Weekend Snapshot: Modaks

Modaks are Indian sweets, offered to Lord Ganesha during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Modaks (originally sweet stuffed rice flour dumplings) are Lord Ganesha's favourite. So, modaks made of mawa(dried milk made by evaporating  full cream milk) are prepared and moulded in this particular shape.

We spend this weekend visiting Ganesh Chaturthi mandaps put up all over the city and eating modaks.

Have a great weekend, all !

Sooji Ka Halwa

Sooji Ka Halwa is Semolina Pudding, a popular Indian dessert.


It is prepared on festivals and as prasad for poojas and is also a popular breakfast dish in India. In Maharashtra, it is known commonly as 'Sheera'. North Indians call it 'Sooji Ka Halwa'.
For the recipe of Sheera, click here