Diwali festival cannot be celebrated without talking about sweets! Every year Diwali is celebrated on the new moon day of Kartik month. Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha are worshipped on this day. People start preparing for Diwali almost a month in advance. On this special day, many types of dishes are made in every house, especially sweets. Various types of sweets like Rasgulla, Rasmalai, Cham-Cham, Gujhiya, and Sandesh are made during the five-day festival of Diwali. Let us know which five traditional sweets can be easily made during these five days of Diwali.
Khoya Gujhiya:Â Â Gujhiya is usually made on Holi, but in many places people like to make and eat it on Diwali as well. This sweet is made from khoya, dry fruits, sugar and refined flour. In this, a sweet mixture made of khoya is filled inside the refined flour puri and then it is deep fried in oil. It tastes very delicious.
Anarse:Â Â Anarse is a traditional Maharashtrian sweet, the preparation of which starts three days in advance. This sweet is made from rice, sugar and poppy seeds. It is soft on one side and slightly crispy on the other, which makes it special.
Laddus:Â Â Lord Ganesha is worshipped on Diwali, and on this occasion, laddus are offered to him. Especially Motichoor laddus. It is very easy to make it at home. For this, you need gram flour and sugar. You can make boondi from gram flour and mix it in sugar syrup and make Motichoor laddus.
Kalakand:Â Â On the occasion of Laxmi Puja, white milk sweets are offered as prasad. Kalakand can be easily made at home. This is a popular sweet of North India, which requires milk, khoya or paneer to make it.
Mysore Pak:Â Â Mysore Pak is very tasty. It is made from gram flour, sugar, ghee, and nuts. It is also easy to make Mysore Pak at home. On the occasion of Bhai Dooj, it can be served by applying tilak on it to sweeten the mouth of the brother.