Modak Recipe: How to Make Modak

 Modak is an Indian sweet popular in many parts of India. The sweet filling on the inside of a modak consists of freshly grated coconut and jaggery while the outer soft shell is made from rice flour or wheat flour mixed with khava or maida flour. ... Modak can be fried or steamed.

Ingredients Of Modak

• For the filling:

• 1 cup coconut, grated

• 1 cup jaggery

• A pinch of nutmeg

• A pinch of saffron

• For the shell:

• 1 cup water

• 2 tsp ghee

• 1 cup rice flour

• Prepare fillling:

• 1.Heat a pan, add the grated coconut and jaggery.

• 2.Stir for about five minutes. Add the nutmeg and saffron, mix well.

• 3.Cook for another five minutes and keep aside.

• Prepare modak:

• 1.In a deep dish, boil water with ghee. Add the salt and flour. Mix well.

• 2.Cover the dish and cook till its half done.

• 3.Spread some ghee on the base of a steel bowl and while the dough is still hot, knead it well.

• 4.Now take a little dough, roll it into a ball, flatten it well, shape the edges into a flower pattern.

• 5.Put a spoonful of the filling onto the dough and seal it.

• 6.Put the dumplings in a muslin cloth and steam them for 10- 15 minutes. Serve.