A Modhagam(Kozhukattai) is a dumpling made from
rice flour with a stuffing of fresh or dry grated coconut, jaggery or dry
fruits mixture.Stuffing is also called Pooranam.So many types of pooranam is
used to fill the stuffing like channa dal pooranan,coconut pooranam ,dry fruits
pooranam.etc.,Click this link for Ganesh Chathurthi Celebration.
Here,i used Channa dal
pooranam for stuffing.In my home, we usually offer modagam to Lord Vinayagar.We
are celebrating this festival as little
personal touch as My Man’s name is one of the Vinayagar names.This year(2014)
vinayagar chaturthi falls On Aug 29, so i preplaned to post ‘Modagam’ atleast a day before.And i prepared this recipe 26th and finally posted now.
Modhagam Recipe :
Thats it : Stuffing – Outer Dough - Steaming
Cooking Time : 45 mins Makes : 8Modaks
VIDEO : Modak
Ingredients :
Rice Flour
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1 Cup
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Water
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1 ¼ Cup
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Ghee
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1 tsp
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Salt
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½ tsp
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For Channa dal Stuffing:
Channa dal
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½ Cup
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GratedCoconut
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¼ Cup
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Powdered Jaggery
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½ Cup
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Cardamom pods
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3
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Preparation :
1.Pressure Cook
Channa dal with 1 ½ cup of water for 5 whistles.After
pressure releases mash it well.Keep aside.
2.Heat a kadai, add powdered jaggery,cardamom
pods with immersing level of water.After it dissolves strain it to remove the
impurities.
3.Add jaggery syrup,coconut to the mashed dal
and cook for 3 mins in simmer flame till it thickens and leave the sides of the
cooker.
4.Cool it for 2 mins .Grease your hands with
little ghee and make small balls with light heat.Keep aside.
For Outer Layer:
4.Heat a pan, add water ,salt and make it boil
then switch off. In a wide pan,add rice flour then add water little by little
and form a tight dough.Keep aside.

5.Take small amount of dough and make a
ball by applying little ghee in your hands.Just pat the dough with fingers till it thins.Take a channa pooranam ball
and keep it at the centre of the thin patted dough.Fold together towards upside
and just press 4 fingers as a print to form a shape..Keep ready the modaks.

Steaming:
6.Boil idly pot with little water.Arrange all
the modaks in the oil greased steaming plate and keep inside.Close the
lid.Steam for 10-12 mins.After steaming, modak looks like shiny texture.

Happy
Vinayagar Chaturthi.....!
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