This year the Ganpati festival will start from August 22. So making modak is a must. But these modak have a twist. Have you ever tried making chocolate modak with panchakhadya stuffing. This is a very easy and simple recipe. You can make these modak in advance and gift them to your relatives too.
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 Modak' below:
Ingredients:• Water• 1 cup Milk chocolate• 1/2 cup Dark chocolate• Panchakhadya• 1/2 tsp Oil
Method:• Take some water in a sauce pan and bring it to boil. • Put a glass bowl on it. Make sure that the water doesn’t touch the bottom of the glass. • Add milk chocolate and dark chocolate in the bowl and mix well. • When the chocolate is almost melt, add oil and mix well. • Oil gives nice texture and consistency to chocolate modak. • Continue to boil the water until the chocolate melts completely. • When the chocolate melts completely, turn off the gas. • Fill the chocolate modal mould up to half its capacity and tap the mould properly. • Freeze the mould for about 10 minutes. • Take the mould out of freeze and add a little panchakhadya in each mould. • Cover it with remaining chocolate mixture. • Keep the mould in freezer for about 30 minutes to set. • Chocolate modak are already.