Modak Recipe (Fried Wheat modak)

The outer cover of these fried modaks is made of whole wheat flour. Usually the stuffing is made with coconut and jaggery (modak with coconut stuffing) or chana dal and jaggery. This particular recipe explains how to make modaks with chana dal and jaggery stuffing.

Here is the step by step fried modak recipe with pictures:

Makes: 15-16 modaks
Preparation Time : 30 minutes
Cooking Time : 15 minutes

Ingredients:

Method of Preparation:

1. Cook the Chana dal in a pressure cooker for around 5 whistles so that it becomes very soft.
2. Drain the excess water in the dal using muslin cloth.
3. Place dal in a pan along with jaggery and let cook on low flame stirring occasionally till the mixture is dry.
4. Add scraped coconut, cardamom powder and a pinch of salt and mix well. Let cool. Stuffing is ready.

5. Mix together the whole wheat flour, salt and oil and knead into dough.
6. Take one portion of the dough and roll it out with rolling pin into a small circular disk of 2-3 inches.
7. Place a portion of stuffing at the center of this disk.
8. Bring the edges towards the center and seal them by tapering at the center making shape of modak. I have heard that some people use ready made moulds to make modaks. I have not used it, but would love to try it soon.

9. Heat oil in a deep frying pan.
10. Deep fry the modak till golden brown on all sides.

If you are looking for a baked version of this recipe, you can find it here: Baked Modak.

For the entire collection of Ganesh Chaturthi recipes, you can click here: Ganesh Chaturthi Special.

Some other Ganesh Chaturthi Special Sweets which have been popular: Pays (Rice Kheer), Fenori, Atta Ladoo.

Modak

Modak

 

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Prep time

30 mins

Cook time

15 mins

Total time

45 mins

 

Fried Modak is a sweet deep fried wheat dumpling commonly made in Goa at the time of Ganesh Chaturthi.

Author: YourHungerStop

Serves: 15 modaks

Ingredients

• Chana Dal: 1 cup
• Jaggery: little less than 1 cup
• Scraped Coconut: ¼ cup
• Salt: to taste
• Cardamom Powder: ¼ tsp
• Whole Wheat Flour: 1 and ½ cup
• Oil: 2 tbsp

Instructions

1. Cook the Chana dal in a pressure cooker for around 5 whistles so that it becomes very soft.
2. Drain the excess water in the dal using muslin cloth.
3. Place dal in a pan along with jaggery and let cook on low flame stirring occasionally till the mixture is dry.
4. Add scraped coconut, cardamom powder and a pinch of salt and mix well. Let cool. Stuffing is ready.
5. Mix together the whole wheat flour, salt and oil and knead into dough.
6. Take one portion of the dough and roll it out with rolling pin into a small circular disk of 2-3 inches.
7. Place a portion of stuffing at the center of this disk.
8. Bring the edges towards the center and seal them by tapering at the center making shape of modak.
9. Heat oil in a deep frying pan.
10. Deep fry the modak till golden brown on all sides.

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