Modak - 2 Ways, 5 Minutes, No Cook and No Mould

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Recipe:

    Cuisine: Indian
    Category: Dessert
    Preparation Time: 2 minutes
    Cook Time: 3 minutes
    Serving Size: 

        Malai Modak->8 pieces

        Dates-Dry Fruits Modak->6 pieces
    Author: Bhumika Joshi

Ingredients:

• Ingredients for malai Modak
• 1 Cup crumbled Paneer (150 grams)
• 1/2 cup milk powder
• 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp cashew powder
• 1 tbsp almond powder
• 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
• Few saffron strands soaked in 1 tbsp milk
• Ingredients for sugarless dates-dry fruits Modak
• 3/4 cup chopped dates
• 1 tbsp cashew powder
• 1 tbsp almond powder
• 1 tbsp walnut powder
• 1/2 tbsp pistachio powder
• 1/4 tsp cardamom powder

Method:

• Method for malai Modak
• Take a wide bowl and add the paneer, milk powder, dry fruits powder, cardmom powder, saffron milk and sugar.
• Mix the ingredients well using a spatula or hands. The mixture will form into a dough.
• Grease a plate and your hands with ghee.
• Pinch a ball from the dough and shape it like a modak (refer video)
• Using a knife make marks on the modak to make it look like the traditionally shaped ones using mold. (refer video)
• Garnish with silver vark.

• Method for sugarless dates-dry fruits Modak
• Pulse the chopped dates in a mixer grinder to form a paste.
• Take a large bowl and add the dates paste, dryfruits and cardmom powder.Mix well using a spatula or your hands to form a dough.
• Grease a plate and your hands with ghee.
• Pinch a ball from the dough and shape it like a modak (refer video)
• Using a knife make marks on the modak to make it look like the traditionally shaped ones using mold. (refer video)
• Garnish with silver vark.

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Happy Cooking!