Happy Ganesh Chaturthi and Modak

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All,

WISHING EVERY ONE A VERY HAPPY GANESH CHATURTHI

(The above Ganesha pen stand is given in my younger daughter's school for the festival)

Usually we make Kadabu on this day. But as I used to make Modaks in UAE, I thought of making only modaks this time. 21 modaks are offered to Lord Ganesha with other sweets.

This recipe is for 21 modaks.

For dough:

All purpose flour (APF) - 1/4 cup

Wheat flour - 3/4 cup

Salt a pinch

Oil - 1 tbsp

Knead with little water to make a soft dough. Keep it aside.

To fry 

Oil

For stuffing,

Fresh coconut, grated - 1 cup

Jaggery, powdered - 1 cup 

Dalia powder - 2 tbsp(kadale parapu or puthani)

Cardamom  powder - 1 tsp

Salt a pinch

Mix everything under stuffing, in a M/W safe bowl and cook on HIGH for 1 minute. No M/W, no problem, keep the mixture on heat for a minute in a vessel. 

Divide the stuffing into equal 21 balls.

Same way,

Divide the dough into small and equal 21 balls.

Take one dough ball in your palm and stuff it with coconut and jaggery mix. Give the desired shape(usually its round with folded lines on the top, but you can give kadabu shape also, you can see in the above photo). Repeat with remaining dough and the stuff. 

Keep oil to heat. Fry these modaks in batches till golden color.

Offer with other sweets to Lord Ganesha.

Keep Smiling,