Happy Ganesh Chaturti & Fried Modak

Wish you all a very Happy Ganesh Chathurthi and enjoy fried modak.

 

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup Wheat flour
• 1/4 cup Maida / All purpose flour
• 1 tsp Rava (for crispiness)
• A pinch of Salt
• Oil for deep frying.

For Stuffing:

• 1 cup Coconut (used fresh)
• ½ cup Jaggery
• 1 tsp Sesame seeds
• 1 tsp Poppy seeds (optional)
• ½ tsp Cardamom powder.

Method:

       In a bowl add wheat flour , all purpose flour, salt and make a dough. (almost like chapti dough but little stiff) Keep a side the dough at least for 1 hr or so.

         On a low heat roast the coconut, sesame seeds, poppy seeds and jaggery. Now the jaggery melts and  mix all ingredients well. Turn off the heat, add cardamom powder and mix it well.

         Now make a small balls of dough, roll into small puris(or desired size). Let is shape in circle, put a spoon full or more coconut stuffing and cover the dough to give modak shape.

Heat the oil, and deep fry these modak till they turn light brown color.

Enjoy the modak with ghee/tup. You can also see Steamed / ukadechi /kudisid Modak