Modak

Ganeshchaturthi is around the corner and Modak is the favourite of Ganeshji.

Modak are made of rice flour and a sweet filling of freshly grated coconut and jaggery. Modak are steamed and are served hot.

I tried this time the stuffing with khoya/Mawa /reduced dry milk and it really came well. A step different and innovative from the original Modak. Try Modak with sweet Mawa and you will surely love it.

So let’s start with Om ‘Ganapatiye Namah ‘

Ingredients

Rice flour 2 cups

Water 2 cups

1 liter of milk for making khoya

1/2 tablespoon of cardamom powder

2 tablespoon of crushed almonds, cashews and raisins

4-5 tablespoon of sugar

2 tablespoon of ghee

Recipe

Boil water and add ghee to it.

Add the the rice flour and stir well so that it combines well.

Cover it with a lid for 2 minutes and off the flame.

In another pan, heat a tablespoon of ghee and add the crushed dry fruits and mix the khoya well. Add sugar and mix well. Let it cool. Keep the filling aside.

Now grease hands take a portion of the rice dough like a lemon size. Make it flat with hand and place it in a Modak mould. Press it with finger so that it covers the inside surrounding.

Put a spoonful of khoya in the middle of the Modak and cover the end with little rice dough. Press it gently to get bind.