Modak Recipe / Mothagam Recipe / Thengai Poorna Kozhukattai Recipe


Lord Ganesh favorite kolukattai, my favorite too, i hope it is everyones favorite..It turns out so tasty when made the right way. One my relative, make the melt in mouth and the softest modak, but she makes it round shape and not with the mould. She makes it really tiny, it is delicious..For more kozhukattai recipe check this link, i have pidi kozhukattai, elai paniyaram, paal kozhukattai..If you are looking for savoury kozhukattai, check out my rava kozhukattai, oats kozhukattai, aval kozhukattai and many more..



I hope you will love this recipe..Please try this and let me know how it turns out..


Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 1 hour
Makes : 12 to 15 modak

Ingredients:

For Dough:
Rice Flour / Store Bought Arisi Mavu - 1 cup
Salt a pinch
Hot Boiling Water as needed
Gingelly Oil - 2 tsp + more for greasing mould

For Filling:
Jaggery / Sarkarai / Palm Sugar - 1.5 cup
Water - 1/2 cup
Fresh Coconut - 1.5 cup grated
Cardamom Powder / Yelakai podi- 1 tsp
Ghee - 1 tsp

Method:

Take coconut in a blender and pulse it few times till it is fine.

Take jaggery and water in a sauce pan and heat till it is melted. Strain and set aside.

Pour this back into the same kadai. Add in coconut and mix well.

Keep cooking this till it is thick. Add in cardamom powder, ghee and mix well. Remove this to a bowl and allow it to cool down.

Now make the dough. Take water in a sauce pan, add in salt and 1 tsp of oil. Once the water reaches a boil add in rice flour and mix well. It will become like a sticky dough.

Now remove this to a bowl and let it cool for 15 mins. Once it is cooled, add in 1 tsp of oil and make it into a soft dough.

Now take modak mould and grease it lightly. Take small portion of dough and spread it evenly in mould. Place the filling in and cover it with more dough.Now release the mould, you will have a modak.

Take a small portion of dough and flatten it thinly. Place a small ball of filling in it and cover it. Roll it between your hands to Smoothen it.

Now place this in a steamer and steam it for 8 to 10 mins.

Let it cool for 5 mins before removing and serve.

Pictorial:
Take coconut in a blender and pulse it few times..

Take jaggery and water in a kadai

Heat till it is melted

Strain it

Clean jaggery water

take it in a kadai

add in coconut
mix well

bring it to a boil

cook for few mins till it gets thick

Cook till the mix is thick

Done

Add in cardamom powder

some ghee

mix well

remove it to a bowl and let it cool..

Heat water in a sauce pan

add in a touch of salt

Add some oil

Bring it to a boil

Take it of heat and add in rice flour

keep mixing

remove this to a bowl and allow it to cool down

add a tsp of oil

make it into a soft dough
Now shape the filling into small balls

Modak Mould

This is how it looks

Grease it with some oil

take a small ball of dough

use your fingers to spread it

just like this

place the filling inside

and cover it with some more dough

now open the mould

tada..you have a modak

If you dont have mould, You take small ball of dough

use your fingers to spread it

spread it thinly

place a ball in the center

cover it up

roll it

so it is smooth

I made half into modak shape

and half into ball shape

Place it in a steamer

Bring water to a boil

Place the modak plate in the steamer

cover it and steam

for 8 to 10 mins

Done


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