Modak

Modak is Ganeshas favorite sweet. Modak can be made it lots of different ways like fried or steamed, using rice flour or wheat flour, with different kinds of filling in the modak.

As a kid our neighbor used to make modaks for sankasti and always send some to our house. One of my favorite fillings was a spicy filling with powdered peppercorn in it. When it was time to do aarti I would eagerly be looking at the door to see if aunty is bringing the modaks.

Now that I have started doing the pooja myself I always try to make some sweet. So this time I tried making modaks. I made fried modak using wheat flour with coconut filling. The recipe for the coconut filling is from my friend chitra. It is a perfect measurement. Thanx chitra for this wonderful recipe.

Ingredients

For outer covering

Wheat flour - 2 cups

salt, oil and water

Mix all and knead into a dough and keep aside.

For filling

Coconut - 3 cups

Sugar - 1 cup

Cardamon - 3

Ghee - 2 tsp

Cashews, raisins

Put all the ingredients in a pan and cook till the mixtures is completely mixed and leaves sides of the pan. keep aside and cool.

To make modaks

Make small balls of the dough. Roll them using a rolling pin the size of a puri.

Add a couple of spoons of the coconut mixture in the center

Now bring the centers of the puri together, like a semi circle

Bring the left side of the puri together to the center.

Now do the same thing on the right

Join the whole thing in the center in the shape of a modak.

All the time making sure that the mixture is all inside.

After all the modaks are ready. Deep fry them in oil till they are golden brown.