Fried Modak | Talniche Modak | Wheat Modak Recipe
Fried modak is a delicious offering to Lord Ganesha on Ganesha Chaturthi eve. It has the stuffing of coconut and jaggery with outer covering of wheat.
Servings: 6 nos.
Ingredients
For Outer Covering
- 1/2 cup Wheat Flour
- 1/4 cup Maida flour
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Ghee
- Water as needed
For Stuffing
- 1/4 cup Jaggery
- 1 tbsp Water
- 1/2 cup Coconut
- 1/4 tsp Cardamom powder
- 1 tsp Poppy seeds
Instructions
- In a wide bowl add wheat flour, maida, salt and give a quick mix. Next add warm ghee. Crumble and mix it well.
- The flour holds shape now. Next adding water in steps, knead a stiff dough. Cover it with lid and let it rest for 15 minutes.
- While the dough is resting, heat a pan with jaggery and little water. Let the jaggery dissolve, then include grated coconut. Stirring continuously, cook in medium flame. When the mixture comes together, add cardamom powder and poppy seeds. The stuffing is ready now.
- Next, pinch a small lemon sized dough and roll it like small circle. Let it be slightly thick.
- Put a tbsp of stuffing at the center and bring the side together like small pleats (Refer video). Keep a batch of modak ready and then deep fry till golden brown.
- Fried modak is ready for offering to Lord Ganesha.
Notes
- Including ghee to the dough helps to turn modak crisp.
- While preparing stuffing, add water carefully and ensure it does't turn watery.
- Modak should be shaped and sealed properly otherwise stuffing will come out while deep frying.