Name: CASHEW MODAK | KAJU MODAK recipe by Manisha Goyal at BetterButter
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 280 gms – cashew powder at room temperature; ½ cup – sugar; 50 ml – water; A pinch – saffron; 50 ml – milk; A pinch – cardamom powder

ABOUT CASHEW MODAK | KAJU MODAK RECIPE

GANESH CHATURTI, a festival celebrated all over India with utmost devotion and joy. The festival marks the birthday of LORD GANESHA... It’s our GANESHA’S birthday and how can we forget his favorite food, modak. Modak is widely made on this day and is offered as Prasad to the deity. Here’s one of my modak recipes!!

Ingredients Serving: 5

280 gms – cashew powder at room temperature
½ cup – sugar
50 ml – water
A pinch – saffron
50 ml – milk
A pinch – cardamom powder

Instructions

Heat the milk and soak the saffron in it. Keep aside.
In a pan, add sugar and water. Bring it to boil and keep stirring till the sugar is fully dissolved. Add cardamom and the saffron milk mixture.
Boil until the syrup reaches almost one string consistency.
Add the cashew powder and mix well.
Cook the mixture till it comes together and forms a lump, for around 5 minutes.
Let it cool. Now grease your hands and knead to form a dough.
ASSEMBLING AND SHAPING MODAK – Grease the modak mould. Add a gooseberry sized ball and press it forming a nice shape.
Bring the modak out of the mould.
Your lovely modak offerings are ready.

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