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Methi pak recipe | how to make methi pak | methi ladoo recipe | winter special pak recipe

Author Nehas Cook Book
3.67 from 9 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Indian sweets
Cuisine Indian
Servings 21 pieces

Ingredients
 

  • 100 grm or ¾ cup methi seeds
  • 200 grm or 1 cup milk to soaked methi powder
  • 250 grm ghee
  • 100 grm desiccated coconut
  • 100 grm dry fruits - 40 grms almonds,30 grms cashews, 30 grms watermelon seeds
  • 50 grm or ¼ cup gunder
  • 50 grm or ½ cup coarse urad dal flour
  • 50 grm or ½ cup coarse gram flour
  • 50 grm or ½ cup coarse wheat flour
  • 3 tsp poppy seeds
  • 400 grm jaggery
  • 30 grm or 4 tbsp dry ginger powder
  • 30 grm or 4 tbsp batrisu powder
  • 1 tsp cardamom powder
  • Garnish with: Almond slits - Pistachio slits, Poppy seeds

Instructions

  • Grind methi dana into fine powder.
  • Soak methi powder with milk for 4-5 hours.
  • Heat 2 tbsp ghee in a pan, add soaked methi powder and roast on low flame till it completely dry and changes its color.
  • After 15-17 minutes methi powder is completely dry and changes its color. Take out methi powder into a mixing bowl.
  • Now add dry coconut in a pan and roast for a minute. Add roasted coconut into a mixing bowl.
  • Then roast dry fruits for a minute and grind them into a coarse powder. Then add coarse dry fruit powder into a mixing bowl.
  • Add 2 tbsp ghee in a pan; add gond and fry on low flame till it completely puffs up.
  • Crushed fried gond with the back side of bowl (or grind into mixture jar). Add crushed gond into the mixing bowl.
  • Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a pan, add coarse urad dal flour and roast till it changes its color.
  • In the same way heat 2 tbsp ghee in a pan, add coarse gram flour and roast till it changes its color.
  • Add 3 tbsp ghee to pan, add coarse wheat flour and roast till it changes its color.
  • Now in a mixing bowl, add poppy seeds and mix everything. Methi pak mixture is ready.
  • Heat the remaining ghee in a pan, add jaggery, and completely melt it on low flame.
  • Switch off the flame; add dry ginger powder, batrisu powder and cardamom powder. Mix well.
  • Add methi pak mixture and mix well.
  • Now immediately transfer the mixture into greased tray level it using spatula and sprinkle sliver of poppy seeds, pistachio and almond on the top.
  • Let it cool down completely. Cut into pieces once set. Or give the authentic shape of adadiya.

Notes

  • Grind methi in coarse powder.
  • soaked methi into milk reduces its bitterness and makes it fluffy.
  • roast all flour on low flame till it changes color.
  • switch off the gas, when the jaggery is completely melted.