Ganesh Chaturthi (or Ganapati festival) is a very popular festival in India. A Ganesh idol made of special clay is brought home, wherever they have this tradition spanning generations. There is also public Ganesh pooja popularised by India’s national leader Bal Gangadhar Tilak since the days India’s freedom struggle. I am here to talk about how we celebrate Ganesha Chaturthi at home.
The preparations begin atleast one week before the ‘Bhadrapada shukla chaturthi‘ a day on the Hindu calendar which normally occurs in August or September of every year. There are three aspects to the preparation.
1. Mantapa
This is a structure normally made of wood, which is decorated, and the Ganesha idol sits inside this mantapa. Normally in our house, a mantap sits on the frontal edges of a waist height table big enough to host the three halves of the mantap. The mantap’s frontal is decorated with colored, gold/silver type papers and other decorative material. From the top and the corners is provided enough lighting for the Ganesha idol making it appear like its in a temple’s sanctum sanctorum. Also the house’s entrance and doors are decorated with mango leaves and flowers.
2. PhalavaLi
This is an assortment of fruits, vegetables and a coconut tied to a structure in a neat and organized fashion and hung from the top just infront of the mantap. Care is taken that the height of this PhalavaLi doesn’t interfere with people standing below it while performing the pooja.
3. Food preparations
Modak, maande, nevri, panchakajjaya are the most basic offerings to Ganesha. Many people add other sweets to this list as well.
On the day of Ganesha Chaturthi, we go to the Gudigar (or the one who makes the clay Ganesha idol) to whom we’ve ordered to make idol for us as per our liking. Normally we like Ganesha sat on a seat with right leg folded on the left one and colored skinny pink. After giving the price of idol wrapped in panna veedo(betel leaf with the betel nuts) to the maker, we bring home the idol carefully. At any point in time, care is taken so that no part of the idol gets broken in any way. This is very important. As per tradition, if this happens (Its called ‘bhagna‘ -in sanskrit) the tradition of Ganesha pooja at home is discontinued from that year. Before the idol is taken inside the home, at the main entrance, the idol is shown what is called as kumkum water (water mixed with kumkum) in a copper plate.
Then the Ganesha idol is placed inside the mantapa. Divli, a lamp with cotten threads in oil, is lit from 5 different sides in this. Then as per the Ganesha pooja proceedings, the prana pratishtha is carried out. It means to bring the Ganesha idol to life. There are mantras which go along with different proceedings. Usually this is done by the priest who goes to different homes. But in our place we do it ourselves after the priest instructed us how to perform the pooja. During the pooja all the various offerings are offered along with the meals which consists of dali thoy, rice, mooga randayi, biscuit Ambode (udid vada), khotto/hittu(idli batter cooked in jackfruit leaf basket), payasam, pancha kajjaya and various fruits. During the pooja, five different aarti are performed. We play the ‘Jayadeva Jayadeva Jaya Mangala moorthy‘ aarti song in the background during the pooja. Ghantaanaad is also done.
After the pooja is over people who are invited as well as the people in the home sit for lunch served on banana leaves. After the Vayasa (meal offering to crows) and Gogras(meal offering to cows), the lunch begins.
Thus pooja is performed twice everyday until the day of visarjana – Ganesha idol immersion in either a well or a lake/river. Normally we keep the Ganesha at home for two days, meaning the next evening the visarjana is carried out. Many Sarvajanika (public) Ganesha are kept for 5 or 9 days. Some even 11 days.
Above Information about Ganesh Chaturthi is writen by my husband. At my parent’s house, we dont have the tradition of Ganesh pooja. We only celebrated Vayna pooja. But at my husband’s house, we have the tradition of Ganesh pooja (After my marriage, I never got an opportunity of attending this festival. So I asked him to write this post). This time we celebrated Ganesha pooja in a very small way here (The proper pooja with Ganesh idol is being performed at my in-law’s place in Kumta). Here is the picture of pooja (we had not planned it before. Just today morning we decided to have a small pooja. So we did it with whatever things available at home).
