Name: Dry Fruits Modak
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: ¾ cup nuts (chopped (almonds, cashews, peanuts, walnuts, pista)); 8 dates (large ); 5 apricots; 10 raisins (large ); 4 to 6 figs

Dry Fruits Modak is a Modak variety made with various dry fruits like dates, figs, apricots, cashews, almonds and pistachios. These instant dry fruit modaks are quick and easier to make as there is no cooking involved. All you do is just dry roast the nuts and fruits, grind them to make the mixture ready. You grease the modak moulds and then stuff them with the prepared mixture. Tada! Under 20 minutes these healthy modaks are ready.

Making traditional Steamed Modaks take some time as you need to prepare the outer covering and the filling both separately. Shape them and steam. These dry fruit modaks are an easy alternate to the traditional modaks especially if you do not have time.

During Ganesh Chaturthi we all make many kinds of modaks. These dry fruit modaks can be made the same way as I have shown or can also be made as stuffed modaks. You always have the option to stuff this in the same rice flour dough we make for the traditional Modak.

But a mixture made with mawa or Semolina will also be great if you want to try out something different. If you want to make these with a rava covering, check out this Rava Modak.

To make these dry fruit modaks, you can use any nuts and dried fruits of choice. I have used the basic stuff like figs, dates, apricots, cashews and almonds. You can also use pistachios, roasted and skinned peanuts, roasted sesame seeds, dried coconut (copra). Feel free to use what you have in hand.

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How to Make Dry Fruits Modak (Stepwise photos)

1. Chop the nuts and dry roast them until they turn lightly golden. You can skip chopping, if you have a powerful blender. I used walnuts, almonds and cashews. You can use what ever you have including peanuts or pistachios.

roasting nuts in pan for dry fruits modak recipe

2. Cool them and powder in a blender.

powdering nuts to make dry fruits modak recipe 02

3. Fine or coarse powder is your choice.

4. Add all the chopped dry fruits. I used raisins, dates, apricots, figs. You can also use only dates.

chopped nuts for blending to make dry fruits modak

5. Blend until nuts and fruits blend well.

shaping the ground mixture ti dry fruits modak

6. Grease the mould and take a generous portion of this mixture and stuff inside it. Press from beneath on all the sides to give a good shape. Open the mould and remove the modak gently. To shape them without a mould, divide the dough to 8 to 10 balls and roll them smooth. Shape them gently.

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