Hello friends. Welcome!
What’s up?
To tell from my side, enjoying life to its fullest!
So anyway,
In the festival of Ganapati/Ganesh uchhav, a popular sweet is
made.
Which is known as Modak.
During the worship of god ganesha at the beginning of the Ganapati
festival, 21 Modaks are offered as Prasadam or the holy food.
The most favorite type of Modak made during Ganesh Chaturthi
is the Ukadiche Modak.
They are prepared from rice flour,
With the mixture of grated coconuts and sugar or jaggery.
But, how does it taste?
In my opinion,
Modak is not food.
It is the blessing of god Ganapati disguised as Prasadam/the holy
food.
It’s so sweet, so delicious that one can only get the experience
of it by eating it.
The ones which my mother makes,
Are just beyond description.
As there are many names of my friend Ganesha like Ganapati and
vighna harta,
There are also various names for the Modak in many languages.
In Marathi and Gujarati it is known as मोदक
In Konkani, the language of the people of the western coastline of
India, Konkan, it is known as the same.
While in Malayalam, Kozhakkatta കൊഴുക്കട്ട, Modhaka or Kadubu in Kannada. Modhakam or Kozhakkattai in Tamil
and Kudumu in Telugu.
Along with the Ukadiche Modak, there are also fried Modak.
This type of Modak is fried in oil and taste a little different
than the Ukadiche Modak.
The fried Modak lasts longer than the Ukadiche Modak.
Along with these 2 types, there are other varieties of Modak as
well.
such as chocolate Modak, Kesar Modak or Saffron Modak, Mava Modak
which is made of milk solids, Gulkand, Mava Modak, and many more!
So saying गणपती बाप्पा मोरया! Ganapati Bappa Morya!
See you soon!
