Stuffed Mawa Modak (Khoya Modak)
Mawa modak filled with a mixture of dates and nuts is an ideal recipe for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival! In Maharashtra, these delightful treats are referred to as 'Khavyache modak'.
Ingredients
For outer covering
For stuffing
- ⅓ cup Dried figs chopped finely (or 6 Dates)
- 1 tablespoon Desiccated coconut
- 2 tablespoons Cashew nuts coarsely ground
- 2 tablespoons Almonds coarsely ground
Instructions
Making Outer Layer
- Take khoya and powdered sugar in a pan and cook on medium heat. Keep stirring and cooking for 4-5 minutes or till the mixture becomes thick and fat starts to ooze out from the sides.
- Remove it to a plate and let it cool to touch (WARM).
Make Stuffing
- In a bowl, take chopped dates (or figs), add dry coconut and coarsely ground nuts. Mix well.
Shaping Modak
- Now the mawa mixture is cool enough to handle. Try pinching small portion and it should come together like a ball. If not, then you can few teaspoons of milk as a binding.
- Now grease the modak mould using ghee. Keep the mould close, add a small portion of mawa mixture from the bottom hole and using your finger start pressing around the edges tightly and evenly.
- Then stuff with a teaspoon of mixture in the hollow center.
- Cover the bottom part with khoya mixture, press it tightly to seal and smooth out.
- Open the mould. Carefully remove it and place it on a plate. Repeat the same for rest.
Notes
Variations:
- To make saffron flavor modak, dissolve few strands of saffron into 2 teaspoons of warm milk and add while cooking khoya mixture.
- You can add 1 teaspoon of rose water or kewra water into the outer cover mixture for a nice aroma.
- You can use your choice of other nuts into stuffing mixture like pistachios, walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts.
Nutrition
Calories: 248kcalCarbohydrates: 14.7gProtein: 12.1gFat: 16.2gSaturated Fat: 10.1gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 85mgPotassium: 183mgFiber: 1.3gSugar: 9.7g
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