Modakam / Modak Kolkattai

Modakam / Modak Kolkattai is a very special recipe for Lord Ganesh, my hubby too and he told me to often prepared this modak for all celebrations... The modak is filled with coconut filling and next i wants to try it with chana dal filling will post it soon... i didn'e use mould for this recipe... but it look pretty, beautiful and it melts in mouth .

Always make the poornam ready first then make the outer dough so that the outer dough doesn't get dried up.. Once the poornam are ready you can relax, watch ur favourite tv program and do the kolkattai....I hope you will love this recipe... please try this and let me know how it's turns out....

Preparation time : 10 mins

Cooking time : 1 hour

Makes - 12 to 15 modak

Recipe Cuisine - South Indian

Recipe Category - Sweet

INGREDIENTS : 

FOR DOUGH :

Rice flour / Store brought Arisi mavu - 1 cup

Salt - as needed

Hot boiling water - as needed

Coconut oil - 1 tspn

FOR FILLING :

Jaggery / Sarkarai / Palm sugar - 1 1/2 cup

Fresh coconut - 1 1/2 cup

Cardomom powder / Yelakai Podi - 1 tspn

METHOD :

• Take jaggery and coconut in a pan an dheat till it melted.. 
• Heat it in a low flame.. doesn't stick at the bottom of the pan..
• When the coconut mixture thick add in cardamom powder and mix well..
• Remove to a bowl allow to cool down..
• Now make the dough.. Take flour in a bowl add in salt.. and keep aside..
• Take water in a sauce pan, add in coconut oil allow to boil.
• When it reaches a boil, pour it to the rice flour mixture and mix well.
• It will became like a sticky dough..
• Make it into a soft dough... 
• Take a small portion of dough and flatten it thinly.. 
• Place a small ball of filling in it and cover it.. Pull around the edges and bring it to centre over the top of the filling... 
• Roll it between your hands to smoothen it...
• Now follow the procedure to remaining dough too....
• Now place this in a steamer and steam it for 8 to 10 mins..
• Let it cool for 5 mins before removing and serve...

PICTORIAL :

Take your filling ingredients

Add coconut to a pan

Them add in palm sugar

If needed sprinkle some water to melts

Stir well

Now it's started to melts

Now add in cardamom powder

Mix well

Stir it to form thick filling

Now it's done

Transfer it into a bowl to cool down

Now for the dough take flour in a bowl

Add in salt

Mix well

In asauce pan add in water

Some oil

Allow to boil

Pour it to the flour mix

Mix well 

Add little by little to form a dough

Now the dough is ready

Take a small portion of dough

Flatten it

Spoon some filling

Roll it into ball

Make all the remaining balls

Place it in a steamer

Let it steam for 7 mins

Now it's done

Serve hot

As neyvediyam.....