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Modak Recipe For Ganesh Chaturthi You Can Try

Modak Recipe For Ganesh Chaturthi You Can Try

You have a lot of sweets and delights on the menu to give Ganpathi and to serve as a prasad or a bhog when you decide to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi and make it an exceptional affair. Continue reading for the different types of modak recipe for Ganesh Chaturthi that you can try.

Modak is the favorite sweet of Bhagwan Ganesha, made in many Hindu homes on the first day of the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi.

What is Modak

Modak is steam dumplings with an outer dough of rice flour and a stuffing of coconut-jaggery. These sweet dumplings, in the Marathi language, are also known as Ukadiche Modak.

The word ukadiche means steamed. The term ukad also means dough of steamed rice. “Ukadiche Modak,” therefore, means a steamed modak in simple English.

Modak in South India is Kozhukattai or Kolukattai developed in the southern Indian states Kerala and Tamil Nadu during Vinayaka Chaturthi.

Different Types Of Modak Recipe For Ganesh Chaturthi

1. Steamed Modak

Steamed Modaks, also known as Ukadiche Modak, are made from a steamer pan and are the most common modak variety, especially during Ganesh Chaturthi. These modaks are made of rice flour, maida or wheat flour, and are covered with coconut grated and jaggery.

Ingredients 

For the filling
  • 1 cup coconut, grated
  • 1 cup jaggery
  • A pinch of nutmeg
  • A pinch of saffron
For the shell
  • 1 cup of water
  • 2 tsp ghee
  • 1 cup of rice flour

How to Make Modak

Prepare filling
  • Heat the pan, add the coconut and the jaggery.
  • Stir for five minutes. Add the saffron and nutmeg, then combine well.
  • Cook and keep aside for another 5 minutes.
Prepare modak
  • Boil water with ghee in a deep dish. Add the flour and salt. Mix well.
  • Cover the dish and cook until half has done.
  • Spread some ghee on the base of a steel bowl and knead it well while the dough is still hot.
  • Now take a little dough, roll it in a ball, flatten it well, shape the edges into a flower pattern.
  • Place a spoonful of the filling and seal it onto the dough.
  • In a muslin cloth, put the dumplings and steam for 10 to 15 minutes. Serve it.

Modak Recipe For Ganesh Chaturthi You Can Try

2. Fried Modak

Another version of modak is Fried Modak, also known as patholi. These modaks may be made of whole wheat flour. The modaks are fried deep or shallow and are filled with sweet, chewy coconut. They’ve got a very crunchy and crisp outer covering.

Ingredients 

For the filling
  • 2 cup shredded Coconut
  • 2 cup Jaggery
  • 4 Tbsp poppy seeds
  • Cardamom powder
  • Roasted cashew nuts and raisins
For the shell
  • 2 cup of rice flour
  • 1 cup of water
  • 4 Tbsp ghee
  • Pinch of Salt

How to Make Modak

Prepare filling
  • Roast the poppy seeds in a pan.
  • Add the shredded coconut and jaggery once they are well roasted. Mix it all well.
  • Add cardamom powder and cashew nuts.
  • The stuffing is ready for you.
To Make Shell
  • In a bowl, combine the rice flour and salt.
  • Add some water and knead well.
  • In the end, add ghee and knead it again.
  • Keep it aside for 15 minutes.
Prepare modak
  • Take little dough balls and roll them into little puris.
  • The puri should be thin to make the modak crispy.
  • Cut the puri with a round cutter to make a modak of the same size.
  • Now spread over puri with a spoonful of stuffing.
  • Fold the edges and put them in the center. Seal it properly.
  • Heat the oil and fry the modaks thoroughly. The oil isn’t supposed to be too hot as the modak can get burnt and remain uncooked from the inside.
  • Shift it periodically to ensure that it is cooked on all sides.
  • Store in an air-tight container.
  • Serve them hot.

Modak Recipe For Ganesh Chaturthi You Can Try

3. Dry Fruits Modak

A delectable mixture of dry fruits such as almonds, cashew nuts, raisins, chironji, pistachios, seedless dates, and khus khus can be used to fill the modaks. You can also add coconut and mawa (khoya) to create a strong base for it. The modak ‘s outer cover could be the same.

Ingredients 

For the filling
  • 1 cup chopped dates
  • 2 tsp ghee plus for greasing
  • 15 nos badams
  • 10 nos pistachios
  • 10 nos cashews
For the shell
  • 1/2 cup rice flour
  • Salt to taste
  • Water as needed

How to Make Modak

  • Dry roast the nuts until they are crispy, cool, and move to a mixer bowl. Grind to a slightly coarse mix.
  • Set aside. Now add dates to the jar. Add small water to the mixer.
  • Add dates paste and nuts mixture to a mixing bowl. Mix well, add ghee and set aside.
  • The mixture shouldn’t stick much.
  • Add salt to the rice meal, mix it. Blend water until rice flour is bubbled.
  • Set aside for a few minutes until it’s warm enough to handle with hand. Now bring it all together to form a smooth dough with no cracks.
  • Now the outer dough and stuffing are ready. Grease the mould well with ghee. squeeze a lemon-sized dough and roll it into a ball. Now close the mould and take a dough shape like a ball and stuff it from the bottom side. Perfectly press it in the inner part along the sides, leaving a center hole for stuffing.
  • Now slightly roll the mixture of dry fruits to a small cylinder. Stuff it inside. Then seal it with little dough.
  • Similarly, shape all modak with stuffing. Steam cook for 10mins or until the modak looks shiny on the outside and does not stick.
  • Switch off and remove the modak and transfer to the plate/serving bowl.

Modak Recipe For Ganesh Chaturthi You Can Try

4. Dark Chocolate Modak

Who would have thought chocolate modaks were going to become one thing? You can make the modak’s outer cover with chocolate powder and glucose biscuit, and add melted chocolate to it. Don’t believe us, try this Chocolate Modak recipe. In addition, the filling may include grated coconut and various dry fruits.

Ingredients 

  • 50 Grams milk chocolate
  • 50 Grams white chocolate
  • 25 Grams dark chocolate
  • 1 Tablespoon Chocolate Shavings
  • 1 Tablespoon Rice Crispie Balls

How to Make Modak

  • Melt together dark chocolate and milk chocolate with a double boiler. Melt separately white chocolate. You can also melt them in a microwave at high heat, stirring after every minute, for about 2 minutes.
  • In modak moulds, pour white and dark chocolate as needed, and fill in chocolate shavings in a few modak and rice crispy balls.
  • Fold the mould and fill the gaps with more chocolate, Turn the mold onto a plate and cool for 5-6 minutes.
  • Demould all the modaks and serve them.
Modak Recipe For Ganesh Chaturthi You Can Try

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These are 4 different types of modak recipe for Ganesh Chaturthi that you can try. Go forward and give Ganpati’s favorite sweet a nice twist.

Modak is an Indian soft Dumpling, the ever-favorite treat of Lord Ganesha. At the time of Ganesh Chaturthi, Modak holds a special place, with 21 modak pieces in prasadam. The holy Ganesha dessert is here to make and enjoy yourself at home.

Also Read: History, Significance Of Ganesh Chaturthi Festival

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