Modak

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Modak

A traditional Indian sweet dumpling, which is known as "Modak" prepared with rice flour dough, semolina and coconut – jaggery stuffing is mainly served to Lord Ganesha during Ganesh Chaturthi festival.

Ingredients
  • Rice flour – 2 small bowls 
  • Jaggery – 2 small bowls (cut finely) 
  • Coconut – 2 small bowls (grated finely) 
  • Cashews – 50 gm (cut each in 5 to 6 pieces) 
  • Raisins – 25 gm Cardamom – 4 to 5 (peel and grind) 
  • Ghee – 1 tablespoon Salt - ½ small spoon
Process 
  • Put the jaggery and coconut in a frying pan for heating. 
  • Keep stirring with the stirring spoon and cook till the jaggery and coconut are properly mixed and turn into a thick mixture. In this mix the cashews, raisins, and cardamom. 
  • The mixture for filling in the modaks is ready. 
  • Put 2 small bowls of water along with 1 small spoon ghee in a utensil and heat it. 
  • When the water is about to boil, mix the rice flour and salt in the water. 
  • Turn off the burner and leave the utensil covered for 5 minutes. 
  • Knead a soft dough from the rice flour, if the dough is hard then add 1 to 2 tablespoon water. 
  • Keep little water in a small bowl and little ghee in another small bowl. Mash the dough with hands greased with water and ghee, till the dough becomes soft. 
  • Leave the dough covered with a clean cloth. Grease your hands with the ghee and take out a small lump from the dough (about 1 tablespoon). 
  • Keep it on your palm and with the thumb of the other hand press in its center to form a deep crater. 
  • Now fill 2 small spoons mixture in the dough crater. 
  • Now close it with your thumb and fingers by rolling the dough upwards to make a pointed top. 
  • Prepare all the modaks like this. 
  • Now put 2 small glasses of water in a big-bottomed utensil and heat it. 
  • Put a filter stand in the utensil. 
  • Keep the modaks on the filter and let them steam for 10 minutes. 
  • You will see that these ladoos are shinning after steaming. 
  • Take out the modaks on a plate. 
  • The delicious hot Modak is now ready to serve and eat.
History
  • According to Padma Purana there is another interesting story regarding why Ganesha loves modak. 
  • Once the Devas (demi-gods) came to visit Shiva and Goddess Parvati and presented them a divine modak. 
  • It was a very special modak and the person who ate it was supposed to become knowledgeable in all scriptures, science, art, and writing. 
  • Goddess Parvati wanted to present it to her sons – Lord Ganesha and Lord Kartik. 
  • But the brothers were not ready to share it. 
  • So a confused Goddess Parvati finally stated that whoever among them proved the true meaning of sincerity and devotion would get the sweet.

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