Panchkhadya Modak

Name: Panchkhadya Modak
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup grated dry coconut; 8-9 Dry Dates(Kharek); 2 tablespoons Poopy Seeds; 1/2 cup Dry fruits (Almonds,Cashews and Pistachios); 4 tablespoons+2 tablespoons pure ghee; 4 Cardamom Pods; 4-5 tablespoons grated Jaggery

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∆ Ganesh Chaturthi is a festival of devotion, joy, and sweetness. On this occasion, traditional sweets like Panchkhadya Modak hold a special place. Made with dry coconut, poppy seeds, dried dates, grated jaggery, and dry fruits, this modak is delicious and healthy. It is believed that this modak is extremely dear to Lord Ganesha, and hence it is offered as prasad.
∆ The traditional Panchkhadya Modak (specially made as prasad for Lord Ganesha) is made from five main ingredients:
1. Dry coconut (grated coconut)
2. Poppy seeds
3. Dried dates (kharek)
4. Dry fruits (almonds, cashews, pistachios, etc.)
Khadi Sakar
5. Grated jaggery + ghee
Thus, Panchkhadya Modak is not just a food, but a message: 'life should be filled with purity, peace, strength, prosperity, and love'.
Coconut brings purity,
poppy seeds bring peace,
Dry dates bring strength,
dry fruits bring prosperity, and jaggery-ghee brings sweetness.
O Lord Ganesha, remover of obstacles, instill these five qualities in our lives.

Krishna Dholakia @krishna_recipes_

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Ingredients

15 minutes

6 servings

1 cupgrated dry coconut
8-9Dry Dates(Kharek)
2 tablespoonsPoopy Seeds
1/2 cupDry fruits (Almonds,Cashews and Pistachios)
4tablespoons+2 tablespoons pure ghee
4Cardamom Pods
4-5 tablespoonsgrated Jaggery

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Steps

15 minutes

1

First, place a non-stick pan on low flame and once it's slightly warm, add poppy seeds and roast them until they turn light pink. Then, remove them to a plate.
2

Remove the outer brown skin from the dry coconut and grate it. Roast the grated coconut in a pan until lightly browned. Then, remove it from the pan and set it aside in a plate.
3

Add dry fruits and roast them. Remove from heat and set aside in a plate.
4

Wipe the dates (kharek) with a cloth, remove the pits, and chop into small pieces. Then, heat 2 tablespoons of ghee in a pan and sauté the date pieces until lightly cooked. Remove and set aside in a plate.
5

Grind the roasted coconut and poppy seeds together in a mixer. Transfer to a bowl and grind the roasted dry fruits and cardamom pods together.
6

Transfer to a bowl, add dry dates, and grind. Then transfer the mixture to a bowl.
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Add grated jaggery and mix everything well
8

Then add ghee to it and mix everything well with your hands.
9

Shape the prepared mixture into modaks using a modak mold. (If you don't have a mold or prefer, you can also shape the mixture into laddus.)
10

Ready is... Bappa's favorite Panchkhadya Modak... Garnish with rose petals and dry fruits, offer as prasad, and say : - 'Gajanand Ganpati Bappa ki Jay'

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on August 28, 2025 04:02

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