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Modak

Modak (Marathi: मोदक), modakam (Sanskrit: मोदकम्), kolukattai or modaka (Kannada: ಮೋದಕ), also referred to as jilledukayalu in Telugu (జిల్లేడుకాయలు) is an Indian sweet dish popular in many Indian states and cultures. According to Hindu and Buddhist beliefs, it is one of the favourite dishes of Ganesha and the Buddha and is therefore used in prayers. The…

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History

Darra GoldsteinAyurvedaRamayanaMahabharataSangam
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Similar dishes

IndiaSri LankaKonkaniOdiaMalayalam
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Religious significance

Ganesh ChaturthiPujaBuddha's Birthday
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MarathiSanskritKannadaTeluguIndian
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Alternative names
Koḻukattai Kangidan (歓喜団) Mont lone yay baw (မုန့်လုံးရေပေါ်) Khanom tom (ขนมต้ม) Khanom kho (ขนมโค) Num kom (នំគម) Kanom nab (ເຂົ້າຫນົມແຫນບ) Bánh ít nhân dừa Kuih modak Kue modak
Course
Dessert
Main ingredients
Rice flour, or wheat, coconut, jaggery
Place of origin
India
Region or state
India, Sri Lanka, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore
Similar dishes
Bánh phu thê (Vietnam) Cenil (Indonesia) Khanom tom/khanom kho (Thailand) Klepon (Indonesia) Kue kochi (Indonesia and Malaysia) Mont lone yay baw (Myanmar) Mont phet htok (Myanmar)

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Modak

Nodes72
Edges71
Triples103
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027778
Components1

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Modak

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related to history · 24
Modak → According, Ayurveda, BCE, Buddha, Buddhist, Darra Goldstein, Early, Fried, Ganesha, Hindu, In, Madurai, Mahabharata, Manasollasa, Moda, Pramoda, Ramayana, Sangam, Shakti, Shiva
related to India and Sri Lanka · 11
Modak → In India, It, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Sinhala, Sri Lanka, Tamil, Telugu
related to Japan · 11
Modak → Christmas, Culture Day, Ganesh, Halloween, However, In Japan, Japanese, Kangidans, Kangiten, Shōgatsu, They
related to Hinduism · 10
Modak → During Ganesh Chaturthi, From, Ganesh, Ganesha, Hindu, India, Local, Modaks, Sanskrit, The
related to Malay world · 7
Modak → Brunei, In, Indonesia, Malay, Malaysia, Singapore, There
related to Buddhism · 3
Modak → Buddha, During Buddha's Birthday, Gautama Buddha
related to External links · 3
Modak → September, Ukdiche Modak Archived, Wayback Machine
related to Thailand · 3
Modak → However, In Thailand, Khanom
related to Cambodia · 2
Modak → However, In Cambodia
related to Myanmar · 2
Modak → In Myanmar, Thingyan

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sweet also modaks rice flour ganesha similar known made india wheat dishes modaka buddha steamed hindu cambodia japan laos myanmar

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ModakAlternative namesKoḻukattai Kangidan (歓喜団) Mont lone yay baw (မုန့်လုံးရေပေါ်) Khanom tom (ขนมต้ม) Khanom kho (ขนมโค) Num kom (នំគម) Kanom nab (ເຂົ້າຫນົມແຫນບ) Bánh ít nhân dừa Kuih modak Kue modak1.00infobox
ModakCourseDessert1.00infobox
ModakMain ingredientsRice flour, or wheat, coconut, jaggery1.00infobox
ModakPlace of originIndia1.00infobox
ModakRegion or stateIndia, Sri Lanka, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore1.00infobox
ModakSimilar dishesBánh phu thê (Vietnam) Cenil (Indonesia) Khanom tom/khanom kho (Thailand) Klepon (Indonesia) Kue kochi (Indonesia and Malaysia) Mont lone yay baw (Myanmar) Mont phet htok (Myanmar)1.00infobox
cardamominstance ofas prepared with rice flour and a sweet stuffing with aromatic spices0.80text
camphorinstance ofas prepared with rice flour and a sweet stuffing with aromatic spices0.80text
were called Varsopalagolakas because they looked like hailstonesinstance ofas prepared with rice flour and a sweet stuffing with aromatic spices0.80text
Shōgatsuinstance ofit can be eaten on any occasion0.80text
Culture Dayinstance ofit can be eaten on any occasion0.80text
Christmasinstance ofit can be eaten on any occasion0.80text

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