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Kesar Elaichi Modak

Recipe by Divya Kumari on InstagramAdded 16 September 2026.
  • 25 min
  • Serves 4
  • 5 ingredients

10 minutes to prep, 15 to cook. A sweet Indian dumpling made by cooking a fragrant milk mixture with ghee, sugar, and cardamom, then shaping it into modak.

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Kesar Elaichi Modak by Divya Kumari, a frame from the Instagram video

Ingredients

4 servingsMetric

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Amounts as Divya Kumari gives them. Metric converts supported weights and liquids, and oven temperatures; spoon measures and counts stay as written.

Method

  1. 1

    Heat a pan and add ghee.

  2. 2

    Pour milk and kesar milk into the pan.

  3. 3

    Add sugar and elaichi powder to the yellow mixture.

  4. 4

    Mix and cook the mixture until it thickens and leaves the pan.

    Kitchen notes · Added by ReelsMeals: Mixture thickens and pulls away from the pan. Stir continuously as it reduces.

  5. 5

    Shape the cooked mixture into modak using a mold or by hand.

    Kitchen notes · Added by ReelsMeals: Shaped modaks hold their ridges. Mold while the mixture is still pliable.

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