(From left- Nevri/karjikaayi, modak, dali thoy, mooga mole randayi, Down – Fruits, idli)
Here is the recipe for most popular dish of Ganesh Chaturthi. I prepared it with my MIL’s recipe which she has been following for years.

Modak
Ingredients
- Outer Covering:
- 1 cup maida
- Salt
- Oil for deep frying
- Stuffing:
- 3/4 cup coconut
- 1/2 cup jaggery
- 1/2 tea spn cardamom powder
- 1 tea spn sesame seeds
Instructions
- Heat 2 tbl spns of oil and add it to maida.
- Mix it very well till all the maida gets the oil.
- Add salt and water to make it a very stiff dough.
- Keep aside the dough for around 1/2 an hour.
- Roast the sesame seeds.
- Heat jaggery and coconut together till jaggery melts and forms a uniform mixture with coconut. Mix sesame seeds well.
- Remove from heat and add cardamom powder. Mix well.
- Take small balls of the dough, roll it into small puris (if the puri becomes too thick, the modaks get a rubbery texture).
- Keep a round ball of stuffing on the puri and cover with the dough to give modak shape.
- Heat oil and deep fry the modaks.
Notes
Note : Reposting the recipe which was posted on Aug 28th 2006.
A nice post and a beautiful photograph of Ganesh, Shilpa. Thanks to your husband for writing this.
One question: I have never heard of Visarjan being carried out after 21 days. The maximum time period that I know of is 11 days (Ganesh Chaturthi to Anant Chaturdashi).
And hey, the fried Modaks look good. I wish I could pop one into my mouth right now. 🙂
THERE IS 21 DAYS GANESH VISHARJAN IN GOA
Hi Vaishali,
You are right. It was a typo. I’ve updated it. It’s 11 days.
Thanks for correcting it.
Shilpa
HAPPY GANESH CHATURUTHI SHILPA….WE MAKE MODAKS IN A DIFFERENT MANNER..WE USE RICE FLOOR..NICE POST SHILPA..
Hi Shilpa, thanks to you and your husband for this post which I read with much interest. The photographs are lovely as well.
I wish you all the best.
Shilpa, Happy Ganesh Chaturthi to you and your family— that’s a lot of dishes you have made dear:)
Hi Shilpa ….I know i am late for the day in checking your post. I was busy too in Vaayna Pooja and Ganesh Pooja. By the time all was over, i was tired. Very neat and detailed description abt Ganesh Chaturti. Lot of patience in writing abt it. By the way in Maharashtra, i have heard abt keeping the idol for 21 and 51 days. When i saw a procession, i followed and asked them, they said it is a Ganapati which they always keep for 51 days. And there are people who do follow it. Abt the modak, i have eaten it a couple of times, but never tried making it. Must give it a try. Hope you post the other one too soon. Thanks for sharing such valuable information.
Happy Vinaayaka Chathurthi.Vinayakudu looks great.Ofcourse he looks great every time:-)..The way you explained the celebration is really good.Thanks for sharing
Hi Shilpa,
Happy Ganesh Chaturthi. I too prepare with maida and call it as “Nei Kozhukattai.
Hi Shilpa,
Thanks for all the wonderful konkani recipes. Today is panchmi. Can you kindly sent the recipes relating to panchami ie Rice vadis, kheer and all those goodies.
Thanks
Hi Shilpa,
I always love ur detailed description of festivals. Thanks for ur husband for the neat writeup. I have’nt tried with maida and next time would try it out..Thanks for sharing.
Shilpa- great post. I love your details. And the food looks delicious too. Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!
Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!!
It’s a wonderful post and photos & recipes, as always!
Hi Shilpa,
Very nice post and beautiful pic of ganesha and Modaka looks great.
Ganesha habbada Shubhashayagalu.
Happy Vinayaka Chathurthi Shilpa, and you have a very nice spread 🙂
Thanks a lot for all your wishes :).
