Ganesh Chaturthi will always fill our hearts with joy, and the streets fill with dance, music, and colorful decorations, the echo of Ganpati Bappa Morya in the air, and welcoming Lord Ganesha with love, devotion, and food.
Shreeji Foods brings the purest, freshest, and most wholesome dry fruits and nuts to your kitchen, ensuring every dish you prepare for Bappa is filled with both taste and health.
Dry fruits have always been a part of Indian Festivals; in fact, a prasad plate feels incomplete without almonds, cashews, raisins, or pistachios. These dry fruits symbolize abundance, good health, and prosperity.
If there is one dish that defines Ganesh Chaturthi, it would be modak. While a traditional version is made up of jaggery and coconut filling, many families today love experimenting with a dry fruit variation of modak. Imagine taking a bite of a modak that bursts with the taste of cashew, it is indulgence and nutrition in one.
This Ganesh Chaturthi, let us make various types of modaks for our favorite Bappa. Here are three festive recipes using Shreeji Foods that will make your prasad plate stand out this year:
1. Kaju Modak (Cashew Modak)
Ingredients:
- Shreeji Premium Cashews
- Sugar (or powdered jaggery for a healthier version)
- Water
- A2 Shudh Cow Ghee
- A few strands of saffron
- ½ tsp cardamom powder
Method:
1. Lightly roast the cashews for a minute (don’t let them brown), cool, and grind into a fine powder.
2. In a pan, add sugar and water. Cook until you get a one-string consistency.
3. Add the cashew powder and stir continuously to avoid lumps.
4. Cook until the mixture thickens and leaves the sides of the pan.
5. Grease a plate with ghee, transfer the mixture, and let it cool slightly.
6. Apply ghee on your palms, take small portions, and shape into modaks using a mould.
7. Garnish with saffron or pistachio slivers.
2. Dry fruit Modak
Ingredients:
· Almonds
· Cashews
· Pistachios
· Walnuts
· Dates (seedless)
· Raisins
· Ghee
· Cardamom powder
Method:
1. Finely chop or pulse all dry fruits in a mixer (keep them coarse, not powdery).
2. Heat ghee in a pan, add chopped dates and raisins, and sauté until soft.
3. Mix in the chopped dry fruits and cardamom powder. Cook for 2–3 minutes.
4. Once slightly cool, shape into modaks using a mould.
5. Store in an airtight container.
3. Khajoor Modak (Dates Modak)
Ingredients
· Chopped almonds
· Chopped
· Pistachios
· Poppy seeds (optional)
· Ghee
Method:
1. Dry roast the nuts lightly and set aside.
2. Heat ghee in a pan and sauté the dates until they turn soft and mushy.
3. Add the roasted nuts and mix well to form a sticky mixture.
4. Let it cool slightly, then shape it into modaks using a mould.
5. Roll the modaks lightly in roasted poppy seeds for a festive finish.
Shreeji Foods loves how festivals bring families together to prepare meals, decorate the home, and devote themselves to the spiritual aartis of Lord Ganesha.
Shreeji Foods believes that festivals are about purity, quality, and trust. That is why we carefully handpick, process, and package every nut and fruit with love. For over a decade now, families have chosen Shreeji not only for nutrition but for preparing their offerings or prasad during festivals.
This Ganesh Chaturthi, whether it is the Kaju Modak, the mix dry fruit modak, or Khajoor modak, let Shreeji be your helping hand in creating prasad that will be wholesome as well as delicious.
Make Ganesh Chaturthi about gratitude, sharing, and spreading joy. Here’s wishing you and your loved ones a blessed, joyful, and prosperous Ganesh Chaturthi.
