Mawa Modak Recipe | Khoya Modak | Mawa Ke Modak

           Mawa Modak Recipe | Mawa Ke Modak 

     A traditional and authentic dessert recipe made with milk solids and sugar. these milk solid based sweet recipes are made generally during the festival season of ganesh chaturthi and served as offerings to lord ganesha. generally, modak recipes are made with sweet stuffing but the khoya modak are made without any stuffing.

    Modak recipes are the popular and the favourite offerings for lord ganesha on ganesh jayenthi. generally, the ukadiche modak is made and offered to lord ganesha but there are other variations to the traditional one. one such simple and easy modak recipe made without any stuffing is the mawa modak recipe made with sweetened milk solids.

   Traditional modak is filled with coconut and jaggery mixture known as pooran or hoorna. but this is a plain modak where sweetness is within the milk solids and we only shape it like modak. well, some may argue that it is not anywhere close to the traditional modak. but i would say, it is just another sweet to make our cute ganesha happy. and also it is quite easy to serve and exchange with friends and family.

TIPS,SUGGESTION AND VARIATION:

    Firstly, In this recipe, i have used milk powder to make the instant mawa or khoya. but if you have access to store-bought mawa, i would recommend using that to make things easy.

   Secondly, I have chosen a modak shaper to shape these plain khoya modak. however, if you do have access to a smaller shaper or also if you desire to shape it manually, it completely open. lastly, if you prefer to have stuffed in between the mawa, you can add the pooran or even the dry fruit mixture.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 tsp ghee / clarified butter
• ½ cup milk
• 3 tbsp saffron milk
• 1½ cup milk powder
• ½ cup powdered sugar
• ½ tsp cardamom powder
• oil, for greasing mould
• 2 tbsp cashew / kaju, chopped
• 2 tbsp almond / badam, chopped

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.Firstly, in a kadai heat 1 tsp ghee and add ½ cup milk.

2.Also, add 3 tbsp saffron milk. to prepare saffron milk, soak few threads of saffron in 3 tbsp of warm milk.

3.Stir well making sure everything well combined.

4.Now add 1½ cup milk powder

5.Keeping the flame on low, stir continuously.

6.The mixture starts to thicken.

7.After 13 minutes, the mixture starts to separate from the pan.

8.Keep mixing until it forms a lump. finally, instant mawa is ready.

9.Transfer to a bowl and allow it to cool slightly.

10.Now add ½ cup powdered sugar,  ½ tsp cardamom powder and mix well.

11.Form a non-sticky dough by combining well.

12.Grease the modak mould with ghee to prevent from sticking.

stuff the mawa mixture into the mould.

13.Also, place a tsp of dry fruit mixture in the centre.

14.Close tightly and scrape off excess mixture.

15.Unmould the modak gently without breaking.

16.Finally, garnish mawa modak with silver vark and is ready to be served.

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