Suchita, I could not post any of Panchami dishes today because I was very busy. It would take some time to find what is specific to the festival, cook and post about them. Will post them some other time for future reference.
Happy vinayaka chavithi to you and your family Shilpa 🙂
Great description too!
Hi Shilpa,
Happy Vinayaka Chavithi to you and youre family
Beautiful writeup.
Yummy looking Modhak and idly’s and kajjikayalu.
Vineela
Happy chathurthi…and wonderful write up…I too had posted a modak using maid a couple of months back…i like the maida version more than the rice…So Ganesha is all happy with u’r modaks now!!
using maida…not maid!!
Can we bake modak to avoid frying.
Thanks
Divya, Sorry never tried baking modak.
hi all,
first of all shilpa thanks for sharing recipe…i do have ukadhi che modhak recipe…but i dont know how to post it on webiste ..as i am new …
Hi friends,
thanks shilpa for this recipe.
Iam a maharashtrian and Lord Ganesha has a special place in our lives and festivals.I would like to share a traditional recipe of “Modak” by my mother.I think it is called as Ukadiche Modak.
The ingredients for stuffing will be same as of shilpa’s recipe but instead of Maida we can use Rice flour.
Here is the recipe for the outer shell
Take 2 and half cup of water and boil it.Add one cup of rice flour ,two or three pinch salt and 2 tsp ghee or butter. Cover the pan & cook the rice flour until the water will be absorbed.stirr in between and take care not to burn it.It should be soft like Kneaded flour dough used for chapatis.Take some cooked dough and pat it to make small poori on a greased sheet with ghee.Fill the stuffing in between and close it in the shape of modak,round ball or half moon .Serve in a dish ,Microwave it for 2 min and add melted ghee over it.It’s ready to offer to god and eat.
HI ALL, PLSE DOES ANYONE KNOW THE LYRICS OF SONG “JAYADEVA JAYADEVA JAYA MANGALA MURTHY” PLSE PLSE PLSE PLSE PLSE PLSE PLSE ANYBODY POST THE SONG I WANT TO LEARN …WHEN I WAS SMAL I HAD LISTENED TO IT IN TEMPLE..NOW I WANT TO SING AT MY HOME..WHOEVER I ASK THEY NOONE KNOWS IT..FOR FIRT TIME I SAW SOMEONE POSTING THAT THEY SING THIS SONG AS BACKGROUND..PLSE HELP..THANKS.
Shilpa: Here is the song
Here is the lyrics
Hi Shilpa,
Thanks a ton to you…
Thanks a lot …..
thanks a lot…
thanku thanku thanku
darshini.
Shilpa: You are welcome dear.
Thanks shilpa for the song and lyrics..now my search is on to find out the meaning of the song, as iam south india, so want to understand the song too..is u know the meaning plse plse plse..post it …thanks a ton dear…thanks..
Shilpa: Darshini, as of now, I dont know word by word meaning. But I will surely find out soon….
Can we use cobra or coconut powder & sugar for stuffing in modak.
Shilpa: Yes divya, you can use.
Hi, I have tried to translate the aarti into simple english. Hope this helps. May not be absolutely correct word to word but is very close.
