5 Types Of Modak To Offer Lord Ganesha During Ganesh Chaturthi 2024

One of the biggest festivals in India, Ganesh Chaturthi, falls on September 7 this year. The festival celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesha, the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. In Hindu culture, Lord Ganesha is revered as the God of new beginnings, wisdom, and intelligence, and is believed to remove obstacles.

During this Mahotsav, devotees prepare a variety of foods especially Modak to savour and offer as Bhog to Lord Ganesha.

What is Modak?

Modak is a steamed rice flour dumpling filled with jaggery and coconut, considered the favourite sweet of Lord Ganesha. The word Modak means small part of bliss and symbolizes spiritual knowledge. In Sanskrit, Lord Ganesha is known as Modakapriya, which means one who likes Modak.

Types of Modak

Ukadiche Modak

Ukadiche Modak is a steamed Modak filled with sweet coconut filling. They melt in your mouth and give a perfect combination of chewy texture and coconut flavour.
 

Fried Modak

With a golden colour on the outside and a little crispy, flaky and fried outer cover, fried Modak is stuffed with sweet coconut-jaggery filling.
 

Chocolate Modak

Make this celebration chocolate lovers inclusive. Try your hands on the chocolate Modak for Ganesh Chaturthi! 
 

Rava Modak

Rave Modak is prepared with Suji and coconut and jaggery sweet stuffing. The outer layer is made with semolina also known as suji.
 

Kesar Modak Peda

Kesar Modak Peda - as luxurious and delicious as it sounds, this Kesar Modak Peda is the showstopper amongst the bhog during Ganesh Chaturthi.