Name: Diet Mango Modak recipe by Sujata Hande-Parab at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Wheat flour – 1cup; Ghee – 2tbsp; Salt - ½ tsp; Water as required for kneading; Mango pulp – 2cup; Fresh Grated coconut – 1cup; Sugar – 1/4th cup; Cardamom powder – 1tbsp; Nutmeg powder – ½ tbsp.; Almonds – 10-15nos Crushed; Cashew nuts – 10-15nos Crushed; Oil or Ghee - 1-2 tbsp for brushing, greashing; For Garnish – Mango pulp; Chocolate syrup

ABOUT Diet Mango Modak RECIPE

Modak is a sweet dessert prepared in most of the parts of India and most popular in Maharashtra, Goa region. It is a sweet dumpling prepared from rice flour, fresh grated coconut and gud or jaggery flavoured with cardamom and nutmeg powder. It can be prepared in many varieties like Mava, Chocolate Paneer etc. However, it tastes awesome with rice flour and coconut gud stuffing as a steamed Modak or Ukdiche Modak and wheat flour in the fried form. Modaks are Lord Ganapati’s favourite sweet food and it is being offered to him in most of the regions in Ganpati festivals. Here instead of frying I have baked the Modaks and there is a slight difference in the stuffing. I have added Mango pulp and coconut mixture in the stuffing.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Wheat flour – 1cup
Ghee – 2tbsp
Salt - ½ tsp
Water as required for kneading
Mango pulp – 2cup
Fresh Grated coconut – 1cup
Sugar – 1/4th cup
Cardamom powder – 1tbsp
Nutmeg powder – ½ tbsp.
Almonds – 10-15nos Crushed
Cashew nuts – 10-15nos Crushed
Oil or Ghee - 1-2 tbsp for brushing, greashing
For Garnish – Mango pulp
Chocolate syrup

Instructions

Take wheat flour. Add ghee and salt. Mix well. Add water as required and prepare a little stiff dough. Once the dough is kneaded, keep it covered for 20-30 minutes.
Heat pan add Mango Pulp. Stir continuously on a low flame. Add Fresh grated coconut and Sugar. Stir continuously.
Add crushed dry fruits and cardamom, nutmeg powder. Cook until the water dries up and mixture is cooked & dry. Keep the mixture aside to cool.
Divide a dough into very small balls about 5-6cm diameter and roll it. Make sure that it should not be thick.
Fill 1-2tsp mango coconut stuffing into it.
With a finger tip, apply water on the circular edge. Keep a small bowl of water on your work surface.
Start pinching the edges one by one. Bring all the pinched ends together and form a point.
Repeat the process with all remaining Modaks. Cover Dough with a cloth so that it does not dry out.
Take baking tray. Grease with little ghee. Keep prepared modak. Brush top with ghee or oil.
Bake this in preheated oven @ 180 degree about 15-18 minutes or till it gets light brown colour.
Garnish it with Mango pulp, and chocolate syrup.
Serve hot

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