Dates/Khajoor and Nuts Modak
Dates / Khajoor and Nuts Modak is an integral sweet offered as 'Prasad' or Naivedyam to Lord Ganesha during Ganesh Chahurthi. These modal are easy to make and do not contain any sugar except the natural sweetness from dates. Dates contain fibre and antioxidants in addition to several vitamins and minerals
Ingredients
- 150 grams dates deseeded and chopped
- 1 to 2 tbsp evaporated milk optional
- 1 tablespoon ghee
- 1/2 tsp rose essence optional
- 2 tbsp almonds coarsely ground, roasted
- 2 tbsp pistachios coarsely ground, roasted
- 1 tsp sesame seeds roasted
Instructions
- In a pan, dry roast the chopped nuts on low heat for a minute taking care not to burn the nuts. Keep them aside.
- Take dates in another heavy bottom skillet and saute the dates on low flame. Add ghee and stir at regular intervals.
- In between add the evaporated milk to the dates. Within 3 to 4 minutes the dates become soft mushy mass.
- Add the nuts and toasted sesame seeds to the dates and saute for a minute. Now put off the flame.
- Add the rose essence at this stage.
- Mix nicely and let the dates mixture cool slightly.
- Once the dates mixture is cool enough to handle, grease your palms and make modaks with modak mould from this mixture. This mixture yields around 10 modaks.
- Refrigerate for an hour.
- After an hour take out the modaks
- Offer as prasad or naivedyam .
- Distribute to family and friends.
- You can store the remaining modaks in a refrigerator.
Notes
- Omit the milk if the dates are soft.
- Roasting the nuts enhances the taste