mawa modak recipe | khoya modak | mawa ke modak | yellow modak with detailed photo and video recipe. a traditional and authentic dessert recipe made with milk solids and sugar. these milk solid based sweet recipes are made generally during the festival season of ganesh chaturthi and served as offerings to lord ganesha. generally, modak recipes are made with sweet stuffing but the khoya modak are made without any stuffing.
i have posted quite a few modak recipes till now and i have made a habit of posting a minimum of 2-3 modak recipes every year. continuing the tradition, i am posting this year no filling modak recipe which is not only easy to make but also tastes like peda. traditional modak is filled with coconut and jaggery mixture known as pooran or hoorna. but this is a plain modak where sweetness is within the milk solids and we only shape it like modak. well, some may argue that it is not anywhere close to the traditional modak. but i would say, it is just another sweet to make our cute ganesha happy. and also it is quite easy to serve and exchange with friends and family.
furthermore, i would like to highlight some of my tips, suggestions and variations for a perfect mawa modak recipe. firstly, in this recipe, i have used milk powder to make the instant mawa or khoya. but if you have access to store-bought mawa, i would recommend using that to make things easy. secondly, i have chosen a modak shaper to shape these plain khoya modak. however, if you do have access to a smaller shaper or also if you desire to shape it manually, it completely open. lastly, if you prefer to have stuffed in between the mawa, you can add the pooran or even the dry fruit mixture.
finally, i request you to check my other simple indian sweet recipes collection with this post of mawa modak recipe. it mainly includes festival recipes like chashni wali gujiya, kala jamun, modak, sugar free modak, kesar burfi, gulab jamun, elayappam, aate ki pinni, moong dal ladoo, black halwa. further to these i would also like to highlight my other detailed recipes collection like,
mawa modak video recipe:
recipe card for khoya modak recipe:
mawa modak recipe | khoya modak | mawa ke modak | yellow modak
Ingredients
- 1 tsp ghee / clarified butter
- ½ cup milk
- 3 tbsp saffron milk
- 1½ cup milk powder
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ½ tsp cardamom powder
- oil, for greasing mould
- 2 tbsp cashew / kaju, chopped
- 2 tbsp almond / badam, chopped
Instructions
- firstly, in a kadai heat 1 tsp ghee and add ½ cup milk.
- also, add 3 tbsp saffron milk. to prepare saffron milk, soak few threads of saffron in 3 tbsp of warm milk.
- stir well making sure everything well combined.
- now add 1½ cup milk powder
- keeping the flame on low, stir continuously.
- the mixture starts to thicken.
- after 13 minutes, the mixture starts to separate from the pan.
- keep mixing until it forms a lump. finally, instant mawa is ready.
- transfer to a bowl and allow it to cool slightly.
- now add ½ cup powdered sugar, ½ tsp cardamom powder and mix well.
- form a non-sticky dough by combining well.
- grease the modak mould with ghee to prevent from sticking.
- stuff the mawa mixture into the mould.
- also, place a tsp of dry fruit mixture in the centre.
- close tightly and scrape off excess mixture.
- unmould the modak gently without breaking.
- finally, garnish mawa modak with silver vark and is ready to be served.
how to make mawa modak with step by step photo:
- firstly, in a kadai heat 1 tsp ghee and add ½ cup milk.
- also, add 3 tbsp saffron milk. to prepare saffron milk, soak few threads of saffron in 3 tbsp of warm milk.
- stir well making sure everything well combined.
- now add 1½ cup milk powder.
- keeping the flame on low, stir continuously.
- the mixture starts to thicken.
- after 13 minutes, the mixture starts to separate from the pan.
- keep mixing until it forms a lump. finally, instant mawa is ready.
- transfer to a bowl and allow it to cool slightly.
- now add ½ cup powdered sugar, ½ tsp cardamom powder and mix well.
- form a non-sticky dough by combining well.
- grease the modak mould with ghee to prevent from sticking.
- stuff the mawa mixture into the mould.
- also, place a tsp of dry fruit mixture in the centre.
- close tightly and scrape off excess mixture.
- unmould the modak gently without breaking.
- finally, garnish mawa modak with silver vark and is ready to be served.
notes:
- firstly, in place of instant mawa you can also use store brought mawa.
- additionally, stuffing dry fruits in between gives a crunchy bite to modak.
- also, cook on low flame to prevent fro burning.
- finally, mawa modak recipe tastes great when saffron is added.