Urad dal modak

Name: Urad dal modak
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For the Urad Dal filling:; 1/2 cup Urad Dal; 2 Green Chilies; 1 strand Curryleaves; 1/4 tsp Hing; 1 tsp Salt; 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Sesame Oil; For Outer layer:; 1 cup Raw rice; 1& 1/2 cup Water; 1/8 tsp Salt

Aswani Vishnuprasad @cook_12258614

austin tx

#modak
Next in the series of Ganesh Chaturthi Special Recipes, is Ulundhu Kozhukattai or Uppu Kozhukattai. This is a savory dish made with the rice flour dough stuffed with a savory mix of Urad dal ground with green chilli and coconut.

Aswani Vishnuprasad @cook_12258614

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Ingredients

20 min

4 servings

For the Urad Dal filling:
1/2 cupUrad Dal
2Green Chilies
1 strandCurryleaves
1/4 tspHing
1 tspSalt
1/4 tspTurmeric powder
1 tspSesame Oil
For Outer layer:
1 cupRaw rice
1& 1/2 cupWater
1/8 tspSalt

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Steps

20 min

1

Soak Urad dal for 1 hr.
2

Drain and grind along with green chilies, salt, hing, curry leaves to a coarse mix.
3

Make flat discs and steam for 10 mins.
4

Then grate to a fine powder using a fork.
5

Heat a pan with oil. Add mustard seeds.
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When mustard seeds splutters, add turmeric powder and urad mix.
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When the filling is ready, make the outer layer with the rice dough.
8

Soak raw rice in water for 3 hours.
9

Grind this in a mixie into a very nice batter.
10

Let the batter be in the consistency of neer dosa batter.
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In a pan add sesame oil, rice batter and pinch of salt.
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Mix well using a ladle without any lumps.
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When the water evaporates, the batter comes to a dough consistency.
14

Switch off the flame and keep the dough covered with a wet cloth.
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Once it is warm you can start making the modakams.
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Pinch out a small ball of rice dough, grease your palm with oil, flatten the dough to a small disc.
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Place a spoonful of savory filling, close the disc as a half moon.
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Press on the edges in a crisscross way, to make sure the filling doesn’t come out.
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When you are done with all of them, steam them for 10 mins.
20

Allow it to cool and serve.