Ingredients :

• 2 tbsp Butter / Ghee
• 1/4 Cup Cream
• 1/2 Cup Milk
• 1 Cup Milk Powder
• 1 tsp Pistachios chopped
• 1 tbsp Almonds chopped
• 2 tbsp Sugar

Instructions :

1. Add Butter/ Ghee to a well heated pan .

2. As it melts add 1/4 Cup Cream.

3. Mix till it is smooth.

4. Add milk and allow it to boil.

5. Once the mixture starts to boil add milk powder.

6. Keep stirring constantly on medium low flame.

7. Cook until the mixture becomes thick like mawa.

8. Transfer it to a bowl and let it cool.

9. Add Saffron milk and mix well.

10. Add chopped dry fruits and sugar.Mix Well.

11. Grease the Modak Mould with butter or dust with Powdered sugar.

12. Put some Mawa mixture on both the sides of the mould.

13. In the center add raisins and dry fruits of your choice.

14. Sprinkle some green cardamom powder . you can add this in the mawa mixture also.

15. Close the mould and remove the excess Mawa Mixture from it.

16. Open the mould and thake out the modak from the mould.

17. Modaks are ready to be offered to Lord Ganesha.

Notes :

• Always cook on medium- low flame while stirring it continuously, else the mawa might burn.
• Never add sugar while the mawa is still hot, else the mixture will become very soft and runny.
• If the modak mixture sticks to your hand or mould then apply some ghee on it.
• If the mixture turns very soft and you are unable to shape the modaks then put it in the refrigerator for couple of hours and it will firm up.