Ganesh Chaturthi: Check out the recipe for ''Chocolate & Walnut Modak''

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: August 24, 2020 05:51 PM2020-08-24T17:51:18+5:302021-09-09T14:35:35+5:30

On the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi 2020 learn how to make steamed 'Chocolate and Walnut Modaks' at home. ...

Ganesh Chaturthi: Check out the recipe for ''Chocolate & Walnut Modak'' | Ganesh Chaturthi: Check out the recipe for ''Chocolate & Walnut Modak''

Ganesh Chaturthi: Check out the recipe for ''Chocolate & Walnut Modak''

On the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi 2020 learn how to make steamed 'Chocolate and Walnut Modaks' at home. Chocolate and Walnut Modaks dumplings are served to Lord Ganesha as prasad which is also called 'nevedya' in Marathi.

The 10-day annual festival, which marks the birthday of Lord Ganesha is celebrated with much fervour across western and southern India. This year, Ganesh Chaturthi falls on August 22 and Visarjan will take place on September 1.

Check out the recipe for Chocolate and Walnut Modaks below: 

Ingredients For The Filling
200 gm grated coconut
100 gm chocolate chips
100 gm broken walnuts

Ingredients for the Covering
2 cups of rice flour
2 cups of water
2 tbsp ghee

Method For The Filling
Take the grated coconut and add in the chocolate chips and walnuts. Mix well.

Method For the Modak

In a deep dish, boil water with ghee. Add the salt and flour. Mix well.
Cover the dish and cook till it’s half done.
Spread some ghee on the base of a steel bowl and while the dough is still hot, knead it well.
Now take a little dough, roll it into a ball, flatten it well, and shape the edges into a flower pattern.
Put a spoonful of the filling onto the dough and seal it.
Put the modaks in a muslin cloth and steam them for 10-15 mins.
Dust some sugar and granted coconut over them and serve.

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