If Ganapati Can Eat Modak, Why Can’t We? ‘Samjha Karo! Diabetes Hai!’

New Delhi: Ganapati Bappa has come home today bringing glad tidings. We’re all rejoicing because the elephant-God brings with him an energy and an untold joy. Bappa loves eating Modaks and so do we. There is a difference. Bappa doesn’t have diabetes, whereas you and I have either type 2 diabetes, borderline diabetes or worse are on insulin. But what to do? Modak to khana hi hai!

So, here are recipes for those who must have Modaks and keep raising their sugar level at the same time.

For this recipe, shared by NDTV Food you need:

• 400 gms seedless dates
• 100 gms almonds
• 100 gms cashew nuts
• 100 gms walnuts
• 100 gms raisins
• 100 gms dry coconut
• 30 gms poppy seeds
• 1 tsp ghee

 

Beetroot Modak

• Grated coconut
• Beetroot puree – 1 cup
• Sugar-Free
• Elaichi
• For covering:
• Water ¼- 1 cup
• Rice flour- 1 cup
• Salt – a pinch
• Jaggery

How to make it

Boil ½ cup water by adding a pinch of salt.

Add powdered rice in that water and make dough out of it.

Heat a pan. Add grated coconut, beetroot, Sugar Free Natura, elaichi powder and mix it well.

Once mixed well, add jaggery to this mixture and let it melt properly and let it cool.

Stuff this mixture into small dough balls and mould them into a Modak’s shape.

The beetroot Modak is now ready to eat.

TV actress Juhi Parmar also shared her guilt-free Modak recipe.

Ingredients

• Dates
• Walnuts
• Almonds
• Cashews
• Cinnamon powder
• Modak mould
• Ghee

How to make it

De-seed and grind dates.
Lightly roast dry fruits and then coarsely grind them.
Mix with ground dates.
Add cinnamon powder. Mix well.
Apply little ghee in the Modak mould.
Put the prepared mixture in the mould and fill it properly.
Modak is ready.