Come Ganesh Chaturti,I start dreaming of modaks.The steamed ones being my favourite.
Modak is a sweet steamed dumpling, which is offered to Lord Ganesha.He is also known as Modakpriya,meaning 'the one who loved modaks'.For every Ganesh Chaturti, my mom would make many batches of these ,and I remember as a kid, I would always pop one as and when I would pass by the dining table. My mom still makes them, but so many miles away,I can only help reminiscing.
Note:The microwave which we have , has a steam option.So I steamed them in the microwave rather than using a pressure cooker.
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| Modagam/Modak |
Ingredients:
Rice Flour - 1 cup
Water - 1 cup
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Coconut(Grated) - 3/4 cup
Jaggery - 1/2 cup
Cardamom Powder- 1 pinch
Cashew(broken into bits)- 2 tbsp
Ghee - 2 tbsp
Oil - 1 tsp
Method:
1.Combine rice flour,water,1 tsp of oil, and salt in a heavy bottomed sauce pan.
Note: Water : Rice Flour :: 1 : 1 ,ratio has to strictly followed , otherwise the dough will not be in the right consistancy.
2.On a medium flame,cook this mixture,stirring well till it has reached a semi-solid consistancy of a soft dough.
3. Remove from the fire and allow it to come to a room temperature.Knead thoroughly for 5 minutes till it reaches a consistancy that the dough is not sticky.Apply some oil on the dough,cover and keep aside.
4.In a wok/kadai,heat 2 tbps of ghee and add the broken cashew bits till they brown a bit.
5.Add grated coconut,crushed jaggery and cardamom powder and cook for another 5 minutes, till the jaggery has liquidified.
6.Cook for another 10 mins till the water had evaporated and it becomes a semi-solid mass.
7.Turn off the heat, and allow it to come to room temperature.
8.Make equal sized balls of the rice flour dough and coconut jaggery mixture.
How to Make Modaks:
9.Grease both your palms with little oil, and flatten one of the rice dough balls with the help of your finger to make a small disc sized.
10.Now keep this flattend rice flour disc in the middle of your palm and keep the coconut jaggery mixture in the center and envelop the flattend rice dough from all sided to form a small packet/potli.
11.The upper portion of the dough has be given a form of a peak.This is the way a modak is made or you can say a hand-made modak. :D
The same procedure can be done with a modak mould as well , but as I have never tried it nor have I seen my mom making it,cannot comment on how the shape would be.
12.Microwave Steaming:If you have a microwave with the steam option,arrange the modaks on a plate and keep a bowl of water and steam for 4 minutes.
13.Pressure Cooker Steaming:Grease the idly plates with little oil and place the modaks and steam without the pressure cooker whistle for 10 - 12 minutes on a medium flame.
Healthy modaks are ready for our Lord Ganesh to feast on.
Ganpati Bappa Moriya!!!
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