Kesar Mawa Modak is an absolutely delicious and divine Indian sweet that is prepared during the Ganesh festival. This Saffron milk fudge recipe is an Indian sweet referred to as “Modak” that is made during Ganesh Chaturthi to lure our Elephant god aka Ganpati Bappa.
Mainly, Kesar Mawa Modak is loaded with sweetness and richness of Saffron also known as Kesar. This modak is offered to our Ganpati Bappa as he is extremely fond of it.
Moreover, It is believed that our Indian festivals are incomplete without any sweets preparations. Ladoos, Modaks, Kheer, Barfis, and milk-based puddings are few of the Indian sweets or Mithais that are usually prepared.
However, our Ganpati Bappa is very fond of sweets, and Indian Sweets like Lauki Halwa, Kesar Basundi, Mango Phirni , Sitaphal rabri , Mango Kalakand, modak, and ladoos are usually made in our “indian homes. today being the first day of Ganesh Chaturthi there is going to be raining ladoos at my place. I am going to try a few Modaks, Ladoos and Burfis to offer as prasadam to Ganpati Bappa.
Ingredients you will need to prepare this Modak:
- Mawa or Khoya
- Sweetened condensed milk
- Saffron | Kesar
- Cardamom powder
Why you need to try this recipe:
- Easy to cook
- Takes only 15 minutes to prepare
- Requires only 4 ingredients
- Tastes delicious
- Better than the store made
- No artificial flavors added
Recipe of Kesar Mawa Modak
Ingredients:
2 cups Mawa or Khoya
1 cup Condensed milk
1 tsp Cardamom powder
10-12 strands Saffron or Kesar
Method:
1. Firstly, grate the Mawa or Khoya and keep it aside on a plate.
2. Secondly, crush saffron strands with fingertips and add warm milk in it.
3. Stir and leave it aside for infusion.
4. Grease a nonstick pan with little ghee and add grated Mawa, condensed milk and cardamom powder in it.
5. Keep it on a medium flame and keep stirring constantly for 3-4 minutes till Mawa melts and it forms like a liquid consistency.
6. Now add saffron strands and milk in the above mixture.
7. Mix and continue to cook for another 4-5 minutes until the mixture thickens.
8. Keep stirring constantly or else it will stick to the pan and burn.
9. Switch off the flame when the mixture thickens and forms like a dough.
10. Remove it on a plate and let it cool.
11. Finally, once it cools down a start moulding it.
12. Take a Modak mould and grease it with ghee, give the shape of Modaks to all the mixture using the mould.
Notes:
However, if you want a more intense flavor of saffron you can add more strands of saffron or you may add saffron essence or a drop of orange food color. You can also make this recipe with milk powder and sugar instead of using condensed milk.
Recipe of Kesar Mawa Modak
Ingredients
- 2 cups Mawa or Khoya
- 1 cup Condensed milk
- 10-12 strands Saffron or Kesar
- 1 tsp cardamom powder
Instructions
- Firstly, grate the Mawa or Khoya and keep it aside on a plate.
- Secondly, crush saffron strands with fingertips and add warm milk in it.
- Stir and leave it for infusion.
- Grease a nonstick pan with little ghee and add grated Mawa, condensed milk and cardamom powder in it.
- Keep it on a medium flame and keep stirring constantly for 3-4 minutes till Mawa melts and it forms like a liquid consistency.
- Now add saffron strands and milk in the above mixture.
- Mix and continue to cook for another 4-5 minutes until the mixture thickens.
- Keep stirring constantly or else it will stick to the pan and burn.
- Switch off the flame when the mixture thickens and forms like a dough.
- Remove it on a plate and let it cool.
- Once it cools down a start moulding it.
- Finally, mould and grease it with ghee, give the shape of Modaks to all the mixture using the mould.
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