Recipe of Modak

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice flour
• 1 cup grated coconut
• 3/4 cup jaggery
• 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
• A pinch of nutmeg powder
• 1/2 tsp poppy seeds
• 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 tsp ghee
• A pinch of salt

Directions

• Add grated coconut, jaggery, spices and salt to heated ghee in a pan. Cook on a slow flame till the mix combines.
• Prepare a soft dough of rice flour using water and ghee.
• Roll the dough to form a round disk. Put a small amount of the coconut-jaggery mixture in the center of the disk and wrap the disk around it. Seal it properly using water at the edges.
• Steam the modaks for about 10 minutes or till the covering becomes translucent, then serve hot.