Written By: Upneet Pansare | Updated : September 11, 2018 2:51 PM IST
Try crispy, warm baked modaks this Ganesh Chaturthi
Everybody loves gorging on modaks during Ganesh Chaturthi. After all, modaks are Ganpati's favourite food. But in our quest to appease the elephant-headed god, we may overdo the consumption. There's nothing wrong with eating modaks in moderation. Full of ghee, jaggery, coconut and Indian spices, these sweet dumplings are not healthy in any way unless you overeat. The idea is to thoroughly enjoy these modaks and not feel guilty after eating them. Try this healthy baked modak recipe by Executive Sous Chef, Lokesh Jarodia, Novotel Imagica Khopoli. This crisp modak recipe doesn't require any deep frying and is thus lower in calories than fried modak.
Ingredients
For stuffing
1 cup Coconut ( grated)
cup Jaggery
tsp Green cardamom
For dough
1 cup All-purpose flour
cup Rawa
Salt
1 tbsp Oil
3-4 tbsp Milk
Ghee for coating
Preparation
Stuffing
Put coconut in a pan, cook it for few minutes.
Add jaggery and cardamom powder mix it well.
Remove from fire and keep it aside to cool down.
Dough
Take an all-purpose flour, rawa, salt in a bowl.
Add a tablespoon of oil and mix well.
Add milk and knead into a smooth dough.
Cover the dough with a damp muslin cloth and keep aside for 10 to 15 minutes.
Preparation of modak
Divide the dough into small balls
Flatten the ball with you palms, roll the flatten ball with the rolling pin into 4-inch diameter circle. Keep the edges little thinner than the centre part.
Place a spoonful of stuffing in the centre of the dough, apply some milk to the edges with your fingertips.
Fold the edges with the help of your finger or use the modak shape mould.
Grease a baking pan with oil or ghee and place the modaks in it. Coat the modaks with ghee.
Bake in an oven at 180 degree Celsius for about 20 minutes till their colour turns golden.
Then take them out on a plate and let them cool a little.
Serve warm.
