Ganesh Chaturthi 2024: Here's how you can make the most delicious Pista Modak at home

The 10-day festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is just around the corner and the excitement for celebrations has hit everyone! As soon as you step out, you can see the markets are filled with vibrant decorations and sweet shops have displayed a wide variety of delicious treats. As we prepare to welcome Bappa into our homes once again for the auspicious occasion, why not add a tasty and easy recipe of Pista Modak into our repertoire and wow everyone with our homemade prashad. Take a look at this idiot-proof recipe, using which you can make Pista Modak at your home in no time.

Easy recipe to make Pista Modak

Ingredients

? cup pista (pistachio)

1 cup khoya/mawa

? cup finely chopped almonds

6 tbsp powdered/castor sugar

1 tsp cardamom powder

1-2 drops of green food colouring (optional)

Instructions

1. Grind the pista using a blender or a food processor until you are left with a fine powder with absolutely no lumps.
2. Grate the khoya and heat in a pan on low flame until it softens.
3. Add the softened khoya to a bowl and combine with powdered pista and cardamom powder. Keep mixing and add the sugar, a little at a time, to form a smooth and lump-free dough.
4. Once the dough is ready and has cooled down to room temperature, start separating it into small balls of dough.
5. Incorporate chopped almonds into the centre of each ball for filling and mould these balls to make a modak by using a modak mould.
6. Keep the mould aside for a couple of minutes to set. De-mould and serve fresh!

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