Sukhkarta Dukhharta Varta Vighnachi ll
Oh Lord who provides Joy, takes away Sadness and removes all “vighnas” (obstacles) in life
Nurvi Purvi Prem Krupa Jayachi ll
Who spreads love everywhere as his blessing
Sarvangi Sundar Uti Shendurachi ll
Who has lovely “shendur utna”(yellow-orange fragrance paste) all over his body
Kanti Jhalke Mal Mukataphalaanchi..ll
Who has a necklace of “Mukataphal”(pearls in Sanskrit) around his neck
Jaidev Jaidev Jai Mangal Murti ll
Hail the god, Hail the god, Hail the auspicious idol
Darshan Maatre Man: Kaamna Phurti ll
All our wishes are fulfilled just by “darshan” (looking at the idol)
Ratnakhachit Phara Tujh Gaurikumra ll
Offering you Seat studded with Ratna(jewels) for you “Gaurikumra” (son of Gauri)
Chandanaachi Uti Kumkumkeshara ll
Smearing you with Chandan(Sandalwood) utna(paste) and Kumkum(Red Tilak) on the head
Hirejadit Mukut Shobhato Bara ll
Diamond studded crown suites you right
Runjhunati Nupure(2) Charani Ghagriya ll
Whose anklets tingle in his feet
//Jaidev…
Lambodar Pitaambar Phanivarvandana ll
Lambodar Who wears Pitaambar(yellow cloth worn by men during puja)
“Lambodar” – from the long – ‘lambo’, tummy – ‘udar’
.
Saral Sond Vakratunda Trinayana ll
Who has Straight trunk and is Vakratunda and Trinayana
“Vakratunda”one who breaks the ego of he who behaves anti-socially (‘Vakra’).
“Trinayana” the son of the 3 eyed (Lord Shiva)
Das Ramacha Vat Pahe Sadana ll
I am waiting for you in my “Sadana” (home) just like the slave(used as devotee) of Lord Rama
Sankati Pavave Nirvani Rakshave ll
Please help us and protect us during bad times
Survarvandana ll
Salutations
//Jaidev…
–Swati
Shilpa: Thanks Swati, I really appreciate it.
Ganesha chaturthi – legends and prayers : Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated as the
birthday of Lord Ganesh on the fourth day (Chaturthi) of the bright fortnight of
Bhadrapada month of Hindu calendar. It is among the most celebrated of the
festivals in India, and perhaps the only one involving general public (others only
involve families and friends and are celebrated privately). It is interesting to note
that the festival was not celebrated until the times of Lokamanya Bal Gangadhar
Tilak, who used it a great means to unite Hindus all over India and educate them the
evils of colonization.
Hi Shilpa,
Wish you and your family a very happy Ganesh chaturthi! I stumbled upon your website recently and fell in love with it.You are doing a very good job..thanks and all the best…
regards
Chetali
Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!!
Hello Swati mujhe aapse kuch information chahiye ke mujhe english nahi aati hain kya koi website hain joh main hindi main type karu usko english main translate karke de
pls reply me i am waiting for ur reply
Thank you very much for this information. I am not a Hindu but I love Lord Ganesh and I will celbrate Ganesh Chaturthi this year as good as I can. Your tips are very helpful!
Paco (Hamburg, Germany)
Hi Shilpa,
You have put up an amazing website which is my be-all and end-all in Konkani recipes.I’ve tried many of your recipes at home which includes-Modak,Ambe/pineapple/strawberry paank,goda phovu…the list is endless..Thank you.
Divya.
Hi Shilpakka
Rice flour is used to make steamed modaks, not fried ones. WIll ask my mom and send you that recipe
Thank you Shilpa,
I am Gujerati and my mum always made small Laddos which we called modaks on Chaturthi day it was recently I founf out by my Maharastri Collegue that Modaks are made as above thought I will try it this way this year. happy Chaturthis day to you all.
Regards
Gita
UK.
very nice.I tried this with rice flour and the tasted even better
Very nice It tasted even better when I tried it with rice flour.
can we fry modaks made of rice flour ???
Shilpa: Minal, I am not sure about the rice flour version, because I have never tried it. I have updated the post with maida version which is tried and tested.
Hi! Shilpa,
I make modaks with wheat flour and if rice flour is used it is steamed. For 1 cup wheat flour I add about 2-3 tbsps of samolina [ rava], add a pinch of salt and add 2-3 tbsp of melted hot ghee. pour over the flour mixture and rub well and then knead it tightly as for puris. Keep it aside for abt an hour . It turns out good though brownish in colour. Shipa I thught you would send special menu fot gowri pooja [ vayana pooja ]
thanks shilpa…………….
i am now in USA and as usual i keep forgetting the proportions……..and thus i would have to wait till i can call up aai who is in India………..but your receipe has served my purpose
siddhi
Shilpa,
Beautiful Ganesh Chathurthi Darshan in your description.
