Saturday, September 11, 2021

Sweet Modak | ಸಿಹಿ ಮೋದಕ


Sweet Modak is traditional Indian dessert dumplings made with rice flour and coconut jaggery stuffing. It is specifically made during the Indian festival of ganapathi chaturthi. Modak is believed to be one of the favorite sweets of Lord Ganesha. Modak is also known as Kudumu, Kadubu, Modakam or Kozhukattai in regional languages, and offered to Lord Ganesha as prasad or naivedyam during Ganesh Chaturthi Puja. Some people also make these for the Sankasti chaturthi puja every month.

Ingredients

  1. Jaggery - 1/2 cup, crushed
  2. Grated coconut - 1 cup
  3. Ghee - 1 tsp
  4. Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
  5. Water - 1 cup
  6. Ghee - 1/2 tsp
  7. Salt - 1/4 tsp
  8. Rice flour - 1 cup

Direction

  1. Take a pan, add a tsp of poppy seeds and dry roast them for a minute on a low flame.
  2. Transfer them into a small cup and keep it aside.
  3. Using the same pan, add a tsp of ghee, a cup of grated coconut, and 1/2 cup of crushed jaggery.
  4. Mix and sauté them well until jaggery melts.
  5. Add roasted poppy seeds, 1/4 cup of cardamom powder and mix it well.
  6. Modak stuffing is ready. Keep it aside.
  7. Take a pan, add a cup of water, 1/2 tsp of ghee and 1/4 tsp of salt.
  8. Give them a mix and allow the water to boil.
  9. Add a cup of rice flour and mix it well.
  10. Turn off the flame, close the pan and rest it for 5 minutes.
  11. After 5 minutes, transfer the rice mixture into a bowl.
  12. Knead the mixture well and make a dough. If required sprinkle little water.
  13. Make a smooth and soft dough.
  14. Take a small ball sized potion of the dough.
  15. Roll the dough like a ball and gently press with your palms.
  16. Press the edges of the circle to make it look like a cup.
  17. Make few edges to make it look like a diya.
  18. Fill it with a tbsp of stuffing.
  19. Wrap and close it. Twist and roll the center.
  20. Pinch the extras at the center.
  21. Make it look like a modak. I'll use a knife and make little marks.
  22. Modak is ready to steam and prepare the remaining modaks as well.
  23. Keep them aside.
  24. Take a steamer or bottom pan and add some water
  25. Place the steam plate or strainer and place all the modak's on the plate.
  26. Close the pan or steamer and cook for 10 minutes on a low flame.
  27. Open the pan & transfer the modaks for serving.
  28. That's it! Sweet Modak is ready.

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