Diabetic-Friendly Bitter Gourd Vitamodak

Wash the bitter gourds thoroughly and grate them. Add a little salt and keep them aside for some time. Squeeze out the bitter gourd juice.

Add some water to the squeezed bitter gourd pulp, keep it aside for a while, and squeeze it again to remove the remaining juice.

In a pan, lightly sauté the grated bitter gourd.

Separately, roast the fresh grated coconut, makhana powder, cashew powder and almond powder.

Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a pan. Add the jaggery and prepare a thick jaggery syrup.

Once the syrup is ready, add the sautéed bitter gourd, roasted coconut, makhana powder, cashew powder, almond powder and cardamom-nutmeg powder.

Mix everything well until the mixture comes together.

For the stuffing: Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a pan.

Add chopped dates and cook until they become soft and form a smooth mixture.

Add pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, flaxseeds and cardamom-nutmeg powder.

Mix everything well and allow the stuffing to cool slightly.

Make small balls from the date-and-seed mixture.

Take a small portion of the bitter gourd mixture, place the date stuffing inside and shape it using a modak mould.

Gently demould the modak.

Our Diabetic-Friendly Bitter Gourd Vitamodak is ready!