Urad dal modak Recipe
Urad dal modak recipe, where grounded urad dal is roasted and later combined with sugar, mawa and nuts.Truly a delicious and lip smacking treat.
Servings: 25 PIECES
Ingredients
- 1 cup Urad ki dhuli dal (White urad dal)
- 2 tablespoon Sooji (Semolina)
- 1 tablespoon Wheat flour
- 3/4 cup Mawa
- 2/3 cup Ghee (divided 1/3 cup + 1/3 cup)
- 2 tablespoon Milk (to grind the dal)
- 1 cup Superfine Sugar
- 1/2 - 1 tablespoon Milk (to knead the roasted dal mixture)
- 2 tablespoon Coarsely grounded Silvered Almonds
- 2 teaspoon Cardamom Powder (to decorate)
- 1 tablespoon Sunflower seeds (to decorate) (optional)
Instructions
- Soak dal for 2-3 hours.
- Assemble: all the ingredients.
- And homemade mawa.
- Drain and wash soaked dal under cold water until it runs clear.
- Transfer dal to a blender along with 2 tablespoon of milk and....
- Grind it to a smooth paste. Set it aside.
- Heat 1/3 cup of ghee in a pan, add sooji, and wheat flour.
- Cook until it becomes light brown in color.
- Add mawa and keep stirring continuously...
- Till mawa turns light brown in color.
- Mix in the dal paste and keep stirring continuously.
- The mixture will become thick and look like a dough.
- Add the remaining 1/3 cup of ghee and keep stirring the mixture.
- Cook till it becomes brown in color.
- It will take 30 minutes on a medium flame to get this color.
- Mix in cardamom powder..
- Add sugar...
- And nuts of your choice..
- Add milk and mix.
- Add milk slowly, milk is only required to bind the mixture. To begin with add 1/2 tablespoon of milk and if the mixture still feel crumbly add another 1/2 tablespoon.
- Place some mixture in a modak mould...
- And press hard. Remove the extra...
- Open mould. Modak is ready..
- Repeat with rest of the mixture and shape them all.
- Urad dal modak are ready for Ganesh Chaturthi.
