Rajbhog Modak

Prep time 5 min	Cooking time 20 min
Cousine / Course Indian Sweets	Servings 10

Preparation

Ingredients

• तूप / घी / Ghee – 4 tbsp
• दूध पावडर / Milk powder – 2 cup
• दूध / Milk – 1 cup
• काजू / Cashew – 1 tbsp
• पिस्ता / Pistachios – 1 tsp
• बदाम / Almonds – 2 tbsp
• पिठी साखर / शक्कर / Sugar powdered – 1/4 cup
• वेलदोडा / इलायची / Cardamom – 1/2 tsp
• Kesar milk – 2 tbsp
• Edible Silver / Varak

Ingredients

1. Making Hard Mawa
2. Add 1 tbsp ghee to pan, heat on low
3. Add 1 cup milk powder, roast for 30 sec on low heat
4. Add 1/4 cup milk, mix well, break lumps, cook till mixture thickens/hardens. set aside cool down completely
5. Making Soft Mawa
6. Add 1 tbsp ghee to pan, heat on low
7. Add 1 cup milk powder, roast for 30 sec on low heat
8. Add 1/2 cup milk, mix well, break lumps, cook till mixture thickens/hardens. set aside cool down completely
9. Now add few drops of ghee in pan, add cashew, pistachios, almonds, roast till light golden, turn off heat and let it cool down
10. Chop half of roasted nuts and grind remaining nuts to powder, set aside
11. Heat a pan on medium, add soft mawa, add powdered sugar, cardamom powder, kesar milk, mix well, break all lumps
12. Add 1 tbsp ghee, mix well well
13. Add crumbled hard mawa, mix well
14. Add chopped nuts, mix well
15. Turn off heat, transfer to a bowl, let it cool down
16. Divide the mawa in equal portions, you can use tbsp spoon to make equal pieces
17. Take a portion, massage to make it smooth, roll in your hands to make round, give it modak shape
18. Now using a toothpick, mark lines on top, and bottom and join them
19. Repeat for all modak
20. Decorate with kesar strands, silver varak

Tips

1. Washing paneer with cold water is must to remove vinegar smell
2. If you like you can use mold to make Modak
3. While making modak if mawa is cracking microwave for 10 sec

How to serve

1. Serve fresh
2. Store in refrigerator for 2-3 days