

• Jaggery – ½ cup

• Ghee – 2 tsp

• Cashews & raisins – for garnish

Recipe:

1. Heat ghee, roast cashews and raisins.

2. Add coconut and jaggery, cook till combined.

3. Mix with cooked rice and garnish.

👉 A sweet and aromatic offering for Ganpati.

🍪 5. Rava Sheera (Sooji Halwa)

Ingredients:

• Rava (semolina) – 1 cup

• Ghee – ½ cup

• Sugar – 1 cup

• Milk – 2 cups

• Cardamom powder – ½ tsp

• Dry fruits – for garnish

Recipe:

1. Roast rava in ghee until golden.

2. Add hot milk and sugar, stir continuously.

3. Cook till mixture thickens.

4. Garnish with cardamom and dry fruits.

👉 A quick and easy sweet prasad.

✨ Bonus: Quick Prasad Ideas for Office Celebrations

• Dry fruit laddoos (healthy & long-lasting)

• Banana sheera (simple and fast)

• Panchamrit (mixture of milk, curd, honey, sugar, and ghee)

🌼 Conclusion

Ganesh Chaturthi 2025 is incomplete without offering sweets and prasad to Lord Ganesha. From soft modaks to aromatic puran poli, every recipe carries tradition, love, and devotion. These dishes not only please Bappa but also bring families together in joy and festivity.

This year, try making these authentic homemade recipes and spread happiness with every bite.

Ganpati Bappa Morya! 🙏✨