Modak (Kozhukattai - கொழுக்கட்டை) - Stuffed Coco 🥥 Rice 🍚 Bakes (Indian Sweet Momo). Modak is a traditional way of preparing and offer to Lord Ganesha to please him and get his blessings. It is believed that he is fond of this Modak. Also why not, this recipe is yummy 😋 for us too and very healthy. A recipe made with rice, coconut and jaggery syrup. The shape of this recipe will be like Momo.
eNalabaag Special Mushroom 🍄 Like Mushroom
Food Type: Vegetarian
Prepare Time: 95 mints |
Cook Time: 20 mints
Total Time: 115 mints | Pieces: 20
Author: eNalabaag
Cuisine: South Indian | Recipe Type: Dumplings
Modak - Stuffed Coco 🥥 Rice 🍚 Bakes
Main Ingredients:
Raw Rice 🍚 2 cup (flour)
Grated Coconut 🥥 2 cup
Jaggery 2 cups
Cardamom powder 2 tbsp
Sesame Oil
Ghee 3 tbsp
Water 2 1/2 cup
Making of Sweet Coco Chunks 🥥(தேங்காய் பூரணம்)
Take a kadai and keep the stove on a medium flame
Add 1/2 cup water and
Add 2 cups jaggery and mix well
When it gets slightly thick consistency (not too thick or not too thin) add cardamom powder and give a good mix. Keep the stove in low flame
Now add two cups of grated coconut 🥥 and give a good mix
Saute till the coconut mix gets little thick to get a rolling consistency
Take out from stove, spread in a plate and Keep it aside
Making of Raw Rice 🍚 flour for Modak
Wash raw rice 🍚 and soak for 30 minutes
After 30 minutes drain the water and dry in a cotton cloth (approximately one hour)
Once completely dried grind raw rice in a mixer grinder to a smooth powder consistency
Sieve the ground rice and grind the remaining filtered rice and sieve it again
Do this process till getting a smooth rice powder
Take a tawa and add 2 tbs sesame oil, keep the stove on a medium flame
Once oil is hot add 2 cups of water and bring it to boil
Now add ground rice flour and give a good mix
Add 2 tbsp oil and give a good mix
Check the flour consistency not to stick in the tawa and ensure the flour got baked fully
Making Modak Shapes
When the flour is hot, wet the hands with oil to make Modak
Cover the cooked flour with wetted muslin cloth ( doing this will retain the moist)
Take a handful portion of baked rice 🍚 flour and make a round mellow with it
Patty the mellow on the left ha
nd palm and make a cup shape by working with your fingers from centre and the sides (Here it comes the creativity, try out your imaginations and give a good shape to Modak)
Take Sweet Coco Chunks 🥥(தேங்காய் பூரணம்) according to the size of the rice flour cup
Fill it in the Modak cup and cover the sides of the cup. Ensure there is no room for spill
Do this for all the Modak
Baking coconut 🥥 stuffed Modak
Keep the finished Modak one by one in the idly baking tray
Pressure cook the Modak for about 5-6 minutes (don't put weight on the pressure cooker)
When the pressure comes down take out from the cooker
Modak(Indian Sweet Momo) ready
Offer this to Lord Ganesha and enjoy the delicious Modak (Indian Sweet Momo)
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