Til Gul Modak

Name: Til Gul Modak
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup polished white sesame seeds; 1 cup jaggery finely chopped or grated; 1/2 teaspoon roasted poppy seeds; 1 teaspoon cardamom powder; 3/4 cup roasted peanut grind to powder; 2-3 tablespoon dry fruits powder (almonds, cashew, pistachio); as per requirement Ghee

Pranjal Kotkar @PUK260176

19/4 Sagar sannidhaya Rahiwasi Chawl, Mahim Causeway, Mum-16.

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Makar Sankranti, the harvest festival falls on the 14th or 15th day of the month of January, on which day the Sun leaves the sign of Sagittarius and enters the sign of Capricorn. During this period, the force of cold is very much increased, in such a time, hot foods are consumed compulsorily in order to maintain body heat. Jaggery and Sesame provide the required amount of nutrition during the cold season to keep the body warm.
Sesame seeds are full of zinc, selenium, copper, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin E, so are very healthy. A mixture of sesame seeds (called "til" in Marathi) and jaggery (called "gul" in Marathi) is used to prepare sweets (ladoo or modak). “Maghi Ganeshotsav” – Ganesh Jayanti is also celebrated during this period. Tilgul Modak is prepared as an offering to Lord Ganesha.

Pranjal Kotkar @PUK260176

19/4 Sagar sannidhaya Rahiwasi Chawl, Mahim Causeway, Mum-16.

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Ingredients

1 cuppolished white sesame seeds
1 cupjaggery finely chopped or grated
1/2 teaspoonroasted poppy seeds
1 teaspooncardamom powder
3/4 cuproasted peanut grind to powder
2-3 tablespoondry fruits powder (almonds, cashew, pistachio)
as per requirementGhee

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Steps

1

Grind dry fruits in mixer jar (almonds, cashew, pistachio) and make powder
2

Roast the sesame seeds in a medium pan on medium heat for 5 to 6 minutes or until they start to release aroma and remove to a bowl. Roast the poppy seeds for 1 minute. Roast the peanuts and grind them in a mixer to make powder.
3

Coarsely first grind sesame seeds and poppy seeds in a mixer jar. Then add peanut powder, grated jaggery, cardamom, dry fruits powder and grind it for 1 to 2 minutes until all the ingredients are well combined.
4

Remove the mixture in the bowl or in a plate. Apply ghee on your hand palm and knead to gets combined well.
5

Grease the modak mould with little ghee. Now put small ball size sesame mixture inside mould. Close the mould and add the mixture to the mould, pushing it inside. Press mould, then remove excess mixture.
6

Next carefully open the mould and remove the modak.. Prepare all the modaks in similar way and remove on a plate.
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Offer these Tilgul Modak as an offering to Lord Ganesh during “Maghi Ganeshotsav”