Carrot moong dal modak recipe, Paasi paruppu mothagam recipe

Carrot moong dal modak recipe an easy stuffing made with moong dal or paasi paruppu and carrot.

I wanted to try a easy stuffing and this is what came to my mind, I used cane sugar instead of jaggery this time as we don’t need to make syrup and strain it.Do try this easy  paasi paruppu mothagam recipe for this Ganesh Chaturthi!

You can check out shaping modakam video here.

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Carrot moong dal modak recipe

Carrot moong dal modak recipe easy and tasty stuffing made with paasipayaru and carrot

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time10 mins

Total Time30 mins

Course: Snack

Cuisine: Indian

Servings: 12 kozhukattai

Author: Sharmilee J

Ingredients

For outer dough:

• 1/2 cup rice flour(idiyappam flour)
• salt to taste
• water as needed

For inner stuffing:

• 1/4 cup moong dal
• 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp cane sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup carrot
• a pinch of cardamom powder

Instructions

• Dry roast moong dal until golden,Pressure cook with 1 cup water for 3-4 whistles or until mushy.
  
• Mash it well,set aside.Heat ghee in a kadai, add grated carrot saute until it shrinks.
  
• Add mashed dal along with cane sugar.the mixture will turn goey.Keep cooking in low medium flame.
  
• Add cardamom powder.Keep cooking until thick.
  
• Once it comes together as a mass switch off.Let it cool down.
  
• Once it cools down make small balls and oval shaped ones too.Grease the mould with oil or ghee.Stuff a lemon sized ball inside the mould.
  
• Make a hole in center as shown.Add the stuffing.I use the oval shaped stuffing for mould as it was easy to stuff.Seal the bottom part with dough as shown.I used the round balls for making hand shaped modaks.
  
• Gently open and demould.Arrange the modaks in a plate.
  
• Grease the steamer plate and arrange them on it.Steam cook for 8-10 mins or until the kozhukattais turn shiny.Serve hot!
  

Notes

• Making elongated stuffing makes it easier to stuff inside, do try and see.You can make regular handmade modakams too.

How to make carrot moong dal modak recipe:

1. Dry roast moong dal until golden,Pressure cook with 1 cup water for 3-4 whistles or until mushy.
   
2. Mash it well,set aside.Heat ghee in a kadai, add grated carrot saute until it shrinks.
   
3. Add mashed dal along with cane sugar.the mixture will turn goey.Keep cooking in low medium flame.
   
4. Add cardamom powder.Keep cooking until thick.
   
5. Once it comes together as a mass switch off.Let it cool down.
   
6. Now lets prepare the outer dough.Measure and take rice flour in a mixing bowl,add salt.
   
7. Mix it once.Boil water until it bubbles up,switch off then add it to rice flour.Add little by little, do not add it fully at a stretch.
   
8. 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.Keep covered with a wet cloth until use.Grease your hands with oil then handle the dough for making kozhukattai.
   
9. Once it cools down make small balls and oval shaped ones too.I used the round balls for handmade modaks and oval ones for mould as its easy to stuff.Grease the mould with oil or ghee.Stuff a lemon sized ball inside the mould.
   
10. Make a hole in center as shown.Add the stuffing.Seal the bottom part with dough as shown.
11. Gently open and demould.Arrange the modaks in a plate.I made most of it using mould and few with hands too.
    
12. Grease the steamer plate and arrange them on it.Steam cook for 8-10 mins or until the kozhukattais turn shiny.
    

Serve hot or warm!

Serve hot or warm.Soft yummy kozhukattais ready!