Name: Dates & Cream cheese Modaks recipe by Rekha Unni at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 20-25 dates; 5-6 tbsp cream cheese; 1 cup Rice flour; 1 cup hot water; Salt to taste; 1 tsp ghee; Additional ghee for smearing; 2-3 tbsp chopped nuts (optional)

ABOUT Dates & Cream cheese Modaks RECIPE

Dates& cream cheese popular easy and quick dessert. Modaks are popular yummy sweet. This is fusion of modaks with dates and cream cheese dessert. Dates are naturally sweet with low glycemic index which makes it very healthy. Enjoy these yummy dessert guilt free as it contains no added sweeteners

Instructions

INGREDIENTS
ADD 1CUP WATER IN A PAN
ADD 1TSP GHEE AND SALT. MIX
COVER SO THAT IT BOILS QUICKLY
ADD RICE FLOUR AND MIX WELL
COVER AND KEEP IT ASIDE TO COOL SLIGHTLY
DESEED DATES. FOR DRIED AND SEMI DRIED DATES, SOAK IN HOT WATER FOR 1 HOUR. USE 20-25 DATES
ADD 5-6 TBSP CREAM CHEESE AND CHOPPED DATES IN GRINDER
TRANSFER THIS TO A BOWL
OPTIONAL STEP - ADD CHOPPED CASHEWS OR ALMONDS AS PER YOUR CHOICE
MIX WELL, STUFFING IS READY, KEEP IT ASIDE
TRANSFER RICE FLOUR TO PLATE
SMEAR GHEE ON HANDS BEFORE KNEADING
IF DOUGH FEELS DRY, ADD ADDITIONAL HOT WATER, KNEAD SOFT DOUGH
SMEAR LITTLE GHEE ON HANDS
START SHAPING IT, THICK AT CENTRE AND THIN AT EDGES
ADD LITTLE STUFFING
START PINCHING SIDES SHAPE LIKE MODAK. IF YOU HAVE MOULD USE IT INSTEAD
KEEP IT ASIDE ON PLATE
DO THIS UNTIL DOUGH IS COMPLETED
BOIL WATER IN IDLI COOKER OR PAN
GREASE IDLI PAN OR STEAMING PAN. PLACE MODAK ON IT
WHEN WATER BOILS, PLACE THE PAN INSIDE
STEAM FOR 10-14 MINUTES UNTIL DONE
MODAKS WILL BE MOIST. ALLOW IT TO COOL AND TRANSFER TO A PLATE
DELICIOUS MODAKS ARE READY

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