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Cocoa Mothagam Recipe: How To Make This South Indian Festive Delight At Home Recipe

Cocoa Mothagam Recipe: How To Make This South Indian Festive Delight At Home Recipe

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Author :Antara Basu
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Published : Sep 01, 2026

If you are planning to make some delicious mothagam with a cocoa twist to make the upcoming festive season more special, try this cocoa mothagam at home.

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Difficulty:medium

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Serves:6

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Time:45 mins

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Contains egg: No

Cocoa Mothagam, the southern namesake of Chocolate Modak, is a popular Ganesh Chaturthi-special fusion sweet delicacy. Apart from Maharashtra, this bite-sized soft coconutty dumpling is served as Lord Ganesha’s favorite sweet across the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. In simple words, a Cocoa Mothagam is a teardrop-shaped, cocoa-flavored sweet dumpling featuring a smooth, soft, rice-flour-based outer shell stuffed with a coconut-sugar/jaggery filling.

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For the Recipe

  • Cadbury Cocoa Powder: ½ cup
  • Rice flour: ½ cup
  • Water: 1 cup
  • Ghee: 1 tsp
  • Coconut powder: 2 tsp
  • Sugar: 1 tsp

Directions

Cocoa Mothagam Recipe: How To Make This South Indian Festive Delight At Home - Heating Water Cocoa Ghee
Step 1

In a heavy-bottomed pan on medium flame, heat the water, ghee, and cocoa powder.

Cocoa Mothagam Recipe: How To Make This South Indian Festive Delight At Home - Stirring Rice Flour Dough
Step 2

Gradually add the rice flour, stirring constantly to avoid lumps, until it forms a soft, uniform dough

Cocoa Mothagam Recipe: How To Make This South Indian Festive Delight At Home - Kneading Dough
Step 3

Knead the dough well and let it rest, covered, for 10 minutes

Cocoa Mothagam Recipe: How To Make This South Indian Festive Delight At Home - Mixing Sugar Coconut
Step 4

In a bowl, add sugar and coconut powder. Mix well to combine.

Cocoa Mothagam Recipe: How To Make This South Indian Festive Delight At Home - Filling Dough Mold
Step 5

Take a portion of the chocolate dough and place it into a mold. Create a cavity in the center and fill it with the prepared coconut mixture.

Cocoa Mothagam Recipe: How To Make This South Indian Festive Delight At Home - Closing Mold
Step 6

Close the mold to shape the mothagam.

Cocoa Mothagam Recipe: How To Make This South Indian Festive Delight At Home - Steaming Mothagams
Step 7

Steam the prepared mothagams until cooked through.

Cocoa Mothagam Recipe: How To Make This South Indian Festive Delight At Home - Chocolate Mothagams Ready
Step 8

Enjoy your delicious, healthy homemade chocolate mothagams.

Tips:

For stuffing, you may add chopped dry fruits and dates also.

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