It’s Vinayaka Chaturthi today, and I miss my home back at Mumbai very badly. As the celebration is not the same everywhere. But I managed to prepare a sweet for Lord Ganesha as neivedyam   ( offering) . Modak is Lord Ganeshas favourite sweet which is usually prepared with rice flour dough but I have substituted it with wheat flour. The filling is made in rich flavour of ghee which enhances the taste of this recepie.

Let’s checkout the recepie below 👇

RECEPIE

Preparation time: 30 mins

Cooking time: 10 mins

Serves: 15 nos

INGREDIENTS:

• Wheat flour: 1 cup
• Fresh grated coconut: 1 cup
• Ghee: 4 tbsp
• Cashew nuts: 2 tbsp broken
• Raisins: 1 tbsp
• Cardamom powder: 1 tsp
• Jaggery: 1/2 cup grated
• Salt: a pinch
• Water: as required
• Oil: 2 tbsp

PREPARATION:

• Prepare dough by mixing together wheat flour,salt and oil with water as required.
• To prepare the filling,heat a pan,add ghee to it.
• Add cashew nuts and raisins and toss till it browns.
• Next add grated coconut and saute till it starts to brown.
• Add grated jaggery and cardamom powder and mix well.
• Switch off the flame and keep it aside for cooling.
• Roll out the dough into small poori size,place a tbsp of filling on centre and make pleated and seal it on top.
• Steam this for 15 mins and remove from steamer and keep it for 5 mins before serving.