Mix water an milk in a container and bring to boil….

In a microwave safe bowl first roast the cashewnut pieces and charoli or chironji for 1 minute with a teaspoon of ghee in it..then add raisins to it and again microwave it for 20 seconds ….if your not using microwave roas it a pan with little ghee …

Roast the semolina in a heavy bottom pan until it becomes very light,

Remove it from the pan….
Add ½ cup ghee in the same pan add basil leaves in the ghee ….add the roasted semolina in it

Roast it again until the semolina get light pink in colorand the basil leaves becomes crispy.add finely chopped banana to it.roast it again with banana stirring it continuously…banana will start melting.make the heat low and Add the boiling water milk mixture to this roasted mixture and mix it properly

Add sugar in the mixture …mix it properly and cover the lid and let it cook for 3-4 minutes…

Open the lid ….add cardamom powder, saffron and the remaining ghee in it …now remove it from the heat …cool it slightly…your halwa or sheera or you can say Mahaprasad is now ready for modak preperation…

As it becomes cool it will become little dense…this is the time when you have to fill up the modak mold with this halwa.If you have modak mold take it and all you have to do is stuff it with this halwa by pressing it nicely with your index finger and demold.

For first modak you have to grease the modak mould after that it's not necessary to grease it again as this modak contains already lots of ghee in it,if u dont have modak shape it with the help of finger and palm.

Shira modak is ready garnish with Tuti futi