Recipes - Ganesh Festival

Varan Bhaat (Plain dal and rice, the Maharashtrian offering)

Varan bhaat is deliberately plain. No onion, no garlic, no chilli. Toor dal cooked until it collapses, whisked smooth, seasoned with nothing more than salt, a little jaggery and a pinch of asafoetida, poured over hot rice with a spoon of ghee and a squeeze of lemon.