I had made these Baklava inspired fried modaks way back in 2011 or 2012 for Nashikcity for their ganapati special recipe series. While the blog doesn’t exist anymore, you can still find my old images on some other pages on the internet , about which I was totally unaware 🙂 I was reminded yesterday of…
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Ukadiche Modak (Sweet stuffed Rice Flour Dumplings)
Ganapati festival feast is synonymous with Modak. Lord Ganesha’s favourite food…Taste it and you know why!!! Majority of the households in Maharashtra make these beautifully shaped (the shape can only be called as-Modak shape, no other shape describes it better!!) mouthwatering Modak during Ganesh festival I have very fond memories associated with Modak. When I was at my mom’s place ,on Ganesh Chaturthi (first day of Ganesh festival) my Mom would make the dough for the Modaks and since it has to be shaped and filled when hot, we all -my father, brother and myself- would help her make the…