Comment on Darshini(comment#26), most of the Ganesh aarti, I picked up 3-4 VCD at Sidhhi Vinayak temple, Prabhadevi, Mumbai and most of them have this famous Aaarti sung by Bhajan artists and named ones such as Asha Bhosle and Sonu Nigam, etc. Unfornunately nobody has any websites for person like you to order, but I can read one e-mail from VCD Tittled: Sri Siddhinvinayak Ganesh Mantra and AArtinyaa by Rathod Cassettes PVT. Ltd. and e-mail is [email protected] and [email protected] . This has also same aarti SukhKarta DukhHarta Vaartaa Vighnachi…….I believe in this cause it is better to buy rather than make a copy to encourage artists.
KBoy
Modaks are traditional in from all over Maharashtra and upto N.Kanara border whether KOnkani or Maharatstrian celebration of Genesh Chaturthi. And from S. Kanara to all the way to Cochi, most of the Konkanis were preparing Patholi(see beautiful pictorial description of this Recipe on Vee’s website, past-present-future)as substitute to modaks. Both have similar fillings only Patholi has natural flavor of Haldi(Turmeric) Leaves. Although boundries of N and S Kanara Konkanis have tradition of both Modaks and Patholis. When my parents moved to Bombay several years ago before Independence time, they kept the same tradition of making Patholi all the time during Chavathi celebration and I have not seen them making Modaks during that time. Of course because of local influence, now most of the Konkanis in Mumbai make both during this festive season.
KBoy
Shilpa: Patholi recipe
Comment# 26, Darshini
I accidentally find same arti with sound -pooja-and Ganesh picture hosted by one of the Bhakata as follows:
http://www.surajinfo.com/ganesha/pratish.htm
I am sure you will like it.
I consider as seva to Ganesha during this ttime of the year
Hi,
I love these steamed modaks(Riceones) a lot..Mom used to make it for me.Now that I away from home, tried doing it, from the receipes that I read it.
But when I tried making modaks, it breaks. It doesn’t come together in a proper shape.
Will somebody tell me, what is going wrong ??
Happy Ganapati to all!
This is a nice translation :
Das Ramacha Vat Pahe Sadana ll
I am waiting for you in my “Sadana†(home) just like the slave(used as devotee) of Lord Rama
But i believe that when Ramdas Swami wrote it, he meant ” I, Ramdas am waiting for you o’ lord in my abode”
Jai deva
The write up brought back very good memories:) Very well written…surely making modaks today!Thanks for sharing the recipe…Happy Ganesh Chathurthi to all of you!
hi HAPPY GANESH CHATHURTHI TO ALL OF U. I AM VERY GLAD TOO SEE MODAK RECIPE WILL U HELP ME THAT IF DOES WHO WILL NOT EAT GUDA THEY CAN USE KOYA ON IT IF U DON:T MIND HOW WILL MAKE (MAWA OR KOYA MODAK?. PLZ TELL ME THAT I WILL VERY GREATFUL TOO U. THANK YOU
Shilpa: Usually Khoya is made by heating milk for a long time till all water evaporates and it reduces to semi solid/solid state. I will try to post it sometime.
Hema Says,
Very well written and in great detail. Would be more informative if “Vaayana Puja” is also mentioned.
Shilpa: Hema, I have written about Vaayna pooja in a separate post and also mentioned the link in the above post.
i never knew that “Modak” are so easy to make………was alwz hesitant wid the idea of makin modaks….but this reciepe seems so eazyyyyyyyyyy !!!
i wanna try it out as soon as possible…thanx !!!
