Modaka

Modaka (sweet ball preparations) made from various ingredients - rice flour, wheat flour, coconut, jaggery, etc. Steamed Modak is lighter than fried Modak. Various types of Modaka are described with different fillings and methods of preparation. They are generally heavy, sweet, nourishing, and aphrodisiac.

• Brumhana (nourishing)
• Vrishya (aphrodisiac)

Food that should be consumed at the beginning of meal – बसे ुमोचचोचा मोदको का रका दकम ् अ या यं ग ु ि न धं वाद ु म दं ि थरं पुरः वपर तमत चा ते म ये अ ललवणोतकटम ् Foods which are not easily digestible, which are unctuous – fatty, sweet, slow and hard such as Bisa, Ikshu (sugarcane), Mocha, Coca, Amra (mango), Modaka (sweet meat ball), Utkarika (sweet dish) etc.

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Food habits &

After the recipe is fully cooked and cooled, honey (two kudavas) should be added and from it, modaka (large size pills) should be prepared.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 11: Chest Injury and Emaciation Treatment (Kshatakshina Chikitsa / क्षतक्षीणचिकित्सा)

Utkarika or Modaka preparations made with seeds and one of twenty specified herbs including Ela, Harenuka, Satapuspa, Kustumburu, Tagara, Kustha, used per dosha, disease, and patient inclination.

— Charaka Samhita, Kalpa Sthana — Pharmaceutical Preparations, Chapter 1: Pharmaceutical Preparations of Madanaphala (Madanakalpa Adhyaya / मदनकल्प अध्याय)

Modaka (sweet ball) and Utkarika preparations for palatability, using aromatic herbs.

— Charaka Samhita, Kalpa Sthana — Pharmaceutical Preparations, Chapter 1: Pharmaceutical Preparations of Madanaphala (Madanakalpa Adhyaya / मदनकल्प अध्याय)

Madanaphala combined with Badara, linctus, modaka, utkarika, meat soups, vegetable soups, and wine according to dosha, disease, and inclination produces effective emesis.

— Charaka Samhita, Kalpa Sthana — Pharmaceutical Preparations, Chapter 1: Pharmaceutical Preparations of Madanaphala (Madanakalpa Adhyaya / मदनकल्प अध्याय)

Summary: Nine decoction formulations, eight dose-based, five with milk and ghee, two with treacle and powder, one inhalation, six caplets, twenty each for linctus, modaka, and utkarika, sixteen each for saskuli and pupa, ten others for sadava etc.

— Charaka Samhita, Kalpa Sthana — Pharmaceutical Preparations, Chapter 1: Pharmaceutical Preparations of Madanaphala (Madanakalpa Adhyaya / मदनकल्प अध्याय)

Liquid (Drava) should be given in double quantity in Modaka (large bolus) preparations, as prescribed by expert physicians.

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Madhyama Khanda, Chapter 4: Gutikakalpana (Tablet/Pill Preparations)

Vriddhadaru Modaka [for hemorrhoids]: the powders of Vriddhadaru (Argyreia nervosa), Bhallataka (Semecarpus anacardium), and Shunthi (dry ginger) combined with jaggery into a Modaka (bolus) destroy the pain caused by dry and bleeding types of hemorrhoids.

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Madhyama Khanda, Chapter 4: Gutikakalpana (Tablet/Pill Preparations)

Chaturjata (cinnamon, cardamom, cinnamon leaf, and Nagakeshara) equal to the honey — all should be cooked and formed into Modaka (bolus/confections).

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Madhyama Khanda, Chapter 4: Gutikakalpana (Tablet/Pill Preparations)

Pippali Modaka conquers all Dhatustha (deep-seated) fevers, Shvasa (dyspnea), Kasa (cough), Panduta (anemia), disorders of the three Dhatus (tissue elements), and Vahnimandya (weak digestive fire).

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Madhyama Khanda, Chapter 4: Gutikakalpana (Tablet/Pill Preparations)

Modaka (bolus) preparations of one Pala each should be made and administered as appropriate.

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Madhyama Khanda, Chapter 4: Gutikakalpana (Tablet/Pill Preparations)

The prepared food section covers: various rice preparations (bhakta), soups (yusha/rasa), gruels (yavagu/vilepi), meat preparations, confections (modaka), and other cooked foods, with their properties depending on ingredients and cooking methods.

— Sushruta Samhita, Sutra Sthana, Chapter 46: Annapana-vidhi Adhyaya - On Food and Drink

The prepared food section covers: various rice preparations (bhakta), soups (yusha/rasa), gruels (yavagu/vilepi), meat preparations, confections (modaka), and other cooked foods, with their properties depending on ingredients and cooking methods.

— Sushruta Samhita, Annapana-vidhi Adhyaya - On Food and Drink