I wanted to offer colorful modak to Lord Ganesh this year. Rose flavor is one of my absolute favorite flavors to eat and cook with. I decided to get creative and make these beautiful baby pink modak stuffed with gulkand. According to Mayur, it is not modak unless it is stuffed. So this one was mainly to satisfy his ego 😂. They turned out beautiful to look at and to offer to Lord Ganesha during this Chaturthi. 🙂

What you will need:

How to make it:

• Take fresh khoya and knead it into a smooth paste.
• Add powdered sugar, rose essence, and milk powder.
•  For the pink color, I added beetroot powder. You could add color as well.
• Knead everything well into a smooth dough.
• Divide the dough into 21 equal parts.
• Roll the dough on your hand and then press the dough as shown below. Add a small amount of gulkand.

  

• Wrap the outer coating around the gulkand and then shape it into a modak. 
• Refrigerate for 15 minutes before serving.
• You can enjoy these for up to 2 weeks if stored in the fridge.