Khajur modak is an easy, healthy one you can make for this Ganesh chaturthi. Artificial sugar free khajoor modak uses dates as main ingredient. Mixed nuts adds nutritional value.
I had this in my to do list along with khoya modak and thought will post today.
Coincidentally one of a reader (Pavithra) too sent me recipe. So thought will immediately post this recipe.
This has no extra sugar, only the natural sweetness from dates rich and healthy with nuts.
So zero sugar (in terms of artificial sweetener), but it does have natural sweetener. You cannot rule out the calories it has.
Just need modak mould to shape in. No mold? Just make it as ladoo and roll it over desiccated coconut to serve. See this dry fruits nuts ladoo recipe in my website.
Variations
- Add roasted desiccated coconut too along with nuts.
- You can add nuts of your choice, but add in small portions, some nuts may give you bitter taste.
- Add few raisins along with dates.
- A teaspoon of roasted poppy seeds (khus khus) is also a good addition.
- You can reserve some powdered nuts and sprinkle over the modaks or give it a gentle coating. This will look nice as well as make the modak non sticky.
- Use pistachio powder alone to sprinkle/ coat over the modak for pleasant color.
My notes
Use ghee generously for easy unmolding. Choose a smaller mold for watching your serving size.
Check out my Kozhukattai recipes and other Festival recipes.
Recipe card
Khajoor modak recipe
Ingredients
- 20 Dates - 20
- ½ cup Mixed nuts Almonds, pistachios, cashew nuts
- 2 teaspoon Ghee to roast and grease
Instructions
- Roast the nuts firstly until fragrant in ghee.
- Take care not to change its colour, so roast in medium flame.
- Set aside. Deseed the dates.
- Once nuts cooled down, grind to coarsely. Do not powder too much, there should be bits and pieces of nuts.
- Transfer to a mixing bowl and grind dates to a paste.
- Mix both the ground dates and nuts and grease the mold with ghee.
- Grease your hands with ghee and fill the mold with the mixture.
- Unmold carefully and arrange in paper liners. Grease both the mold and hands with ghee every time to finish all.
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Notes
- Use ghee generously for easy unmolding. Choose a smaller mold for watching your serving size.
Stepwise photos
1. Roast the nuts firstly until fragrant in ghee. Take care not to change its color, so roast in medium flame. Set aside. Deseed the dates.
2. Once cooled down, grind to coarsely. Do not powder too much, there should be chunks of nuts.
3. Transfer to a mixing bowl and grind dates to a paste.
4. Mix both the ground dates and nuts and grease the mold with ghee. Grease your hands with ghee and fill the mold with the mixture.
5. Un-mold carefully and arrange in paper liners. Grease both the mold and hands with ghee every time to finish all.
Keep refrigerated and consume within 3 days. Healthy and delicious modak for Ganesh Chaturthi!
nishu ravi says
Very tempting. Can we use this as a puranam for kozhukattai ?
Unknown says
Yummy
Unknown says
Yummy
Durga Karthik. says
you can make the outercovering and put this inside.i think that is mothagam for us .Am i right?
Raks anand says
If you like that way, yes you can try that. But I didn't want to make it fusion recipe. Skeptical how rice flour and dry fruits will go together.
Durga Karthik. says
ok.Thanks.
nishu ravi says
I tried this today as soon as I saw ur post. Sama yummy nd u know wat my dad was tempted to know d ingredients. Kandae pudika mudiyala. Also I did it as a filling for kozhukattai it was super dooper.
nishu ravi says
D spl thing is I used fresh dates from uae. Taste too oo good. Tom planning to try koya modak. Thank u so much for a very tasty nd simple dish
Hiba abbas says
Looks yummy-
Aksh says
Looks delicious. Where do we get these moulds?How long do we keep in the moulds? Also, is there any alternative for the moulds?
Aksh says
Looks delicious. Where do we get these moulds?How long do we keep in the moulds? Also, is there any alternative for the moulds?
Priya Srinivasan says
Delicious n healthy!
Jayani Harihararamanan says
Hi
This recipe is very tasty. I made it and enjoyed it with my kids. Could you please share Ragi idiyappam recipe? (with raw ragi flour). Thank you.
sowmya says
I made this today and my family loved it. It was so simple to make. Thanks a lot for this amazing recipe. It's now a family favourite
Raks anand says
Just make as ladoos and roll over dessicated coconut