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Paneer Modak Recipe


  • Author: Sanchita Dey
  • Total Time: 10 minutes

Description

Paneer modak are made up of paneer , milk powder and is a sweet offered to Ganpati Bappa at the time of Ganesh Puja.


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 200 gms – Paneer(grated)
  • 2 tbsp – Powdered sugar
  • 6 tbsp – Milk powder
  • 1 drop – yellow gel food color(optional)
  • 1 drop – pink gel food color(optional)
  • Crushed almonds, cashew, and pistachio
  • 2 tbsp – ghee for greasing
  • dried rose petals for garnishing (optional)
  • saffron strings for garnishing (optional)

Instructions

1.Take 200 grams grated paneer home made for from market.
2. Add 2 tbsp powdered sugar.
3. Add 6 tbsp milk powder.
4. Now mix everything well.
5. Now add 1 tbsp milk with saffron strings in them for flavor.
6. Now mix them nicely. And if you feel your dough has become very soft then add 2 tbsp more milk powder and adjust the dough. Dough should be not so soft and not so hard.
7. Dough is ready.
8. Now divide this dough in two portion. 
9. Now add 2 different gel food color I have used Yellow and Pink color. You can get this gel food color online very easily.
10. Now mix both dough nicely with food color. One drop of gel food color each is enough.
11. Now crush almonds, cashew and pistachio and mix all.
12. Take a modak mould you can get them online very easily.
13. Now grease the mould with ghee.
14. Now add dough in all the three portions of the mould as shown below.
15. Add mixed dry fruit stuffing in middle of the dough by pressing it.
16. Now close the mould and remove the excess dough outside of the mould.
17. Now demould the modak and remove carefully as its soft so handle with care.
18. Now garnish with dried rose petals, safron strings, dry fruits which ever you like and then best is to chill in fridge for 15 minutes.
19. Now serve this super tasty and delicious modak to Ganpati bappa and you too enjoy.

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Notes

  1. Paneer should be fresh homemade or bought from market. Don’t use the chilled one from fridge it will create problem while shaping.
  2. You can take any milk powder.
  3. Chill paneer modak in fridge for delightful taste as room temperature modak will be very soft.
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: Indian

Nutrition

  • Calories: 201

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