 Dumplings called "lal mohan" are deep fried like fritters and soaked in cardamom-flavored sweet syrup.At the festival of "Yomari Purnima" celebrated in December, to thank the godess of grains Annapurna after the harvest, the Newar make sweet dumplings ("yomari") with rice flour filled with sesame seeds, and brown sugar or molasses.In the predominately Hindu country, sweet "peda" made with thickened milk ("khuwaa") are offered to the Hindu gods.