Kesar Mawa Modak | Gluten free Saffron Fudge is rich, creamy and delicious Indian sweet that has a great texture. It is absolutely melt in the mouth good and very addictive ;P 

Kesar Mawa Modak | Gluten free Saffron Fudge

Kesar Mawa Modak | Gluten free Saffron Fudge is very easy to make and needs very little prepping. A traditional occasion like Ganesh Chaturthi calls for a special treat, these kesar modaks fit the bill perfectly! The aroma of modaks by itself reminds of Ganesha ji and I can’t seem to stop at one! 10 days of Ganesh Chaturthi festivities and about 100 modaks later, I’m still game for some more!!

The variety that one finds with modaks these days in sweet marts is infinite. All sorts of flavors and colors are really so tempting. But what intrigues me the most is the shape of these modaks. I just love how beautiful they look, the perfection behind each Modak is so breath taking! Anyways, you can achieve that with the moulds that are available these days in shops.

Kesar Mawa Modak | Gluten free Saffron Fudge

Kesar Mawa Modak | Gluten free Saffron Fudge is made easily using just a few ingredients from the pantry. This means you can make these to offer to the Lord during the festivities without much difficulty. Times of festivities are pretty busy in any Indian household and being to whisk up traditional goodies in the comfort of your home is priceless.

These modaks do not have preservatives or any kind of flavor enhancing agents, hence they are the healthy way to go. Since I’m fond of the basic flavored modaks rather than the fusion ones, I’ll share the recipe of kesar modaks. This recipe is adapted from my recipe for basic Burfi.

Kesar Mawa Modak | Gluten free Saffron Fudge

Let’s start with bringing all the ingredients to room temperature.

Break mawa/ khoya into pieces. Heat a large pan.

Place these pieces in the pan, let them melt on low flame.

Kesar Mawa Modak | Gluten free Saffron Fudge Kesar Mawa Modak | Gluten free Saffron Fudge

Once the mawa has melted, add powdered sugar, kesar dissolved in milk, cardamom powder and food color. Mix well.

Kesar Mawa Modak | Gluten free Saffron Fudge

Keep stirring on low flame until the sugar dissolves. The mixture will loosen up some more as the sugar melts into it. Keep stirring continuously on low flame.

Kesar Mawa Modak | Gluten free Saffron Fudge

The mixture will become frothy. Do not stop stirring.

Keep stirring on low flame for the next 8-10 minutes.

This mixture will thicken now and leave the sides of the pan. It’s consistency should be like that of a loose dough.

Remove it in a plate and let it come to room temperature.

Kesar Mawa Modak | Gluten free Saffron Fudge

This mixture will be like a dough, using the moulds, make modaks of any size you prefer.

Follow the steps in the below pictures to make the perfect shapes. I’ve used modaks moulds.

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Use a little ghee to grease these moulds to enable easy unmolding once they have take the shapes.

Kesar Mawa Modak | Gluten free Saffron Fudge

Serve these fresh and enjoy the soft, delicious modaks and offer them to Lord Ganesha.

Let these modaks sit in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes before serving if the climate is very hot and humid.

They stay fresh in the refrigerator for 2-3 days in an airtight container.

Kesar Mawa Modak | Gluten free Saffron Fudge

Kesar Mawa Modak | Gluten free Saffron Fudge

Prep Time: 45 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Yield: 10 large or 15 small modaks

Kesar Mawa Modak | Gluten free Saffron Fudge is rich, creamy and delicious Indian sweet. We have used just 5 ingredients to make these.

Ingredients

  • 200 gms mawa/ khoya
  • 7 tbsp. powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp. cardamom powder
  • few strands of saffron/ kesar dissolved in
  • 3 tsp. warm milk
  • 2 drops yellow food color, gel based (optional)
  • ghee to grease the moulds

Instructions

  1. Let's start with bringing all the ingredients to room temperature.
  2. Break mawa/ khoya into pieces. Heat a large pan.
  3. Place these pieces in the pan, let them melt on low flame.
  4. Once the mawa has melted, add powdered sugar, kesar dissolved in milk, cardamom powder and food color. Mix well.
  5. Keep stirring on low flame until the sugar dissolves. The mixture will loosen up some more as the sugar melts into it. Keep stirring continuously on low flame.
  6. The mixture will become frothy. Do not stop stirring.
  7. Keep stirring on low flame for the next 8-10 minutes.
  8. This mixture will thicken now and leave the sides of the pan. It's consistency should be like that of a loose dough.
  9. Remove it in a plate and let it come to room temperature.
  10. This mixture will be like a dough, using the moulds, make modaks of any size you prefer.
  11. Follow the steps in the above pictures to make the perfect shapes. I've used modaks moulds.
  12. Use a little ghee to grease these moulds to enable easy unmolding once they have take the shapes.
  13. Serve these fresh and enjoy the soft, delicious modaks and offer them to Lord Ganesha.
  14. Let these modaks sit in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes before serving if the climate is very hot and humid.
  15. They stay fresh in the refrigerator for 2-3 days in an airtight container.

Notes

Use color if you prefer. It's important to cook this mixture on low flame, else this will simply burn. Increase the quantity of sugar if you prefer these more sweeter.

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Shreya 🙂

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