Ganesh Chaturthi special: Make Lord Ganesha 5 favourite Modak at home
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 29-08-2022
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Fried
Modak:-
Ingredients
For outer covering
2
cups whole wheat flour, 1/2 tsp salt, ghee (for frying), water
For inner filling
1
and 1/2 cups jaggery (grated or powdered), 1 and 1/2 cups fresh coconut (grated
or desiccated), 2 tbsp roasted sesame seeds, 1 tsp cardamom powder, a pinch of
grated nutmeg, 1/2 cup water
How to makeFor
inner filling
Boil
water in a pan. Now add jaggery, fresh coconut, sesame seeds, cardamom
powder and nutmeg in it. Cook on a low or medium flame till mixture is cooked.
Keep this aside to cool.
For outer covering Take whole wheat
flour, salt and 1/2 tsp ghee in a plate and mix them. Now add water to make smooth
dough. Now cover and keep the dough aside for 20-30 minutes.
Assembling
& shaping modaks
Take
a small ball from dough. Roll it with palm gently. Now add the filling in the
center. Pinch edges one by one. Bring together all the pinched folds in the
center. Heat ghee in a pan, deep fry the modaks in medium till golden browned.
Serve fried modaks to lord Ganesha as bhog.