Modaks or laddus are very much loved by Lord Ganesha. These are served as bhog after the Ganesh pooja or aarti to seek their blessings. There are numerous variations to prepare them. The authentic ones are prepared with rice flour, that are stuffed with coconut, nuts and jaggery. These modaks have a particular shape that comes with a mould.
I have prepared modaks with mava/khoya and meva/ nuts. This is an easy recipe to make modaks, and I have shaped them by hand. Not much time is required to prepare them. These are prepared with only a few ingredients, which are easily available in our kitchen pantry
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These mava and meva modaks feel creamy because of mava(khoa) and crunchy as well due to added nuts. Crushed nuts are added while roasting mava and when modaks are shaped, these are rolled into remaining crushed nuts
Course – Traditional Indian Sweets
Cuisine – Indian (Maharashtra)
Prep Time – 10 Min
Cook Time – 15 Min
Total Time – 45 Min
Yield – 8 – 10 Servings
Author – Bharti Dhawan
● INGREDIENTS REQUIRED
● Grated khoya or mava – 200 g or 1 cup
● Mixed nuts or dry fruits(finely chopped or crushed) – 1 cup
● Powdered sugar – 100 g or half a cup
● Ghee – 1 tbsp
■ INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATIONS
- Spread 3/4th of crushed nuts in a plate to roll the prepared modaks
- THE METHOD TO MAKE MODAK
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Heat ghee in a non-stick pan and add grated mava/khoya. Bhunow /roast mava at a very low flame
- When the colour changes a bit to light brown, add powdered sugar and stir until it dissolves completely
- Add 1/4 cup of chopped dry fruit and mix well. Turn off the flame and allow the mix to cool down a little
- When the mix is cooled, divide into equal portions. Now shape them as modaks by hand or the modak molds
- When shaped, roll them into the remaining quantity of crushed dry fruits/nuts
- Modaks are ready to serve to the lord as bhog to seek their blessings
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