Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, sugar free modak recipe | no sugar no jaggery modak is a vegetarian north india, south india sweet made with ghee / clarified butter, cashew / kaju, and almonds / badam in about 60 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 50 minutes
  • Total time: 60 minutes
  • Yield: 9 modak
  • Category: sweet
  • Cuisine: north india, south india

Ingredients

for stuffing:

  • 2 tsp ghee / clarified butter
  • 2 tbsp cashew / kaju (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp almonds / badam (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp raisins / kishmish
  • 1 tsp poppy seeds / kush khus
  • ½ cup dates / khajoor (finely chopped)
  • ¼ cup milk
  • ½ cup milk powder (full cream)
  • ¼ cup coconut (grated)
  • ¼ tsp cardamom powder

for dough:

  • 1¼ cup water
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp ghee / clarified butter
  • 1 cup rice flour (fine)

Method

  1. firstly, in a large kadai heat 1¼ cup water, ¼ tsp salt and ½ tsp ghee.
  2. get the water to boil on medium flame.
  3. keeping the flame on low and add 1 cup fine rice flour.
  4. mix the flour well with water. do not worry if the dough is dry.
  5. turn off the flame, cover and allow to rest for 3-5 minutes.
  6. now transfer the rice flour mixture into large mixing bowl.
  7. when the flour is still hot, knead with your hand to form a smooth and soft dough.
  8. prepare the modak and place in steamer leaving gaps in between.
  9. cover and steam the modak for 10 minutes or till the shiny texture appears on them.
  10. finally, offer no sugar - no jaggery modak to lord ganesha and celebrate ganesh chaturthi.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.