Dry Fruit Modak

Enjoy a guilt free festival this season with these Dry Fruit Modak.

These healthy modaks are sweetened by dates and a little crunchiness comes from roasted nuts. They can be either shaped into modak or into a laddoo, choice is yours.

In this post I have used a combination of Almonds, Cashews, Walnuts and Pistachios . You can totally customize them and add your preferred nuts and dried fruits. Use this recipe as base and build your own as per your liking.

I have not added any sugar in this recipe, all the sweetness comes from the dates. Just make sure the dates are soft if not you can soak them in hot water for few minutes to soften.

About storing them,,,,they stay good for almost 3-4 days in room temperature and 2 weeks in the refrigerator. Just store them in a clean air tight container and serve as required.

This Ganesh Chaturthi involve your kids in making these no-cook Dry Fruit Modak for lord Ganesha. These healthy and nutritious treats can be ready within 15 minutes. Let the first offering be to Lord Ganesha and then let everyone feast.

Do give this a try and let me know how you liked it!!!!

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Dry Fruit Modak

Recipe by TinaCourse: Dessert, SweetsCuisine: IndianDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

15

minutes

Yeild

12

Modak

Healthy and delicious no- cook modak recipe with no added sugar and made in just 15 minutes!

Ingredients

• 20 -25 deseeded dates

• 1/4th cup or 40gms almonds

• 1/4th cup or 40gms cashew

• 1/4th cup or 40gms pistachio

• 1/4th cup or 40gms walnuts

• ½ tsp cardamom powder

Directions

• Roast the nuts in a pan for just a few minutes. Don’t let it change colour. Let this cool down a bit.
• Then add the mixed nuts to a mixer/blender and pulse just so that you get a coarse powder. Transfer this to another container.
• Into the same mixer/blender add the pitted dates and grind till it forms a paste.
• Now combine the dates mixture into the coarsely powdered nuts and mix well. Then add some cardamom power and mix till all of it is combined.
• Now fill this combined mixture into the modak mould and when you de-mould, the dry fruit modak is ready. Enjoy a guilt free festival.

Notes

• The portions in this recipe can be easily changed according to your likes.
• The dates are used for binding. You can also use figs. And the quantity can depend on your liking.
• These dry fruit modak stay good for almost 3-4 days in room temperature and 2 weeks in the refrigerator. Just store them in a clean air tight container and serve as required.
• You can use any kind of nuts depending on the region you live.