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From Prasad To Premium Dessert: How Ganesh Chaturthi's Favourite Sweet, Modak

Times Now · WorldNews · 2026-09-07

From Prasad To Premium Dessert: How Ganesh Chaturthi's Favourite Sweet, Modak

Every year, as Ganesh Chaturthi approaches, kitchens across Maharashtra and beyond fill with the smell of steaming rice flour and simmering jaggery. The ukadiche modak, soft, white, and pleated by hand, sits at the centre of the celebration. For the unversed, the sweet is first offered to Lord Ganesha before it reaches anyone else's plate. And for generations, this has been the taste of the festival: homemade and deeply personal.

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