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What is Ganesh Chaturthi?
Shri Ganesha is the son of Bhagwan Shiva and Mata Parvati. He is worshipped before any pooja or havan or any auspicious beginning, in Hinduism. Sri Ganesha is the slayer of any obstacle and considered the most Intelligent one. He is also known as Ganpathi, Atharv, or Vighnaharta Mangal Murti. His vahan or vehicle is Mushak or mouse.Ganesh chaturthi marks the birth of Lord Ganesha across India and the world. It is a 10 day long festival in Maharashtra. Most important areas to visit are Lalbaug cha raja, Ganesh gully in Mumbai, Ashtavinayak across Maharashtra and Shri Dagdusheth Ganpati at Pune.How to make your own eco friendly Ganpati idol?
There are many ways to make idol. Although most people order PoP based models but you can also make idol using flour or clay dough. Here is our humble ways of making the idol- Chocolate Ganpati idol
- Eco friendly idol using raw vegetable/play dough using vinegar
- Eco friendly idol using cream of tartar
Which types of modak does Ganpati Bapa like?
- Traditional Ukadiche modak : Gluten free steamed dessert made with a filling of coconut jaggery and spices like cardamom powder, nutmeg and poppy seeds enclosed in a rice flour pastry.
- Mawa modak: Another popular variety where modak made with instant mawa or khoya and food colors or natural fruit puree or chocolate.
- Fried modak : Made with the same filling as Ukadiche modak, but in a casing of whole wheat flour or atta, semolina. They are usually fried in ghee or oil. Here we have made a low oil version by using an air fryer.
Equipment
- Sieve
- frying pan
- modak mould
- potato masher
Ingredients
- strawberry
- sugar
- milk powder
- ghee
Instructions
1. In a bowl add sliced strawberries along with sugar. Keep it aside for 15 mins.
2. Mash them with a potato masher/ mathni to release the juices.
3. Sieve the mixture to leave the seeds/pieces out
4. In a pan,start cooking the mix on a low heat.
5.Soon it will start reducing,continue cooking on low flame and stirring continuously
6. Cook it on low flame until you get around ⅓ cup of puree. It will take close to 30 minutes on low heat.
7. Switch off the gas and add milk powder mixing it slowly.
8.Switch on the gas for few minutes,add 1 teaspoon of ghee to bind it together.
9. Once the mixture has cooled a bit, shape them into desired moulds.This yields 12 modaks and can be stored in refrigerator.
Read the strawberry modak recipe here
Strawberry Modak recipe
Strawberry modak is an easy sweet and much loved by kids. Use natural strawberries to get a pink colored desserts perfect for Ganesh chaturthi
Servings: 12
Equipment
- Sieve
- frying pan
- modak mould
- potato masher
Ingredients
- 500 gm strawberry
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 cup milk powder
- 1 teaspoon ghee
Instructions
- In a bowl add sliced strawberries along with sugar. Keep it aside for 15 mins.
- Mash them with a potato masher/ mathni to release the juices.
- Sieve the mixture to leave the seeds/pieces out
- In a pan,start cooking the mix on low flame
- Soon it will start reducing,continue cooking on low flame and stirring continuously
- Cook it on low flame until you get around ⅓ cup of puree.It will take close to 30 minutes on low flame.
- Switch off the gas and add milk powder mixing it slowly.
- Switch on the gas for few minutes, add 1 teaspoon of ghee to bind it together.
- Once the mixture has cooled a bit, shape them into desired moulds/modak. This yields 12 modaks and can be stored in refrigerator.
Notes
You may increase the sugar if you prefer, this ratio yields lightly sweet modak.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g
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