SWEETS

On the auspicious occasion of Ganesh chathurthi the feeling is so serene and pure. With profound gratitude i prepared this easy and quick sweets for my favourite idol. And did i forget to mention healthy.

GUNDAR PAK

½ kg       thin gound

700gms    sugar

1glass     water

1cup      ghee

½ kg       milk powder

1cup      homemade khoya

1/2cup    wheat flour

Method:

1.       In a heavy bottom pan heat ghee and add wheat flour.

2.       Roast it till golden brown.

3.       Now little by little add gound, stirring continuously.

4.       The gound will crackle and puff up. Further stir till all the gound has puffed.

5.       Keep aside. In another vessel mix sugar  and water and boil till 0ne strand consistency.

6.       Simmer the gas.

7.       Mix the milk powder with the puffed gound and add it to the sugar syrup.

8.       Add the khoya and further cook till the ghee separates and leaves sides.

9.       Remove in a deep tray and sprinkle the nuts.

10.   When semi set cut into small squares. When cooled and set serve.

RAGI  MODAK

1cup    ragi flour

½ cup   jaggery flakes

1cup     biscuit crumbs

½ cup    broken cashews

1cup     desiccated  coconut

6tbsp      ghee

Method:

1.       Heat ghee and roast ragi flour and cashews for 5 minutes on high flame.

2.       Remove from the vessel.

3.       In the same vessel melt the jaggery on slow flame.

4.       Switch off the flame as soon as the jaggery melts.

5.       Add all above ingredients and shape them like modak either by hand or by a mould.