Moong Dal Modak

Name: Moong Dal Modak
Total time: 2400 s
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Moong Dal (soaked); 1 cup Sugar; 4 Cardamom pods; 1 cup melted Ghee; 2 cup Milk; 1 cup hot water; Few Saffron stands (soaked in little Milk)

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Ingredients

30 - 40 minutes

1 cupMoong Dal (soaked)
1 cupSugar
4Cardamom pods
1 cupmelted Ghee
2 cupMilk
1 cuphot water
Few Saffron stands (soaked in little Milk)

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Steps

30 - 40 minutes

1

Assemble ingredients, Grind soaked Dal into smooth paste or can be kept bit coarse.
2

In pan / kadhai, add ghee, then gradually add Moong Dal and keep stirring. At first it will be lumpy.
3

Gradually lumps will break by continuously stirring under low flame.
4

Roast till you get the nutty aroma, after Dal is fully roasted, then add milk + saffron milk and stir well for 4-5 minutes. Then add water + cardamom and stir well till water evaporates. Lastly add 2-3 tbsp ghee + sugar and mix well.
Simmer for 4-5 minutes till water from sugar evaporates and ghee is seen on surface. Also mixture starts leaving pan.
5

Mix for Modak is ready. Transfer to a plate / thali and allow to cool. Discard cardamom pods.
6

Then take required portions from mixture and give shape of Modak.
7

Modak is ready for offering and also ready to serve.