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Recipe: Ranveer Brar's Chocolate Ukadiche Modaks

September 05, 2022 12:39 IST

Chocolate Ukadiche Modaks?

Yup, why not!

Chef Ranveer Brar makes it work beautifully, mixing cocoa, khoya and rice flour for the shell of the modaks to turn out a batch of especially indulgent sweets for the season.

Chef Brar, who has 5.3 million followers on his YouTube channel, says: 'Passion for food has driven me to every nook and corner of the world. From becoming the youngest executive chef at a five star hotel, to hosting my own cooking shows, it is my love for cooking that has got me this far'.

Kindly note the image has only been posted for representational purposes.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Kamal Udgiri/YouTube

Chocolate Ukadiche Modaks

Servings: 8-10

For the modak shell

For the filling

Method

For the modak shell

For the stuffing

Assembly

Editor's Note: You might like to add a dot of ghee on the modaks while serving.

For vegan modaks, add oil instead of ghee to the recipe.

For diabetic-friendly modaks use ragi flour instead of rice flour. And reduce the amount of jaggery used.

Photograph: Kind courtesy Chef Ranveer Brar/YouTube

Chef Ranveer Brar is an author, MasterChef India judge and restaurateur with over 25 years of experience in the food industry.

Chef RANVEER BRAR