Only a few days are left for the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. In such a situation, its popularity has started appearing in the markets. Before the arrival of Bappa, people were busy cleaning their homes. Many Bollywood and TV celebs to common man bring Bappa to their home. For ten days, people install Bappa in their houses with great fanfare. After this, Bappa is sent off on the day of Anant Chaturdashi.
In such a situation, people make many types of bhog dishes to please Ganapati in their homes. Modak is very dear to Ganapati in bhog. In such a situation, in today's article, we will tell you how to make Bappa's favorite blog modak at home, so that you can offer it to God. It is a belief that every wish is fulfilled by offering Modak to Ganapati.
In for making modak
Two cups of rice flour
One spoon of desi ghee
1 cup grated coconut
Two spoons jaggery
2 tbsp finely chopped cashews
Almond
Ground cardamom
Method
If you are thinking of making modak then first of all prepare its stuffing. To prepare the stuffing, first put a pan on the gas and heat desi ghee in it. After this, roast the grated coconut in it properly. When it gets lightly fried, take it out and keep it aside.
Now put jaggery pieces in the pan. When the jaggery melts, add roasted coconut to it. Now cook it together. Add ground cardamom and ground nuts to it for taste. Once cooked well, turn off the gas and take out the stuffing on a plate.
Now to make modak, first of all, take rice flour. After this, heat water in a pan and add ghee to it. When the water starts boiling, add rice flour to it and mix well. After cooking the flour for some time, turn off the gas. Take out the prepared dough on a plate. After it cools down slightly, apply ghee on your hands and knead the dough.
After this, apply a little ghee in the modak mold available in the market. After this, take a small ball and keep it in the mold. Stuff the stuffing in the center of the mould. Now prepare it and steam it together for ten to 15 minutes. Ganpati's favorite modak is just ready.
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