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Modak Recipe | Modakalu | How to make Steamed Modak Recipe
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 

ModakRecipe is one of the favourite recipes of Lord Ganesh. They are made using rice flour batter filled with coconut jaggery mix. Learn how to make this recipe with step by step image instructions along with tips.

Course: Dessert, Sweets
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Modak Recipe
Servings: 4
Calories: 180 kcal
Author: Uppada Lakshmi
Ingredients
  • Rice flour – 1 bowl
  • Water – Required
  • Salt – ½ tbsp.
  • Sugar – 2 tbsp.
  • Ghee – 1 tbsp.
  • Fresh coconut grate – 1 bowl
Instructions
  1. Boil water in a vessel by adding 1 cup water, add little ghee, salt and sugar to make dough soft and crack free.
  2. Lower the flame so that steam doesn’t burn your hand, put rice flour in small batches and stir continuously.
  3. Make sure that there are no lumps. Stir continuously till you get a thick batter.
  4. Remove from the flame and put a lid over it and keep aside for 5-10 minutes so that flour becomes soft by absorbing moisture.
  5. In a pan, add fresh coconut grate and stir fry for a second so that moisture is cooked.
  6. Add jaggery powder or chunks and cook still it bonds with coconut and becomes dry.
  7. Open the lid of dough and knead to the soft dough while it’s mild hot.
  8. If you feel it’s hard, then sprinkle little hot water and knead for a minute.
  9. Divide dough into small portions if you are making with hands or else take a small quantity of dough based on the size of modak mould.
  10. Grease modak mould with ghee and put a small portion of dough and press to take its shape and there is a place in the center to fill with sweet.
  11. Take a small quantity of coconut jaggery sweet mix (we can substitute with khoa) and seal the bottom with dough properly.
  12. Gently remove modak recipe and place over a plate and cover with a cloth so that moisture is locked.
  13. Take a wide vessel and add little water and place colander basket (or idli jar) and put modaks over it and cover with a lid.
  14. Steam cook for 15 minutes like idli recipe.
  15. Offer Modak Recipes along with other Prasad to Lord Ganesh and take the blessing of Lord.

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