What is a modak?
Modak is a kind of sweet dumplings. It comes from India, from the state of Maharashtra. It is served during the Ganesh Chaturthi, a holiday dedicated to God Ganesh. The main ingredients in the dumplings are usually coconut and jaggers, type of sugar. Modaks are considered a vegetarian food, although not vegan, because they often contain butter.
Modak cooking begins with filling fresh coconut and jaggers, cane sugar that was developed in India. It is a concentrated form of liquid of sugar cane, which contains molasses, so hard crystals. In order to add to the bowl, the jagges will have to be shaved from a large, hard block.
Although they are usually two main ingredients in this sweet, the filling may also contain other components. Some examples include raisins, chopped cashews or cleaned butter. You can also add spices as cardamom. Some modaks are even primarily filled with cucumber, fruit or Moong, like a kind of bean.
from rice flour. The sides of the dough gather to a point that gives the dumplings its characteristic decorative shape. They look somewhat like a tightly closed floral buds.
Modaks can be cooked in two different ways. Sometimes they are fried, while at other times they are cooked in hot water. The cooked version is often hot with ghi, a type of butter, which is a spoon over it. The steamed version should be immediately consumed, while fried dumplings can be held for several days. In proper cooking, the modaks should behave very much and tender.
Indian God Ganesh is associated with new beginnings and intellectual persecution. He is easily recognizable by his elephant's head and a large belly and is said to like sweets. Modak dumplings are considered to be specific from him and some icons show him a plate of treatment nearby.
During the Ganesh Chaturthi, a festival dedicated to this God, the modak will be set upED icons Ganesh as an offer. Usually, anywhere from 21 to 108 modaks, a single family or group will be offered. Without dumplings Modak, ceremonies around the icon care during the ten -day festival are not considered complete.