Modak !

During Ganesh Chaturthi, Ganapati is welcomed into millions of homes and is adorned and worshipped,For 10 days each year.

We lovingly prepare his favourite food, especially modaks which are steamed dumplings made of rice flour and filled with jaggery..

Ingredients:

Rice Flour - 1 cup
Water - 1 cup
Ghee
A pinch of Salt

For filling:
shredded Coconut - 2 cup
Jaggery - 1 cup
Cardamom Powder - 1 tsp

Method-I:

For the filling:
- Heat a pan and put jaggery in it
- When jaggery starts melting, add 1 tsp Ghee and coconut to it
- Mix well and cook on medium heat for 5-6 mins
- Add cardamom powder
- Filling is ready, keep aside to cool

For the covering:
- Boil 1 cup water, add ghee to it
- Add rice flour to boiling water and stirring continuously
- Add salt, mix well and cook covered for 5 mins
- Remove from heat and knead well into a soft flour when its hot

Method-II:

- Divide the dough into small balls
- Roll each ball just like puris
- Place this on the mould and add some filling to it
- Bring together the ends in form of plates and form a tip and seal
- Repeat the procedure for rest of the modaks
- Put these modaks in a steamer/cooker