Modak
indian cuisine
Ingredients for :
3 cups Rice Flour
6 cups Water
6 tsp Oil
4 cups Grated Coconut
2 cups Sugar or Powdered Jaggery
A little Milk
Preparation
Modak is a famous Indian sweet, prepared especially on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. It is known as Lord Ganesha's favorite sweet. Thus, majority of the people consider it a must to make Modak on the very first day of Ganesh Chaturthi. The celebrations are regarded incomplete without Modak, a sweet that is greatly associated to Ganesh Chaturthi. It is a special dish that is offered to the Lord, on his birthday.
1.- Bring the water to a boil and add oil into it for the outer covering. Take off heat.
2.- Now add the rice flour, little by little to avoid lumps and cover the mixture and let it cool.
3.- When cool, knead it well into dough with a smooth finish in such a way that it should sparkle.
4.- Now take the coconut and Jaggery / sugar in a heavy-bottomed pan for the stuffing. Add milk. Keep on low flame with stirring. Stir and take off heat.
5.- The mixture should be fairly dry and turn a shade darker. Now make balls with the (covering) dough.
6.- Flatten them on the palm or on a surface into a circle. Place the stuffing in it and cover it completely with the dough.
7.- Fold the edges tapering to the centre. Now steam-cook the modaks in a cooker for 15 minutes until done.