It is believed that Lord Ganesha was fond of sweets, and this is the reason why there are so many prasad preparations during this festival to impress the deity and seek his blessings. Lord Ganesha is also known as modakpriya, and this is simply because of his love for this sweet delight. Modak is also called modaka or mothagam or kolukattai, and the steamed version, called Ukdiche Modak, is the most popular one. The usual  modak is made of rice flour, and a filling of coconut or jaggery. Here i have tried a new version of kolukatai. Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.
Sweet modak / Sweet dumpling
Ingredients
- 2 cups Rice flour
- 1/2 cup Coconut (scrapped)
- 1/2 cup Jaggery
- 1/2 cup Sesame seeds
- 1/2 cup Fried gram (powdered)
- 2 tbsps Sugar
Instructions
- Once the heat is bearable we can use our hands to kneed it .
- Close it and keep it aside so that it will not dry.
Stuffing 1
- Take half cup of scrapped coconut add it to the pan, dry roast till the moisture evaporates.
- Now add 1/4 cup of jaggery to the pan and saute it with the coconut.
- Once the jaggery melts switch off the flame. Our first filling is ready now.
- Grease the mold with oil . Take the prepared rice flour dough and spread it in the mold , leave some space in the middle for the stuffings.
- Now fill the stuffing inside and close it with dough. Now this is ready to be steamed.
Stuffing 2
- Take half cup of black sesame seeds, dry roast them on pan until 1 or 2 starts popping.
- Now add the jaggery to this and saute. Switch off the flame when the jaggery melts and everything is mixed well. Our second stuffing is ready now.Â
- Grease the mold with oil.Take the prepared rice flour dough and spread it in the mold , leave some space in the middle for the stuffings. Now fill the stuffing inside and close it with dough. Now this is ready to be steamed.
Stuffing 3
- Take half cup of powdered fried gram.
- Dry roast it for a minute and add the sugar along with it.
- Saute it well for 2 mins. we can use it as a stuffing directly or mix it with our first stuffing ( jaggery +coconut) with this. Here I have taken 2 tbsps of fried gram powder stuffing we prepared along with coconut jaggery stuffing. Now our third stuffing is ready.
- Following the same procedure as first and second stuffing, Â grease the mold and fill the dough and stuffing.
Steaming
- Now all our modak is ready to be steamed. Pour some water in the steamer and place the prepared modak.
- Steam cook them for 15 to 20 minutes on a medium flame. Now our ganesh chadurthi modak is ready as prasadam.
Step by Step pictorial
Dough preparation:
- Take 2 cups of rice flour in a bowl
2. Add hot water little by little and mix it with a spatula to make a soft dough.
3. Once the heat is bearable we can use our hands to kneed it . Close it and keep it aside so that it will not dry .
Stuffing 1:
- Take half cup of scrapped coconut add it to the pan, dry roast till the moisture evaporates.
2. Now add 1/4 cup of jaggery to the pan and saute it with the coconut.
3. Once the jaggery melts switch off the flame. Our stuffing is ready.
4. Grease the mold with oil .Take the prepared rice flour dough and spread it in the mold , leave some space in the middle for the stuffings.
5. Now fill the stuffing inside and close it with dough.
6. Now this is ready to be steamed.
Stuffing 2:
- Take half cup of black sesame seeds, dry roast them on pan until 1 or 2 starts popping.
2. Now add the jaggery to this and saute.
3. Switch off the flame when the jaggery melts and everything is mixed well. Our second stuffing is ready now.
4. Grease the mold with oil. Take the prepared rice flour dough and spread it in the mold , leave some space in the middle for the stuffings.
5. Now fill the stuffing inside and close it with dough.
6. Now this is ready to be steamed .
Stuffing 3:
- Take half cup of powdered fried grams. Dry roast it for a minute.
2. Add the sugar and saute it well for 2 mins.
3. We can use it as a stuffing directly or mix it with our first stuffing ( jaggery +coconut) with this.
4. Here i have taken 2 tbsp of fried gram powder stuffing we prepared along with coconut jaggery stuffing.
5. Now our third stuffing is ready.
6. Following the same procedure as first and second stuffing, grease the mold and fill the dough and stuffing.
7. Now all our modak is ready to be steamed.
Steam Cooking:
- Pour some water in the steamer and place the modak.
2. Steam cook for 15 to 20 minutes on a medium flame.
3. Now our ganesh chadurthi modak is ready as prasadam.
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