Coconut Rose Modak

INGREDIENTS

Desiccated coconut/Nariyal ka boora or burada- 3 cup
Condensed milk- 1 tin
Milk powder- 2 tbsp
Saffron- 1/3 tsp

Filling-

Gulkand / rose petal preserve- 3.5 tbsp
Desiccated coconut- 3 tbsp
Almonds,chopped- 12
Cardamom powder- 1/3 tsp



PROCEDURE-

1. In a big bowl add desiccated coconut, condensed milk, milk powder and mix and mash well.
2. In a separate bowl add all the ingredients of filling and mix and mash wall.
3. Mix saffron with little water and crush to make a paste.
4. Now grease a modak mould and stuff the mixture and press it on all the sides of the mould.
5. Make a small ball from the stuffing mixture and stuff it in the centre of the modak.
6. Apply some mixture from the condensed milk mixture at the bottom of the modak and press tightly.
7. Now carefully remove the modak from the mould.
8. Apply some saffron mixture on the top of modaks.
9. Now offer these easy and delicious modaks to lord Ganesha!

Tips-

1-You may need around-3 to 3.5 cup of desiccated coconut,remember that the mixture should not be sticky, it should be like a dough.
2-Milk powder is added to give some body to the dough and reduce stickiness.
3-If want to avoid stuffing then you can add the gulkand to the dough itself and shape in modak or laddoo.