By Nikita Toppo
September 16, 2023
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Looking for unique modak varieties to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi? Here is a special kaju gulkand modak recipe shared by Chef Gaurav Ramakrishnan, Head Chef, Hyatt Centric, Bangalore.
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500 g cashew nuts 400 g sugar 125 g pista flakes 200 g gulkand 25 g dehydrated rose petals 150 g dark chocolate Gold varak for garnishing
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Soak cashew nuts for 1 hour. Remove water and make a paste of it. Put this paste in a pan, add sugar and let it settle for 15 minutes.
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Then on low heat keep stirring it for 45 minutes. Add gulkand to pista flakes and make small balls and stuff these balls in the cashew nut dough.
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Melt the chocolate on a double boiler and dip the modak half vertically in the chocolate and set aside to cool. The other half can be stuck with rose petals.
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Add rose petals to the modak mould and then the stuffed balls, so that rose petals stick to the modak. Garnish with gold varak and enjoy.
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