Modak for Lord Ganesha~Happy Vinayaka Chathurthi!!

Wishing you all a very Happy Vinayaka Chathurthi!!!

There’s festival spirit all around and people are gearing up to celebrate the festival season with this one being the first of the lot after “Aadi/Karkadakom/Aashada” month.I can’t wait too..:).Today is “Athachamayam” too ie the first day for adorning houses with Pookalam for Onam.Diet/exercise days,please go and take a break..I am going to forget you for a while..;)

Vinayaka Chathurthi was a very special festival for us children,mainly in terms of the food[sweets,rather]that was offered as naivedyam.We looked forward to the Modak,Kozhukkatais and all the yummy sweets that were offered to Lord Ganesha.

Modak to us is a fried sweet with plaintains and rice flour/maida.I am sure many of you are nodding your heads in disbelief,but it’s a fact.The other one,was Kozhukkatta.I remember,during our first Vinayaka Chathurthi after marriage,I told Ajay that I’ll make Modaks.He was excited as it was his favorite sweet.After the pooja,when I gave him the same,he asked me where is THE modak..:).For him,there is only one modak and that is the one with Choorna[coconut-jaggery filling] inside.

I always have a tiff with the Ukadiche Modak[that seems to be an apt name] as I never get the consistency right for the outer covering and end up making patholi.

So presenting my version of Modak:)
Modak for Lord Ganesha

Ingredients

Ripe plantains – 2
Maida/Rice flour – ½ cup[Use either maida or rice flour]
Salt – a pinch
Sugar – 2 tsp
Cardamom powder – 1 tsp
Ghee for frying[I used coconut oil]

Method

Mash the plantains well.
Add sugar,salt,maida/rice flour and powdered cardamom.
Mix well to form a dough-the consistency would be like a sticky chapathi dough.
Heat oil/ghee in a frying pan and drop small spoonfuls of batter.
Deep fry till it becomes light brown.
Offer to Lord Ganesha and then serve:)

Sending this to Purva for the celebration of Ganesh Chathurthi Festive event.