| Prep time 5 min | Cooking time 20 min |
| Cousine / Course Indian Sweets | Servings 10 |
Preparation
Ingredients
- Vinegar – 2 tbsp
- तूप / घी / Ghee – 3 tsp
- दूध / Milk – 1.25 liter
- पिस्ता, काजू / Mix nuts (pistachios, cashews) – 1/4 cup
- गुलकंद / Rose petal spread – 1 tbsp
- गुलाब सिरप / Rose syrup – 3 tbsp
- दूध पावडर / Milk powder – 1 cup
Ingredients
- Bring 1 ltr milk to boil on medium heat, stir regularly to avoid sticking at bottom
- Mix 2 tbsp vinegar with 1/4 cup water
- Once milk boils, vinegar mix little at a time
- Milk will start to curdle, continue to cook for 1-2 min, you will see water and milk solids separates completely. Turn off the heat
- Drain curdled milk using cheese / muslin cloth, you will be left with paneer / chenna
- Rinse the paneer with cold water, that will help with washing out vinegar sourness and smell
- Collect all the edges of cloth together and squeeze out excess water from paneer
- Set aside for 25-30 min, to drain any leftover water
- Roast nuts in 1 tsp ghee till light golden
- Chop roasted nuts fine
- Add chopped nuts with rose petal spread, mix well
- Make 8-10 small pieces and roll to make them round, set aside
- Now a pan add 1/2 cup milk, mix rose syrup
- Add milk powder, mix well, cook on low-med heat till mixture solidifies
- Add 2 tsp ghee, mix well, collect mawa let it cool down
- Massage mawa to make it smooth, break in lime size pieces
- Massage a piece, make it flat, flat 1 nut round an wrap with mawa evenly
- Roll to give modak shape.
- Now using a toothpick to give it nice spiral shape
- Gulkand Modak are ready!
Tips
- Washing paneer with cold water is must to remove vinegar smell
- If you like you can use mold to make Modak
- While making modak if mawa is cracking microwave for 10 sec
How to serve
- Serve fresh
- Store in refrigerator for 2-3 days
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