🙂
Hi,
very nice images. One question I tried this reciepe, but my modak stuffing in brown in color (jaggery color), how yours in off white color. Have you used images for sugar mixture?
digg: http://hypnosis-knowthyself.blogspot.com/2008/03/hypnosis-power-of-mind.html
Shilpa: No, I used jaggery while taking pictures also. The color largely depends on color of jaggery, it is possible that I had a lighter colored one.
hello…
well i wanted to know the recipe of modak which we get in the sweetz shops, the one which is not deep fried its made of khoya/mawa. can any 1 help me find that original recipe.
R.K
Hi, Modaks….Kollukattas in the South…… are traditionally made out of rice flour instead of maida flour. (its healthier too!)
To make the riceflour dough, first roast the rice flour on low heat in an open pan….. once the grains are roasted well, spread out and let cool.
Using warm water (it should be hot. Around 60deg or so) start by mixing parts of the flour with the water. the resulting dough will be warm, soft and pliable. make palm size balls and flatten them out as per the rest of the recipe.
Makes for a wonderful alternative. Plus the modaks will be softer (Maida on cooling tends to get chewy which makes it tough for slightly older people)
Enjoy!
Modaks are different from Kollukattas.We make oondi on the lines of kollukattas for traditional breakfast snacks.We use soaked, semi dried rice, ground to coarse rava consistency for making oondis.
Hi, I want to know the recipes of mawa modak which we find in sweet shop. plz can you help me find the recipe. i’ll be grateful to you.
Hi
The whole vidhi vidaan in brief was wonderful . I was desperate to know how to make modaks and this simple step by step recipe with pictures was explicit .
MAY DEAREST GUNDU GANU (I fondly call Ganesh by this nickname and I am sure he will not mind it) BLESSYOU AND YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS WITH THE BEST OF EVERYTHING !!!!!
Thank you .
Hi,
Aayi’s recipes is my fav site,,,n my saviour when it comes 2 cooking,for a girl who never even made chai at home..post marriage in da US can be daunting atleast in the kitchen..whenever i need recipes i turn to ur wepage as the recipes r explained very well n stepwise which is great for beginners like me…2day m goin 2 make modaks as I am a follower of bappa and wnt 2 offer him his favourite treat..hope they turn out good..thnks 4 da wonderful job u r doin with ur recipes..
hi
wishin every1 a very HAPPY GANESH CHATURTHI 🙂
checkd out ur modak recipe. i hv never made modaks, aayi n aajji che haatha che ch khalle aaheth 🙂 bt dis time i wil definitely give it a try. hv noted ur recipe, wil let u knw how they turned out.
HAPPY CHAVATHI TO U BOTH !
Best Rgds-
Purnima & Family.
Nice post. You sounded konkani. Brought back fondest childhood memories of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrating in Honnavar(Karnatak) at my grandma’s sister’s house.
dear shilpa
i have seen your receipi on 5th sept 08 and tried it it is wonderful thanks a lot and wish you and your family a happy ganesh chaturthi may ganesha fulfill all your deams and give you more strength to pass on more receipies like this.
p s kamath
Dhanyawad… Great recipie…..
thanks a lot my alway used to but this i was realy looking for thank foy help i love it
and i wish shilpa a happy tamil new year
Hi Shilpa,
I go thru ur receipes almost everyday.Hey, do u have the receipe for gud phav.( sweet beaten rice made using jaggery).
rgds
Siddhi Shenoy
UAE
I tried the modak today for Ganesh Chaturti and it has turned out yummy..I substituted the maida flour for wheat flour (atta) and it worked just fine.
Thanks for this grt recipe
Hi to all
deep frying….not such a healthy version…..so i got to know of the steamed version from this site
http://food-n-more.blogspot.com/2007/08/ukdiche-modak-jfi-rice.html
I tried it out……it was toothsome….and yes …recipe was guilt free(no calories)…….
Also thanks to Indira of this site….http://www.themahanandi.org/………
hats off to her for sharing beautiful pics and recipes of other site friends of her….Because i got to know of the Rice modak recipe from Indira’s blog…..
