Dry Fruit & Nut Modak Recipe
A vegetarian Indian recipe with dates - (deseeded), dried figs - finely chopped, badam (almond). Ready in 40 min, serves 4.
Curated byAarav Mehta🇮🇳
Instructions
15 steps- 1
To begin making Dry Fruit & Nut Modak Recipe, in a kadai, dry roast the almonds, pistachios & cashew nuts on a low heat
pistachios(1/4 cup)cashew nuts(2 teaspoon) - 2
Once they are a bit roasted and the brown spots begin to appear, switch off, transfer them to a plate and allow them to cool
poppy seeds - slightly roasted(1 teaspoon) - 3
In a mixer grinder or a food processor, make them into a fine powder once they are cooled
pinch cardamom powder (elaichi)(1) - 4
Roughly chop the dates and add them along with the finely chopped figs into the same pan with a little ghee
dates - (deseeded)(3/4 cup)dried figs - finely chopped(6)tablespoons ghee(4) - 5
On a low heat, fry them continuously for about 8-10 minutes until dates and fig turn thick and crisp
dates - (deseeded)(3/4 cup) - 6
Switch off heat & let the dates-fig mixture cool down
dates - (deseeded)(3/4 cup) - 7
Grind the mixture into a smooth paste when it cools
- 8
Transfer the contents to the kadai once again and add the dry fruits and nuts powder, pan roasted poppy seeds & cardamom powder to the date & ghee mixture
cashew nuts(2 teaspoon)pinch cardamom powder (elaichi)(1)poppy seeds - slightly roasted(1 teaspoon)tablespoons ghee(4) - 9
Fry for 3-4 minutes until all the dry fruits come together as a lump
- 10
This is a ghee rich recipe and you may add more ghee to help it make a lump
tablespoons ghee(4) - 11
Switch off and start making the modaks
- 12
You will have to work on making the modaks when the dry fruit mixture is warm, since the dry fruits and nuts tends to fall in crumbles once completely cooled
cashew nuts(2 teaspoon) - 13
Add enough of the dry fruits mixture into the modak mould, press for a few seconds and release the mould with care, & prepare the modaks
- 14
The above quantity of ingredients will make 8 modaks of the size about 2 inches
- 15
Dry Fruit & Nut Modak Recipe is a festive sweet recipe and also can be served for an after school snack for kids, along with a Chaat Style Mashed Potato Toasted Sandwich Recipe and Chocolate & Orange Smoothie with Pea Protein Recipe
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Dry Fruit & Nut Modak Recipe
A vegetarian Indian recipe with dates - (deseeded), dried figs - finely chopped, badam (almond). Ready in 40 min, serves 4.
Curated byAarav Mehta🇮🇳
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Directions
15 steps- 1
To begin making Dry Fruit & Nut Modak Recipe, in a kadai, dry roast the almonds, pistachios & cashew nuts on a low heat
pistachios(1/4 cup)cashew nuts(2 teaspoon) - 2
Once they are a bit roasted and the brown spots begin to appear, switch off, transfer them to a plate and allow them to cool
poppy seeds - slightly roasted(1 teaspoon) - 3
In a mixer grinder or a food processor, make them into a fine powder once they are cooled
pinch cardamom powder (elaichi)(1) - 4
Roughly chop the dates and add them along with the finely chopped figs into the same pan with a little ghee
dates - (deseeded)(3/4 cup)dried figs - finely chopped(6)tablespoons ghee(4) - 5
On a low heat, fry them continuously for about 8-10 minutes until dates and fig turn thick and crisp
dates - (deseeded)(3/4 cup) - 6
Switch off heat & let the dates-fig mixture cool down
dates - (deseeded)(3/4 cup) - 7
Grind the mixture into a smooth paste when it cools
- 8
Transfer the contents to the kadai once again and add the dry fruits and nuts powder, pan roasted poppy seeds & cardamom powder to the date & ghee mixture
cashew nuts(2 teaspoon)pinch cardamom powder (elaichi)(1)poppy seeds - slightly roasted(1 teaspoon)tablespoons ghee(4) - 9
Fry for 3-4 minutes until all the dry fruits come together as a lump
- 10
This is a ghee rich recipe and you may add more ghee to help it make a lump
tablespoons ghee(4) - 11
Switch off and start making the modaks
- 12
You will have to work on making the modaks when the dry fruit mixture is warm, since the dry fruits and nuts tends to fall in crumbles once completely cooled
cashew nuts(2 teaspoon) - 13
Add enough of the dry fruits mixture into the modak mould, press for a few seconds and release the mould with care, & prepare the modaks
- 14
The above quantity of ingredients will make 8 modaks of the size about 2 inches
- 15
Dry Fruit & Nut Modak Recipe is a festive sweet recipe and also can be served for an after school snack for kids, along with a Chaat Style Mashed Potato Toasted Sandwich Recipe and Chocolate & Orange Smoothie with Pea Protein Recipe
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