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'{{About|the food|the town in India|Modak, Rajasthan}} [[File:MMutta- Savouries1.JPG|thumbnail|Modak]] A '''modak''' ([[Devanagari]]:मोदक,{{IAST|Modaka}}) is a sweet [[dumpling]] popular in Western and South [[India]]. It is called "modak" in [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and [[Konkani language |Konkani]], "modhaka" or "kadubu" in [[Kannada]], "modhaka" or "[[kozhakkattai]]" in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], and "kudumu" in [[Telugu language|Telugu]]. The sweet filling is made of fresh [[coconut]] and [[jaggery]] while the shell is of rice flour. The dumpling can be fried or steamed. The steamed version is eaten hot with [[ghee]]. Modak has a special importance in the worship of the [[Hindu]] god, [[Ganesh]]. Modak is believed to be his favorite food and hence is also known as '''modakapriya'''. During the Ganesh worship ceremony, known in India as ''[[Ganesh Chaturthi]]'' the [[puja (Hinduism)|puja]] sometimes concludes with an offering of modaks to the deity and as ''[[prasad]]''. == See also == * [[Kozhakkattai]] * [[List of Indian sweets and desserts]] * [[Maharashtrian cuisine]] * [[Modak][http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MMutta-_Savouries1.JPG]] [[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/file:MMutta-_Savouries1.jpg|Modaks during festival time]] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Dumplings]] [[Category:Indian desserts]] [[Category:Indian cuisine]] [[Category:Maharashtrian cuisine]] [[Category:Goan cuisine]] [[Category:Konkani cuisine]] [[Category:Hindu symbols]] {{india-food-stub}} [[bn:মোদক]] [[bpy:মোদক]] [[new:मोदक]] [[ja:モーダカ]] [[vi:Modak]]'