Easy Besan Dry Fruit Modak | Healthy Modak Recipe for Festive Season
Make delicious besan dry fruit modak at home with this easy recipe. Perfect healthy sweet for festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi.
Ingredients
- 1 cup besan
- ½ cup khandsari sugar
- ⅓ cup (80 ml )ghee
- 14 cup milk powder
- ½ cup milk
- 3 tbsp chopped mixed nuts (cashews, almond, and watermelon seeds)
Instructions
- In a frying pan heat 1 tbsp ghee, add chopped dry fruits and roast them on a low flame for 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
- Now add rest of the ghee and then besan. Mix well and roast it on a low flame till its raw smell is gone and changes into a nice golden brown colour. Switch off the flame.
- At this point add milk powder and mix well. Then add khansari sugar , mix it nicely and finally add milk. Mix everything well so there is no lumps.
- Now, put the pan again on the low flame and cook till it becomes thick and start leaving the pan. Add dry fruits and mix well. At this point switch off the flame.
- Let the mixture cool. Once it cools down, take a mould and start making modaks. If you dono’t have modak making mould you can make them with your hands. Watch the video for details.
- Soft and melt in mouth modaks are ready for ganpati festival.
Video
Notes
1. Roast besan on very low flame.
2. To mix milk powder, sugar and milk switch off the flame and then mix.
3. You can store these modaks at room temperature for 2-3 days. For longer shelf life keep them in an airtight container and put in the refrigerator.
2. To mix milk powder, sugar and milk switch off the flame and then mix.
3. You can store these modaks at room temperature for 2-3 days. For longer shelf life keep them in an airtight container and put in the refrigerator.