Boondi modak

Name: Boondi modak
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Besan; 1/4 cup Salt; 1/2 tsp Mitha soda; 11/2 cup Water; 2 cups Oil; 2 2/3 tbsp Ghee; 1/4 tsp Orange colour; 2/3 cup Sugar; 1/2 cup Water; 5 green cardamoms; 5 cashewnuts; 2 tbsp Raisins; 2 tbsp Watermelon seeds

Abhipsa @cook_7837072

Chennai

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Abhipsa @cook_7837072

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Ingredients

1 cupBesan
1/4 cupSalt
1/2 tspMitha soda
11/2 cupWater
2 cupsOil
2 2/3 tbspGhee
1/4 tspOrange colour
2/3 cupSugar
1/2 cupWater
5green cardamoms
5cashewnuts
2 tbspRaisins
2 tbspWatermelon seeds

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Steps

1

PREPARATION OF BOONDI
In a bowl add all dry ingredients and mix properly. Now add water to it. Add little water at a time and mix. It should be of medium thick consistency batter like idly batter. Too runny batter will make boondi flat and too thick batter will create a tail for the boondi.
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Heat oil in a kadhai and add 2 tbsp of ghee to it. Ghee will add a beautiful smell to the boondi. Keep a holed ladle or perforated ladle or jhara on it. With a spoon add some batter on the ladle and slowly spread with a spoon. Fry the boondis till crispy. The best time to remove the boondi is when oil stop sizziling. Repeat the process to make the boondis.
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PREPARATION OF MODAK
Brake the cashews in small pieces and keep aside.
In the same oil fry the waterfront seeds, broken cashew seeds and raisins and add to the fried boondis.
4

Peel and deseed green cardamom and make a smooth powder and keep aside.
5

Add sugar and water to a kadhai and keep it on gas. Allow the sugar to melt first. Then cook the sugar syrup up to 1 thread consistency. Switch off the gas and keep aside.
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In a big mixing bowl add fried boondi and other ingredients. Then pour the sugar syrup to it. Also add cardamom powder and ghee to it and mix. Let the boondis soak all the sugar syrup. Let it stand for 10 mins.
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Now grease the modak mould and keep aside. After 10 mins mash the boondis a bit. Now stuff the mould. There shouldn't be any gap while stuffing. Carefully remould the modaks and place on the table. Do same with all the boondis. Keep the modaks in fridge for 45 mins to set. Boondi modaks is ready to serve