7 Easy Modak Recipes Can Be Made In This Ganesh Chaturthi

Modak is the favorite food of Lord Ganesha. During Ganesh Chaturthi Modak is offered to Lord Ganesha. Modak is an Indian sweet dish. This sweet consists of a filling of coconut or mawa. This is usually made of rice flour. But nowadays a variety of recipes are there to prepare this delicious modak . Modaks are said to be generally originated in India. The word modak generally means” small part of bliss”. Modak symbolizes spiritual knowledge. Modaks have become a very popular sweet dish and are found in many parts of the world. We can prepare a variety of modak recipes at our home with just a handful of ingredients.

Here are 7 varieties of Modak recipes that you can serve in this Ganesh Chaturthi.

MODAK

The following ingredients are needed to make this favorite recipe of Ganpati Bappa.

• 1.5 cup of coconut grated
• half cup of jaggery
• 1 cup of rice flour
• 1 teaspoon of nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon of saffron
• 2 tablespoons of ghee
• 1 teaspoon of salt

All we need to do at first is heat a pan in medium flame and add the grated coconuts and the jaggery. Mix them together. Stir them firmly for about 10 minutes. Next, add the nutmeg and the saffron. Mix them nicely and let the whole cook for 5 minutes. Our filling is ready. Next in another pot put 1 tablespoon of ghee and 1 cup of water. Boil them nicely. Now add the flour and the salt. Cook them well by covering the lid. Now put this flour mixture in a dish and knead them very nicely into a dough. Now take a little dough make balls of it and then flatten them and at the edges give them the shape of a flower or modak. Next, put 1 tablespoon of filling in the modak and seak them nicely. prepare all the modaks in the same steps. Nex put this modak in a muslin cloth and let them keep in steam for about 20 minutes. And our modak is ready to be served to the Lord Ganesha.

FRIED MODAK

The following ingredients are needed to make this favorite recipe of Ganpati Bappa.

• 1 cup of rice flour
• 1 cup of coconut grated
• half cup of jaggery
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 2 tablespoons of ghee
• 1 teaspoon of cardamom powder
• few cashews chopped
• oil for frying

All we need to do at first is add the flour to a bowl1salt and add the ghee to it. Next, rub the flour for about 5 minutes. Next, add half a cup of water to it and knead them into a dough. cover the dough with a cloth and keep them aside for about 20 minutes. Next heat a pan in flame and add the jaggery, coconut, sugar, and cardamom powder. Mix them well and cook them for about 10 minutes on low flame, Then add the cashews. Mix them properly and put off the flame and let them cool. Our filling for modak is ready. Now make small balls out of the dough and flatten them with hands to give them the shape of modak. Next, put 1 tablespoon of the filling at the center and seal the edges. This way prepare all the modaks. At last, we need to heat the oil in a pan on a medium flame. Next, add the modaks one by one and stir fry them nicely till crispy and golden in color. Our delicious Ganpati favorite modak recipe is ready to serve.

SEMOLINA MODAK

The following ingredients are needed to make this favorite recipe of Ganpati Bappa.

• 1 cup of semolina
• half cup of coconut grated
• half cup of jaggery
• 1 teaspoon of cardamom powder
• 2 tablespoons of ghee

All we need to do at first is heat a pan and add the jaggery and the coconut to it. Mix them nicely and let them cook for about 10 minutes on medium flame. Next, add the cardamom powder and mix them well. Our filling is ready. Let it cool. Next, heat a pan and add some water to heat. let the water boil on a medium flame. Now add the semolina and stir them well. Let them cook for about 5 minutes on low flame. Stir them continuously till they form the dough. Next, make small balls out of this and flatten them to give the shape of modak. Add the filling in the center and cover the edges to form the modak. Repeat this process for all the modaks. Next grease the ghee on the body of all the modak. And our semolina modak  recipe is ready to be served to the Lord.

CHOCOLATE MODAK

The following ingredients are needed to make this favorite recipe of Ganpati Bappa.

• 1 cup of mawa grated
• half cup of sugar
• 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons of ghee

All we need to do at first is heat a pan and add 1 tablespoon of ghee to it. Next, add the grated mawa and the sugar. Let them boil. Stir them continuously till they thicken for about 5 minutes. Now add the cocoa powder and mix them very well. Let the mixture cools down. Next when the mixture cools down knead the mixture till it becomes glossy. Next grease the dough with ghee. Now give them the shape of modak by making small balls. And our delicious chocolate modak recipe is ready to be served.

DRY FRUITS MODAK

The following ingredients are needed to make this favorite recipe of Ganpati Bappa.

• 2 tablespoons of almonds
• 2 tablespoons of cashew
• 2 tablespoons of raisins
• 2 tablespoons of dates chopped
• half cup coconut grated
• 2 tablespoons of ghee

All we need to do at first is take a grinder and add the almonds, cashews, raisins, dates, and grated coconut. Grind them well to make a smooth powder. Next, place this powder in a bowl and add the ghee and 2 tablespoons of water. Mix them properly and add the ghee to them. Now knead them to a smooth dough.  Next small balls out of the dough and give them the shape of modak. Our yummy dry fruits modak recipe is ready to be served to the Lord Ganesha.

MAWA MODAK

The following ingredients are needed to make this favorite recipe of Ganpati Bappa.

• 2 tablespoons of ghee
• half cup milk
• 1 cup of milk powder
• half cup of sugar powder
• 2 tablespoons of cashew chopped
• 2 tablespoons of almonds chopped
• 1 tablespoon of cardamom powder

All we need to do at first is heat 1 tablespoon of ghee in a pan and add the milk to it. Next, add the saffron strands to it. Stir them well. Now add the milk powder to it. Stir them continuously. Let the mixture thickens. Stir them till the mixture turns glossy and the mixture starts sticking out of the pan. Next, add this to a bowl and let them cool. Next add the sugar, and cardamom powder. Mix them very well into a dough. Next grease with ghee and make small balls out of the dough to give them the shape of Modak. At the center put the mixture of almonds and cashews. Next, seal the edges. and prepare all the other modaks in the same process. Our delicious mawa modak recipe is ready to be served to the Ganpati.

MANGO MODAK

The following ingredients are needed to make this favorite recipe of Ganpati Bappa.

• 1 cup mawa grated
• half cup of sugar
• half cup of mango pulp
• 1 tablespoon of cardamom powder
• 2 tablespoons of ghee
• 1 tablespoon of saffron strands

All we need to do at first is heat a pan and add the mawa to it. Stir the mawa till it starts to melt. Next, add the sugar to it and mix them properly. Next, add the mango pulp and stir them nicely. Let the mixture boil till it becomes thick. Now add the cardamom powder and the saffron. Stir them nicely. Stir them till they look glossy and the mixture starts to leave the edges. Next, let the mixture cool down. Add some ghee to it and make small round balls out of the mixture to give them the shape of modak. Our delicious mango modak recipe for Lord Ganesha is ready to be served.