Coconut Rose Modak as the name suggests is basically coconut modak flavored with rose water, you can even use rose syrup or Rooh-Afza. These coconut rose modaks are subtly sweet and have just 7 ingredients. They can be made in less than 20 minutes, plus are entirely no cook. What’s not to love about them….. right?!
I love to celebrate festivals big or small. Making fresh prasad during 10 days of Ganesh festival sounds fun but its certainly challenging when you are a busy mom. Which is why this no-cook modak recipe is a life saver. This recipe is quick, easy and super convenient to make during festive season. These modaks are portable and totally delicious too, hence these make a great dessert to bring to a festive gathering.
Ingredients To Make Coonut Rose Modak:
Unsweetened Desiccated Coconut Powder: I have used ultra fine desiccated coconut powder instead of shredded coconut that makes this modak nice and dry. Also, I opted for unsweetened Dessicated Coconut Powder as we don’t like to have overtly sweet desserts.
Milk Powder: I have used milk mawa powder from the Indian grocery. Milk powder and milk mawa powder are basically the same thing if they have full fat contains. Make sure you buy full fat powdered milk. Alternatively, you can use non fat dry milk powder, but it won’t bring the same richness and texture. But will taste great regardless.
Condensed Milk: I have used unsweetened Condensed Milk aka Evaporated Milk. It is unsweetened, creamier and thicker in texture than whole milk, makes a prefect addition to this recipe. Alternatively, you can use condensed milk which is super thick & sweet. If you are adding condensed milk to this recipe then skip adding powdered sugar to this recipe.
Cardamom powder: A pinch of cardamom powder adds warmth and depth to this recipe.
Powdered Sugar: Since I have used unsweetened desiccated coconut and evaporated milk, I have added powdered sugar to add subtle sweetness to this recipe.
Rose Water: Rose water adds a distinct floral taste to this recipe. A little goes a long way. Alternatively, you can use rose syrup or rose essence in this recipe.
How To Make Coconut Rose Modak:
These dainty modaks are so simple to assemble; you are going to want to try variations of this recipe during this festive season. This recipe is so forgiving you can really use whatever ingredients you have on hand.
For this Coconut Rose Modak recipe, I simply added all the indigents in a mixing bowl and combined them together using a spatula. Added a few drops of red food coloring for that pretty pink rose color.
Then I greased the modak mould with ghee & generously stuffed the mixture. I carefully opened the mould and unmould the modak.
If you don’t have a modak mould, simply roll the dough into ladoos/balls and you are done. That’s how quick, easy and totally delicious these are.
Which modak mould to buy:
Shaping modak becomes way more easier when you have a mould. There are so many options avialbe online to choose from. Sharing the link of the mould I use to shape these dainty modaks. This mold is meant to make small bite size modak.
Here are more festive recipes you may want to try:
Coconut Burfi ( Naralachi Vadi )
