Recipe for 5 Modaks stuffed with coconut and jaggery
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Ingredients for coconut and jaggery modak stuffing
1)
1 bowl fresh coconut, grated.
2)
½ bowl jaggery, grated.
3)
1 tsp chopped cashews and raisins (kishmish)
4)
½ tsp cardamom powder
5)
½ tsp chironji nuts
6)
½ tsp khaskhas (poppy seeds)
Method for coconut and jaggery modak stuffing
1)
Mix all ingredients for modak stuffing and heat
in pan till the jaggery melts. Stir occasionally.
2)
Once the jaggery is melted, cook for another
minute on low heat and then turn off the heat.
3)
Don’t cook too much else stuffing will become
hard.
4)
Keep stuffing aside and allow it to cool.
Ingredients for coconut and jaggery modak cover
1)
1 bowl sooji / rava (semolina)
2)
½ tsp sugar
3)
1 tbsp oil – heated
4)
Water for dought
Method for coconut and jaggery modak cover
1)
Add sugar and heated oil in rava and mix well
2)
Add water as needed and knead to make soft dough
Preparation of coconut and jaggery modak
1)
Divide the dough in equal portions and make
small balls.
2)
Roll the ball to make small poori. Poori should
not be too thin or thick.
3)
Now pinch the poori using your thumb and index
finger to form pleats.
4)
Now add stuffing (1 spoon) in the poori and seal
the edges of poori from all sides very gently but firmly.
5)
Make all modaks by above method.
6)
Heat the oil in the pan on low heat.
7)
Now deep fry all the modaks in oil on low heat
till it forms light golden color.