Puran poli modak
#Festive
Modak is the most popular dish of the festival Ganesh Chaturthi. Generally modak is made with rice flour and coconut stuffing. I made these modak little different from the traditional one, with the flavor of Puran poli which is also a very famous festive dish.
Puran poli modak
#Festive
Modak is the most popular dish of the festival Ganesh Chaturthi. Generally modak is made with rice flour and coconut stuffing. I made these modak little different from the traditional one, with the flavor of Puran poli which is also a very famous festive dish.
Cooking Instructions
- 1
Soak bengal gram for 2-3 hours
- 2
Pressure cook them with water to make them very soft.
- 3
In a mixer grinder grind this cooked dal to make a smooth paste.
- 4
You can add little water or milk to grind them nicely.
- 5
Take out in a heavy bottomed pan.
- 6
Add 2 tbsp of ghee and cook in low flame.
- 7
Stir constantly otherwise the mixture will stick to the pan.
- 8
Add 3 tbsp of sugar and 2 tbsp of milk powder.
- 9
Mix well and continue to cook.
- 10
When a nice ghee roasted aroma starts emitting from the mixture, add 2 cups of hot water and whisk vigorously to mix the dal with water.
- 11
When the mixture starts boiling add 1 cup of rice flour and whisk.
- 12
Cover and cook in very low flame for 3-4 minutes.
- 13
It will form a soft dough of rice and dal.
Be careful not to form small lumps.
- 14
Remove in a plate and let it cool for sometime.
- 15
In the meantime with little water melt the jaggery by heating up.
- 16
Chop pistachio with a chopper and add to the melted jaggery.
- 17
Add shredded coconut and cardamom powder.
- 18
Mix well to combine. Stuffing is ready now.
- 19
Take a small lime size portion of the dough, knead a little to smooth and make a patty by pressing in between palm.
- 20
Make a cavity by pressing with fingers and pour 1 tsp of prepared stuffing. Check the picture below.
- 21
Now make some folds in the edge of the patty with fingers.
- 22
Try to accumulate in the centre by pressing with your palm and fingers. (Shown in the picture below)
- 23
As I am not good in making modak shape I took help of a spoon to make some marks in the modak.
- 24
Like this make other modaks also.
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Heat sufficient water in a steamer.
- 26
Arrange the modaks in the greased perforated pan of the steamer.
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Keep some gap in between the modaks.
- 28
Cover and steam for 10 minutes. Modaks will be cooked completely.
- 29
Take out the pan from the steamer, let it cook for 5 minutes and then transfer these modaks in a serving plate.
- 30
Soft puran poli flavoured modaks are now ready to serve.
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