Ayudha Puja: 5 must-have foods

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Kesari is a sweet dish flavoured with saffron, ghee, and cardamom. It's often garnished with cashews and raisins. This is one of the most popular offerings during puja.

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Sweet Pongal, also called Sakkarai Pongal, is a sweet rice dish made with rice, moong dal, jaggery, ghee, and flavoured with cardamom and cashews. It's a popular offering during festivals in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

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Paruppu Payasam is one of the favourite sweet dishes of Kerala and is made of cereals and jaggery as the primary items.

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Rava laddu is another sweet which is prepared on festive occasions. This easy-to-make dish is made with rava, powdered sugar, nuts and ghee.

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A sweet flatbread stuffed with sweet moong filling, Puran Poli is the perfect combination of taste and festival.

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