Ganesh Chaturthi 2023: The most anticipated festival in the country, Ganesh Chaturthi festivities will take place on September 19 (Tuesday). Ganesh Chaturthi, Ganesh Mohaotsav or Vinayaka Chaturthi is a significant festival celebrated across the country, especially in Maharashtra with great pomp and enthusiasm. The festival of Ganesh Chaturthi commemorates the birth anniversary of Lord Ganesha, the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. It extends for about 10 days, with the culmination of this festival known as ‘Ganesh Visarjan’ that will take place on September 28, 2023.
On this festival, people bring beautiful idols of Lord Ganesha and adorn them with flowers, colours, and fairy lights and place them in their homes. Delicacies are prepared to offer as bhog to the deity. Modak is known to be the favourite sweet of Lord Ganesha, so if you are thinking of preparing them at home, here are different types of modak that you should give a try.
Ganesh Chaturthi 2023: Types Of Modak
1. Rava Modak
Modak are known to be Lord Ganesha's favourite sweets (Image Credits: Canva)
Rava modak is one of the easiest variations of modak, prepared with semolina and stuffed with jaggery and fresh coconut. Cardamom is used as one of the main ingredients to enhance the flavour and taste of rava modak.
2. Steamed Modak
Try different varities of modak to offer as bhog to the deity (Image Credits: Canva)
Steamed modak or sweet dumplings are other classic types of modak that can be released on Ganesh Chaturthi. Their outer layer is prepared with rice flour and coconut jaggery stuffing.
3. Fried Modak
Modak is a drool-worthy delicacy relished on Ganesh Chaturthi (Image Credits: Canva)
This is an ideal modak type which has an outer crispy layer of wheat flour and is stuffed with sweet jaggery, coconut and cardamom stuffing.
4. Chana Dal Modak
Enjoying delicacies is one of the most joyous ritual of Ganesh Chaturthi (Image Credits: Canva)
If you want to go different, you can try chana dal modak which is easy to prepare at home. It is similar to regular modak except the filling includes grated coconut, jaggery, and polished baby chickpeas.
5. Chocolate Modak
The main ingredient for chocolate modak is chocolate (Image Credits: Canva)
Popular among children, chocolate modak is made with similar ingredients and recipes except with the inclusion of chocolate in the ingredient list. You need to make modak as regular recipes and at the end, coat them with chocolate syrup and store them in the fridge to get in shape.