Coconut Modak
A simple coconut modak recipe for Ganesh Chaturthi. This sweet, chewy delight is bursting with coconut flavor, requiring only 2 main ingredients (with an optional chocolate dip) and can be prepared in just 10 minutes or less!
Ingredients
- 2 cups desiccated coconut
- ½ can (7 oz or ½ cup+2 tablespoons) Sweetened condensed milk
- 4 oz (or 115 grams or ⅔ cup) Semi-sweet chocolate
Instructions
Make modak mixture
- Take desiccated coconut and condensed milk in a bowl.
- Mix really well and when you press a small portion into a ball it should come together. If not, then add little milk.
Shape
- Grease the mould using ghee. Keep the mould close and fill the mixture tightly by pressing it from the bottom hole. Open the mould and unmould the modak carefully.
- Repeat the same for rest. Or just shape into a ladoo by making a tight, smooth ball.
Coat with chocolate
- Take semisweet chocolate in a bowl and melt into the microwave. Do remove the bowl from the microwave every 10-15 seconds, do give it a stir. Repeat this till it is melted, smooth and shiny. Or you can melt the chocolate using a double boiler method.
- Dip the half portion of modak one by one into the melted chocolate and arrange it back on the plate. Instead of half portion, you can cover them completely with chocolate. Let the chocolate set (it may take up to an hour). Or you can pop it into the refrigerator for a quick set.
Notes
- Dipping into the chocolate is optional.
- You can double or triple the amount to make more quantity of modak.
- Rose flavored stuffing: stuff them by adding a teaspoon of gulkand (rose petals jam) in the center. Wondering how to stuff? Check out the mawa modak’s step-by-step photos and learn.
- Flavoring the mixture (choose anyone)
- Add a teaspoon of rose water in the mixture.
- Add ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder.
- Add 2 teaspoons saffron-infused milk.
- Add 1 ½ tablespoons rose syrup or rooh afza.
- Add 2-3 tablespoons of crushed or powdered pistachios or other nuts.
- Add 2-3 tablespoons of Hershey’s chocolate syrup or strawberry syrup. Reduce the same amount of condensed milk.
Nutrition
Calories: 302kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 4gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 17gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 41mgPotassium: 288mgFiber: 5gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 73IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 85mgIron: 2mg
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