A plus point of her blogging site is that if we want other variety or other recipes of the same ingredients then we can go to her friends site……on her blog……
do visit
thanks & tke care
Lizy, these modaks are part of the festival traditions at our place. Every part of India has its own traditions for the festivals. I don’t think eating deep fried stuff once a year is such a bad thing. Ukdiche modak is more popular in Maharashtra and I have not seen it in our place, but yes, I would love to try it sometime. Btw, Anupama has a great blog with my fav Marathi recipes, one of my favorite blogs.
Hi Shilpa,
thanks for your reply….,
u said it right….India that’s the reason is said to be multicultural and multilingual….so every state has its own festive tradition & yes being from maharashtra state…UKDICHE modak is a tradition out there especially during Ganesh Chaturthi…In our family deep frying has always been a no-no for various reasons….for me steamed version is better….so all of you who feel the same try the steamed version…..
regards
Liz
Wish you & your family a happy Ganesh Chaturthi.
where can we get modak in bangalore
Very nice. You have cooked so much, reminds me of home. I too have a blog where I post few of my Mom’s recipes.
Hello
As I belong to east India.Here people hardly know about Modaks. But becoz I love so Much my Gannu Bhaiya(Lord Ganesha I call Him by this nickname) so it’s my pleasure to make his fav. recipes Like (Laddu, Modaks etc.) and u hv helped me to know how to make diffrent type of Modaks by fry or steamed. Thanks A lot for this. My Gannu Bro make u n ur family happeist.
Regards
Priyanka
Hi,
Modaks are made of rice flour and they are not deep fried, but steamed. Rice flour instead of maida and steaming instead of frying is obviously healthier.
Hi, i tried ur version of modaks today, excellent taste, thou i forgot to put til :). thanks.
Hi!
Was looking for simple recipe for “MODAK” making and in the process learnt a lot.
“GANShashiPATI’ dada has come home FIRST time.
So excited!
Good luck!!!!!!!!!!
Hi, one slight modification, sesame seeds are not used for the stuffing….the Steamed version usingRice Flour is more tastier & healthir then the fried version
Deepika, this is what is traditionally done at our place. There are many versions of Modaks made by different families/regions.
This is an amazing recipi, thanks a ton! I made it quickly and everybody loved eating modaks!! God bless
modkacha saran tayar karatana til bhajun barik karun mix karane
Thank you so much, i have tried rice flour modak but desperately wanted to try wheat flour modak………. 🙂
Will make this for Ganesh this year, i hope my family likes it !!!
Happy Ganesh to you too.
Love the modak
Hi Shilpa,
Happy Vinyaka CHAVITHI.
Love the detailed post.
Happy Vinayaka Chavithi
love the detailed post.
Thank you so much for this wonderful recipe. Today is Ganesh Chaturthi and I wanted to make modaks. I have never made it before. I saw your recipe and followed each and every step. My modak came out very-very delicious. Everyone liked it.
Thanks Thanks and BIG THANKS
The Steamed Modaks are indeed the healthier version but they do need more time to make with the cooking of the flour and then steaming them.For people who have the time to make these,it is fine but the fried ones can be made really quickly.
In the end I am sure Bappa loves them both and so do all of us.
Great Job on the Blog ,Shilpa …Keep it up.
Happy Tayee/Gowri puja & Chavthi/Ganpati puja to all !!!
I make the modaks’ & karanjya stuffing almost the same way as u do but I use sugar,coconut,roasted til,cardamom & a little roasted fine rawa. They turned out very yummy !!
No new post since a long time
Hello,
I keep trying your recipes which is really helpful as I am new to cooking konkani foods [unlike eating them ;-)]
I recently tried “Modak” for Chaturti, along with “Patholi” for Gowri. My husband really loved it and my efforts paid off
wow!
Thank You so much
Regards
Rashmi
Hi Shilpa, Each year i look-up this modak recipe and make it for Ganapati. I am thankful to you for making it available to us. Its a great help ..