Name: Modak (Indian - Dessert )
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: Rice flour - 1 cup (1 cup); Water - 1.5 cup (1.5 cup); Jaggery - 1 cup (1 cup); Coconut (grated) - 1.5 cup (1.5 cup); Cardamom powder - 1 tsp (1 tsp); Ghee - 1 tbsp (1 tbsp)

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Modak (Indian - Dessert) Recipe

A sweet dumpling made with rice flour or wheat flour, stuffed with a sweet filling made of jaggery, coconut, and cardamom. Modak is a popular dessert, especially during the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi.

Ingredients:

Rice flour - 4.23 oz (1 cup)
Water - 12 fl oz (1.5 cup)
Jaggery - 8.47 oz (1 cup)
Coconut (grated) - 12.68 oz (1.5 cup)
Cardamom powder - - (1 tsp)
Ghee - 0.56 oz (1 tbsp)

Instructions

In a pan, add jaggery and grated coconut and cook over medium heat until the jaggery melts. Stir occasionally.
In a steamer, steam the modaks for 10-12 minutes on medium heat.
Remove from the steamer and let them cool down. Serve the modaks as a sweet dessert.
Add cardamom powder and stir it well. Cook until the mixture thickens and starts to leave the sides of the pan.
Turn off the heat and let the mixture cool down.
In a separate pan, bring water to a boil and add ghee.
Reduce the heat to low and add rice flour. Stir continuously to prevent lumps from forming.
Cook until the mixture comes together and forms a dough. Turn off the heat.
Knead the dough while still warm. Divide it into small portions and shape them into balls.
Take a ball of dough and flatten it into a circle. Place a spoonful of the coconut filling in the center.
Pinch the edges of the dough together to form a closed pouch. Repeat the process with the remaining dough and filling.

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