Carrot beets halwa modak recipe with step by step pictures.Try this tasty carrot beets sweet modak for this year Ganesh Chaturthi and enjoy!
I had this stuffing idea since a long time as amma makes this stuffed chapathi and was waiting to try this for kozhukattai stuffing too, this year tried it and it was so delicious.do give a try and let me know how you liked it.
Carrot beetroot modak recipe
Carrot beetroot modak recipe a sweet modak with carrot beets stuffing.
Servings9 modaks
Ingredients
For the outer cover:
- 1/2 cup idiyappam flour
- water as needed
- salt to taste
For the stuffing:
- 1 + 2 tsp ghee
- 1/4 cup carrot finely chopped
- 1/4 cup beetroot finely chopped
- 1/4 heaped cup cane sugar
- a pinch cardamom powder
Instructions
- Add salt to rice flour, mix it.Boil water until it bubbles up add it to rice flour.
- Mix with a laddle,once it starts to come together,Set aside for few mins until it is warm enough to handle with hand.Now bring everything together to form a smooth dough without any cracks.If you want you can add few drops of oil if it sticks.
- Heat 1 tsp ghee in a pan - add finely chopped/grated carrot and beetroot.
- Saute till raw smell leaves.Cook covered for 7-10 mins in low flame.
- Give a quick saute cook until it becomes slightly soft.Now add cane sugar.
- Cook in low flame, it will become slightly runny after sugar is added.Keep cooking.
- Once it becomes thick like this,switch off.Grease your palms with oil first.Now take a lemon sized ball and flatten it in your palms, more like a cup shape.
- Place stuffing on it, bring the edges to the center and seal it to form modak shape.You can do using a mould too.Check here for detailed video showing how to shape modak.
- Steam cook for 7-10 mins or until the modaks are cooked, you can see a shiny outer layer,then its perfect to switch off.
How to make carrot beets halwa modak:
- Add salt to rice flour, mix it.Boil water until it bubbles up add it to rice flour.
- Mix with a laddle,once it starts to come together,Set aside for few mins until it is warm enough to handle with hand.Now bring everything together to form a smooth dough without any cracks.If you want you can add few drops of oil if it sticks.
- Heat 1 tsp ghee in a pan – add finely chopped/grated carrot and beetroot.
- Saute till raw smell leaves.Cook covered for 7-10 mins in low flame.
- Give a quick saute cook until it becomes slightly soft.Now add cane sugar.
- Cook in low flame, it will become slightly runny after sugar is added,add cardamom powder along with remaining ghee.Mix well.
- Cook until its like halwa in consistency.You can even add chopped nuts to this.Now stuffing ready.Grease your palms with oil first.Now take a lemon sized ball and flatten it in your palms, more like a cup shape.
- Place stuffing on it, bring the edges to the center and seal it to form modak shape.You can do using a mould too.Check here for detailed video showing how to shape modak.
- Steam cook for 7-10 mins or until the modaks are cooked, you can see a shiny outer layer,then its perfect to switch off.
Serve hot/ warm!
Delicious carrot beets halwa modak ready!
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