Fried Modak - Sweet Coconut Dumpling - Ganesh Festival Special Recipe By Ruchi Bharani

Fried Modak - Sweet Coconut Dumpling - Indian Vegetarian Sweet Dessert Recipe. Chef Ruchi Bharani teaches you to make Modak which is offered to Lord Ganesha during Ganesh Puja and also considered as Ganesh Ji's favorite. Learn how to make simple to cook homemade recipe - Modak.

Ingredients:
1 & 1/2 cup Wheat Flour
2 tbsp Semolina (Rava / Sooji)
Salt
1 & 1/2 tbsp Clarified Butter (Ghee)
1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder
1 tbsp Roasted Poppy Seeds (Khas Khas)
1 tbsp chopped Cashew Nuts
1 tbsp chopped Almonds
1 cup Grated Fresh Coconut
1 cup chopped Jaggery
Oil

Method:
Take wheat flour, salt, semolina, ghee, water in a bowl and start kneading the dough very well
Keep the dough to rest for about 10 -- 15 mins
Meanwhile heat ghee in a pan and add grated coconut to the heated ghee
Cook the grated coconut for a minute and add the jaggery
Cook this till the jaggery melts
Turn off the flame and add the cardamom powder, roasted poppy, almond flakes, chopped cashew nuts and mix everything well
Remove the filling onto a plate and let it cool completely
Take small portions from the dough and make flat round
Apply ghee to the rolling board and rolling pin and start rolling the roti into soft small rounds
Cut it with a ring to get a perfect shape and equal size
Take the small roti and put about 1 tbsp of the filling
Pinch the edges of the roti, bring the edges together, seal and close it so that while frying them no oil goes in
Heat oil in a pan and put the modaks for frying in medium hot oil
Fry and cook them in medium flame till its golden brown in color.