Coconut & Chocolate Modak

Name: Coconut & Chocolate Modak
Total time: 600 s
Yield: Makes 5 pieces
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3/4 cups dessicated coconut; 1/2 cup milk; 1/4 cup powdered sugar; 1/2 cup milk powder / grated paneer; 2 tb sp cocoa powder; 2-3 drops vanilla essence; 1/2 t sp cardamom powder; 2-3 drops rose essence; Clarified butter to grease the mold; Coloured decorations

Bina Samir Telivala @Bina_Samir

#GCF
Today, the 2nd day of Ganpati festival , known as Rishi Pancham, is celebrated in the memory of the 7 sages of India , who worked for the betterment of India .
These Modaks are favourite of children.
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Bina Samir Telivala @Bina_Samir

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Ingredients

5-10 minutes

Makes 5 pieces

3/4 cupsdessicated coconut
1/2 cupmilk
1/4 cuppowdered sugar
1/2 cupmilk powder / grated paneer
2 tbsp cocoa powder
2-3 dropsvanilla essence
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
2-3 dropsrose essence
Clarified butter to grease the mold
Coloured decorations

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Steps

5-10 minutes

1

Dry roast dessicated coconut till little crisp. Do not change the colour. Add milk & powdered sugar.Cook till sugar water is burnt off & it forms dough like consistency.
2

Add milk powder & mix well. Switch of the gas.
3

Divide the mixture into 2 parts. In the 1 part add cocoa powder & vanilla essence. Mix. In the other part add cardamom powder & rose essence. Mix. Keep aside.
4

Grease the modak mold very well. Make equal size balls from each mixture. Now press the white ball 1st into the dent provided below the mold.Press well. Press the brown mixture into the mold above the white mixture. Press well. Open the mold slowly & remove the modak. Press decorations on it & offer the Modak Prasad to Bappa.