Ukdiche Modak and Kaju Kesar Modak-Ganesha Chaturthi: In this Ganesha Chaturthi, make at home Ganesha’s favorite UKDICHE Modak or Cashew Saffron Modak. It is very easy to make and is easily made from the items available at home.
UkdiChe ( उकडी चे ) means rice flour and this Modak is made from rice flour. So let’s see how it is made and what ingredients will be needed to make it.
Ukdiche Modak and Kaju Kesar Modak-Ganesha Chaturthi
Ingredients for Ukdiche Modak
- Rice flour – 200 grams
- Fresh coconut powder – 1 cup
- Small cardamom – 1 teaspoon (finely powdered)
- Jaggery – 1/2 cup (finely ground)
- Ghee – 2 tsp
- Salt – a pinch
How to Make Ukdiche Modak
- First, boil 1 1/2 cups of water in a pan.
- Mix salt, ghee and rice flour in it and cook for 5-6 minutes while stirring with a spoon.
- Now turn off the gas and let it cool down a bit
- After cooling, knead it well.
- For the filling, mix coconut powder, cardamom and jaggery and cook it till it dries.
- Now make dough balls.
- Spread each dough in the palms of the hands and fill it with coconut jaggery stuffing.
- Now make it by giving a modak shape
- Now boil water in a steamer or in a vessel and place a sieve over it.
- After this, place a banana leaf on it and place the modak on it.
- Let it cook in steam for 8-10 minutes.
Now your traditional tasting modak is ready, now you can offer it to Lord Ganesha.
Kaju Kesar Modak-Ganesha Chaturthi
Ingredients for Kaju Kesar Modak
- Cashew powder – 100 grams
- Sugar Powder – 100 grams
- Khova – 200 grams
- Saffron – 1/2 tsp
- Cardamom Powder – 1/2 tsp
How to Make Kaju Kesar Modak
- Mix well saffron, cardamom powder, cashew powder and sugar powder in khoya
- Now stir it for 5 minutes while stirring it in low flame.
- After it cools down, make small Modaks.
Your cashew saffron modak is ready. How easy it is to make it hope that you will definitely make it and offer it to Ganapati Ji.
🔔Jai Shri Ganesh🔔 – Wish you all a very happy Ganesh Chaturthi.