This chocolate modak recipe is the fusion version of making modak. It is made from semi sweet chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk and biscuit crumbs.
We always make classic traditional ukadiche modak for ganesh chaturthi festival. But let’s make this different version this time to offer to Lord Ganesha. Ganesh Mahotsav starts on the day of Ganesh Chaturthi and lasts for 10 days. Happy Ganesh Chaturthi to you.
On Ganesh Chaturthi festival, prasad (aka naivedya or bhog) is offered to Lord Ganesha first and then to us. The feast is served consists of a variety of savories and sweets (check out the complete list of Ganesh chaturthi recipes). Modak is the must in the menu as it is Lord Ganesha’s favorite sweet.
For making chocolate modak, no need to make outer covering and stuffing mixture separately as we did in fried modak recipe. The chocolate flavored dough-like mixture is prepared and then shaped into modak using molds. Hence this is the easy modak recipe that does not require practice or expertise of shaping the modak. All the work is done by mold.
This is the quick modak recipe that is ready in 30 minutes from cooking to shaping the modak.
How to make Chocolate modak recipe?
1) Take milk, chocolate chips and condensed milk in a pan. turn the heat on medium-low.
2) Chocolate will start to melt down. Keep stirring continuously otherwise chocolate may burn quickly.
3) It will melt completely and becomes smooth and shiny.
4) Add graham cracker crumbs.
5) Start mixing it and halfway through add chopped pistachios.
6) Mix well and it will come together like a sticky dough. Keep it aside till it gets cool to touch.
7) Grease your finger and modak molds using oil or ghee. Start shaping the modak using a mold.
8) Continue shaping till you finish all the chocolate mixture.
Make chocolate modak for this year Ganesh Chaturthi and enjoy with your family.
Check out other modak recipes
Dry fruits modak // Sesame seeds modak // Coconut modak // Modak peda
Chocolate Modak Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup Milk
- 1/3 cup Sweetened condensed milk
- 3/4 cups Chocolate chips (Semi sweet or dark)
- 1 ½ cups Graham cracker crumbs or crushed digestive biscuits
- ¼ cup Pistachios chopped
Instructions
Making chocolate modak recipe:
- Take milk, chocolate chips and condensed milk in a pan.
- turn the heat on medium-low.
- Chocolate will start to melt down. Keep stirring continuously.
- It will melt completely and becomes smooth and shiny.
- Add graham cracker crumbs. Start mixing it and halfway through add chopped pistachios.
- Mix well and it will come together like a sticky dough. Keep it aside till it gets cool to touch.
- Grease your finger and modak molds using oil or ghee.
- Start shaping the modak using a mold.
- Continue shaping till you finish all the chocolate mixture.
Notes
- Instead of chocolate chips, you can use the dark or semi-sweet chocolate bar, chop it finely and use in the recipe.
- Instead of pistachios, you can add almonds, cashews, walnuts, pecans or hazelnuts.
what alernative can be used for graham cracker crumbs? Is this available in india? or can we use any biscuit crumbs or some specific brands?
graham crackers of digestive biscuits can be available in super market in India.
or You can use any biscuit crumbs.
Can we use chocolate powder instead of the chips? Does that change the consistency?
No chocolate powder won't work here.