Modak
Modak is believed to be Lord Ganesha’s favorite and so is specially prepared on Ganesh Chaturthi. A sweet that is prepared very much like a chinese dumpling only in this case the filling is sweet made of jaggery and coconut or Mava (reduced milk solids)
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 15 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup rice flour
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ghee
- 1 cup jaggery (grated)
- 1 teaspoon cardamom powder
- 2 tablespoon poppy seeds (khas)
- 1 1/2 cups desiccated coconut
- 1 teaspoon ghee +extra for greasing while shaping the modak
Instructions
- 1
Add ghee to the warm pan. As the ghee melts add jaggery. Let the jaggery melt as the pan heats up. Stir well. Turn off the heat.
- 2
Add rest of the ingredients. Mix well. Set aside for the puran to cool down completely.
- 3
In a medium sized pot, bring water to a boil. Turn off the heat and stir in ghee and salt.
- 4
Stir in rice flour and mix well. Set aside for 10-15 minutes for it to cool down, enough to handle.
- 5
Once cooler to handle, knead the mixture into a smooth dough. Wrap in damp towel. Set aside.
- 6
How to Shape a Modak:
- 7
Take lemon sized piece of dough. Grease your palms and the rolling pin. Roll the dough into a ball and then using a rolling pin flatten into a disc. Place approx. 1 1/2 tablespoon of filling in the center. Lift the edges, making pleats and then pinch the edges together at a place giving it a tear drop shape. If the dough breaks in the process, smoothen it with wet fingers. Repeat the process for the rest of the filling.
- 8
In the meantime, bring 3-4 cups of water to a boil in a medium sized pot. Grease the base of a steamer and place the teamer on top of the pot.
- 9
Line the steamer with modak. Cover with a lid and let it cook on medium low heat for 11-12 minutes or until the outer covering of the modak is shiny. That means its cooked through.
- 10
Turn off the heat. Take the modak out and let it cool for 15-20 minutes before serving or offering to the gods.