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Ganeshotsav food special: A modak for every Mumbaikar
Updated On: 11 September, 2015 08:35 AM IST | | Krutika Behrawala
<p>To celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi, we’ve decided to launch the first part of a two-part modak trail. We revisit a few of Mumbai’s popular mithaiwalas and eateries that serve Lord Ganesha’s favourite food, to find out why devotees and foodies swear by their sweet spread</p>
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Modakam Madam to your rescue
Living in the neighbourhood of Prabhadevi’s Siddhivinayak Temple, Reshama Salkar could well qualify as one of the city’s super-heroines. Moonlighting as Modakam Madam (that’s the name she is known by), she wakes up at 3.30 am every morning, takes a bath and begins the process of making the traditional ukadiche modak, the Maharashtrian-style steamed dumplings made of rice flour and stuffed with a sweet mixture of jaggery, coconut and cardamom. These modaks then make their way to Modakam, a restaurant next to Siddhivinayak Temple, that’s a go-to eatery for most devotees who visit the temple.
Adding a twist to tradition, the 50-year old Modakam near Siddhivinayak temple at Prabhadevi also sells
made-to-order modak creations, like this BEST bus, that are completely edible. Pic/Tushar Satam
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