Besan modak |ganesh chaturthi special recipe

Modak has a special importance in the worship of the Lord Ganesha.

Modak is believed to be his favourite food and hence is also known as modakapriya. Ganesh worship ceremony (puja) sometimes concludes with an offering of modaks to the deity.

todays modak is made from besan /gram flour hence known as besan modak .

this is my moms recipe.every year she makes these besan modaks during ganpati festival.



Ingredients

 2 cups coarse gram flour (also known as besan for laddus which is coarse),
 1 1/2 cups ground sugar (increase the amount if the sugar is less sweet),
 3/4 cup melted ghee (clarified butter).
 2 tbsp milk,
 cardamom powder,
 raisins, almonds, pistachios - any nuts of your choice



Method

 1.Roast gram flour in ghee over medium heat until aroma comes and it turns light red.
 Microwave Method: Mix together gram flour and ghee in a microwave deep dish. Put it in the microwave. Keep an eye on it and stir frequently to keep the mixture from burning.

 When the mixture turns light brown (approx. 10 minutes), remove. Microwave method is faster than the regular one.

 2.The mixture is lumpy at this stage. Sprinkle milk over the roasted mixture.It sizzles and looks thick and foamy. Turn the heat off and stir the mixture.

 3.Add sugar once the mixture is warm. Mix and knead it well with hands. Add cardamom powder and nuts.

 4.Grease the modak moulds with ghee

5..place few almond/pista /cashew  shavings on both sides of mould as seen below so that when you remove modaks from mould  they will be visible on exterior portion of modaks.

6. Fill the moulds with besan mixture batter .



7.Remove modak gently from mould & place in  a plate & serve as a neivadya to ganpati or else you can enjoy it as a sweet dish





Tips:-

1. U can make besan  laddos from above mixture  . If the mixture appears dry and you have difficulty rolling the laddus, use some more ghee.
2. Saute the besan in low flame ONLY. It will take a lot of time but do not increase the flame as it will becoe brown but not roast properly
3.  While doing this if your mixture looks liquidy, do not worry. It will cool down and become good for you to mould.
4. Use coarse besan rather than the fine besan we get in super market.
5. If the mixture is dry while roasting, you can add more ghee