Kesar Elaichi Modak
- 25 min
- Serves 4
- 5 ingredients
10 minutes to prep, 15 to cook. A sweet Indian dumpling made by cooking a fragrant milk mixture with ghee, sugar, and cardamom, then shaping it into modak.
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Method
Heat a pan and add ghee.
Pour milk and kesar milk into the pan.
Add sugar and elaichi powder to the yellow mixture.
Mix and cook the mixture until it thickens and leaves the pan.
Kitchen notes · Added by ReelsMeals: Mixture thickens and pulls away from the pan. Stir continuously as it reduces.
Shape the cooked mixture into modak using a mold or by hand.
Kitchen notes · Added by ReelsMeals: Shaped modaks hold their ridges. Mold while the mixture is still pliable.
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