MODAK

Modak 

Modak is as Goan sweet, popular in many parts of India. The sweet filling on the inside of a Modak consist of freshly grated coconut and jaggery while the outer soft shell is made from Rice flour or wheat flour.

The modak is the favourite sweet of the deity Ganesha. During Ganesh chaturthi, the puja always concludes with a offering 21 Modaks to Ganesha as prasad.

Ingredients

For the stuffing

• 1 bowl grated coconut
• 1/2 bowl jaggery
• A pinch of cardamon and nutmeg powder

For the cover

• 2 bowl Rice flour
• A pinch of salt
• 2 spoon of oil or ghee 
• Hot water as per requirement

Method

For stuffing

• Heat ghee in a pan 
• Add grated coconut, jaggery, cardamon, nutmeg powder and mix it. 
• Cook till all moisture from jaggery beings to dry
• Do not over cook as it will harden and lose it's taste.

For the cover

• Boil water
• Add a pinch of salt and ghee to the flour and mix it
• Make a small balls of flour
• Flatten it to give it the shape of cone 
• Put some stuffing in it and close the ends to give them shape
• Heat oil in the frying pan and deep fry the Modaks on low or medium flame till they turn golden brown from all sides.

SHIRVALE

Ingredients for preparing shirvale : 

1. Rice flour : 300 gram
2. Coconut Milk : 4 cup
3.  salt to taste  
4.    jaggery : 1 bowl
5.    water    
6. Cumin powder 1  spoon                                                                                                                                           

Method :

Boil water and mix it with flour. Then make a balls of flour. Boil water in another deep pan and when it starts boiling slowly add balls of rice flour. When it cooked take a vermicelli maker put a cooked rice ball in it and press to get vermicelli.                  

Than make a sweet coconut milk with grated jaggery, add 1/2 cup of water and take care that it doesn't​ boil. Serve with the sweet coconut milk mixture.