The festival of Chaitra Navratri is being celebrated from April 9 to April 17 this year and a different incarnation of Maa Durga is worshiped on each day of the nine-day festival. The sixth day of the auspicious festival is dedicated to Goddess Katyayani, who is considered to be the fierce form of Maa Durga. Mother Katyayani, also known as Mahishasurmardini, is depicted with four, ten or eighteen hands. According to the Skanda Purana, she was born out of the spontaneous anger of the gods and killed the demon Mahishasura riding on a lion.
On the sixth day of Navratri, the color associated with Goddess Katyayani is maroon. Devotees are advised to offer makeup items and vermillion to the goddess. According to Vamana Purana, she was created from the combined energy of the gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva when their anger over the demon Mahishasura was manifested in the form of energy rays. It is said that by worshiping Katyayani, the ‘Manglik Dosh’ of the devotees is removed and unmarried girls also observe fast on this day in the hope of getting the husband of their choice. If you also want to please the Goddess, then here is the recipe of Makhana Laddu to offer to her, by making which you can also please the Goddess.
Ingredients for Makhana Laddu.
Peanuts – 1/2 cup
Ghee – 2 tablespoons
Makhanas or lotus seeds – 2 cups
Dried coconut – 1 tbsp
Honey – 1/4 cup
How to make Makhana Laddu?
- In a pan, roast some peanuts on medium flame. Dry roast until brown and crisp. Remove them from the flame and let them cool completely.
- Remove their peel and grind them to make a coarse powder.
- Heat some ghee in a pan and add 2 cups of makhana in it. . Fry them on low to medium flame for 6-7 minutes until they become light brown and crisp. Remove from flame and let it cool completely. Grind and make a coarse powder.
- Put dry coconut in a pan and dry roast it for a minute on low flame.
- Add makhana powder, roasted coconut, ground peanuts and mix well. Mix.
- Add 1/4 cup honey and mix well.
- Grease your palms and make small laddus from the mixture.
- The Prasad of Maa Katyayani is ready. After offering bhog, distribute the prasad among the entire family.
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