Sesame and Peanut Modak

Sesame And Peanut Modak

During Ganapati festival in Odisha Rasi Ladoo or til Ladoo is very famous as Prasad. Every year from my childhood we purchase Ladoo as bhog. Being a home chef I feel like I should prepare them at home. So I made them and also added crushed peanuts to it as an extra flavour. As Ganesha loves modak I gave them modak shape. Here is the recipe of my Sesame and Peanut Modak.

White sesame- 1 Cup

Peanut- 1/2 Cup

Jaggery- 2/3 Cup

Water- 1 tbsp

Ghee- 2 tbsp

Heat a pan and add peanuts to it. Dry roast the peanuts up to crunchy. Then take off from gas and allow it to cool down. Now remove the skin of the peanuts and allow it to cool down completely. Then make a coarse Powder. If you grind  peanuts in warm condition, it will be a lump not powder. 

In the same pan add sesame and dry it. Let the sesame cool down. Then reserve 3tbsp of roasted sesame aside and make a coarse Powder out of the rest.

In a non stick Kadai heat ghee, add jaggery and water to it. Let the jaggery melt and don't boil. Over cooked jaggery will give a hard Modak. Then add powdered peanut, sesame and whole sesame and give a quick mix. Switch off the gas immediately.

Bring out the mixture to a plate and allow it to cool down. When the mixture come down to a touchable temperature stuff it in a greased Modak mould to shape Modak. Stuff properly without gap. Carefully demould it and keep on a plate. Similarly prepare all the modaks.

Prasad is ready for the puja..