Modak - Ganesh Chaturthi Recipe

 

🙏🙏🙏 Om Gan Ganapatahe Namah 🙏🙏🙏

🙏🙏🙏 Ganpati Bappa Maurya 🙏🙏🙏

 

 

It starts with YOU, and it ends with YOU. For Hindus every auspicious work has to start with the blessings for Lord Ganapati.  

Ganesha, also known as the Elephant God, is a deity who is worshiped before every other deity. (As per Hinduism). As per scriptures, Lord Ganesha loves to eat MODAK and thus till date modak is made in every household in Maharastra, and given as offerings to the deity.

 

 

 

The recipe of Modak is not complicated as many thinks, it is easy to make modak and is generally made in the kitchen of everyone's home. Specially by the lady of the house.

In general there are two main types of Modak.

1. The Mawa (Dry Milk) Modak.
2. The Ukadiche Modak.

Though today lot of varieties have come out and flavored modaks have been invented in different cuisines, but the above two types are the main tradition sweet dish during Ganpati Festival, celebrated in Maharastra. 

 

 

 

Today, I am sharing this special recipe of UKADICHE MODAK with all of you. Let's Begin...

Ingredients & Steps:

The Ukadiche Modak has two main parts:

1. The Dough.
2. The Stuffing.

Let us prepare the stuffing.

Heat up a pan.

 

• Add 1tbsp ghee (clarified butter)
• Add 1/2 tbsp khus khus (poppy seeds)
• Add 5 - 6 kaju (cashew nuts - chopped)
• Add 5 - 6 badam (almonds - chopped)

 

Roast for 3 - 5 minutes.

 

• Add 3 cups of fine grated coconut
• Again roast for 5 - 7 minutes.
• Add 1 pinch of salt
• Add 2 cups gur (jaggery - broken into small pieces)

 

Mix well and Cook until jaggery melts.

Continue cooking for another 5 - 7 minutes, until the mixture is dried. 

 

• Add 1 tsp elaichi powder (green cardamon powder)
• Add 1/4 tsp jai phal powder (nutmeg powder)

 

Mix well.

Let it cool down, Keep it aside to be used later.

Let us prepare the Dough.

Heat up a pan.

 

• Add 2 cup water
• Add 3/4 cup milk
• Add 1 pinch of salt
• Add 1 tbsp ghee

 

Mix well.

 

• Add 1 heaped tbsp sago flour (sabudana atta)
• Add 2 cups rice flour

 

Cook on low heat for 5 - 7 minutes.

It will form a dough.

Take it out on a big kneading plate.

 

• Add 1 tbsp ghee (clarified butter)

 

Knead it, mash it, while it is hot.

Use kneading device and take precautions not to burn your fingers or hands. 

Make small balls out of the dough.

Flatten the balls using a rolling pin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assembling Modak - Final Cooking (Steaming).

 

Take the flatten dough on your hands.

Pinch the outer covering with your fingers, into small pleats.

Fold them to form a cup type shape.

Fill the stuffing in the center.

Then close the dough while tapering upwards. 

Fill the steamer or cooker with some water.

• Let the water boil.

Place a stand or separator.

• Steam the MODAKS for 10 to 12 minutes.

UKADICHE MODAK are ready to be served.

Garnish with saffron strings (kesar) dipped in rose water (gulab jal).

Serve it with ghee (clarified butter).

 

🙏🙏🙏............Ganpati Bappa Maurya............🙏🙏🙏