RCI-SN.004.0107.001
Modak
Indian Cuisine is a deep fried Indian sweet that is almost exclusively prepared during the Ganesha
Prep15 min
Cook30 min
Total45 min
Servings4
Difficultyintermediate
Ingredients
- Dough:1 unit
- white wheat flour1 cup
- semolina flour1 cup
- of salt1 pinch
- of turmeric powder1 pinch
- warm water1 cup
- oil for frying1 unit
- Filling:1 unit
- coconut1 unitgrated finely (makes about two cups)
- jaggery (or substitute raw sugar)1 1/2 cups
- powdered cardamom3/4 tablespoon
Method
1
Prepare the dough; it should be dry but stay a little sticky.
2
Sprinkle it with oil and leave it covered for 1 hour.
3
Melt the jaggery with 4 tablespoons of water in a non-stick pan until it is liquid.
4
Add the coconut.
5
Sauté for 15-20 minutes, until the mixture becomes very thick and almost dry.
6
Mix in the cardamom powder and remove from the fire.
7
Spread the mixture out on a metal tray to cool.
8
Take a tablespoon-sized ball of dough and roll it out - using flour if it is sticky - into a disc 4 inches across.
9
Put a tablespoon-sized lump of filling in the middle (it should be hardening well by now), wet the edges with a finger, and fold up the sides, crimping the dough into a peak at the top to completely seal in the filling.
10
Deep fry the modak in oil until golden brown.