Hope you guys had a great Ganesh Chaturthi. We had a fun festival with family, food, worshipping & some banter.

Like everyone does, we too made Modaks for Ganesha. We made Chaklis & other goodies too, Those recipes are for another day,

• Mix dry coconut, powdered sugar & cardamom powder together & set aside.

• In a large bowl, add all the ingredients mentioned for the outer layer. Add water little at a time & mix well to form a dough. The consistency should be like a chapati dough.  Cover & set aside for about 3 hours.
• Later, knead well so that the dough becomes soft.
• Divide the dough into 12 equal sized balls
• Take one ball at a time & roll into a thin puri. Hold the puri in your palm, pinch the edges at regular intervals, uniformly. Place a 2 tsp of filling in the centre & close the modak on top by pulling the edges. Make the other modaks in the same way,
• Cover with a damp cloth so that the modaks do not get dry.
• Heat oil in a deep Kadhai & deep fry the modaks on meduim heat until it turns golden brown.
• Cool them & store them in air tight containers.