Fried modak recipe
Fried Modak is a delicious, sweet modak made by frying wheat flour molds stuffed with sweetened coconut flakes. Fried Modak is kids favourite commonly made on Ganesh Chaturthi and during special occasions. How to make Fried Modak is explained in this post with step by step pictures.
Servings10 Kozhukattais
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/8 cup sooji
- 2 teaspoon ghee
- salt to taste
For the stuffing:
- 1/2 cup coconut grated
- 1/3 cup jaggery powdered
- 1/3 cup water
- a generous pinch of cardamom powder
Instructions
- Soak jaggery in warm water (till immersing level) , crush it well. Then heat it up until it is slightly thick (no string consistency needs to be checked).Strain and keep aside.(I made more than above mentioned quantity for storing purpose).
- Take wheat flour in a mixing bowl, add ghee, sooji and salt to it.Mix well.
- Add water little by little and knead it to a slightly stiff dough. Let it rest for atleast 15mins.Then knead it again, then make small balls out of it. Set aside.
- Take coconut in a pan and roast for few mins until the moisture is gone. Set aside.
- Heat the jaggery syrup until its thick more like honey.
- Then add roasted coconut and keep mixing.After few mins it will form a sticky mass, at this stage add cardamom powder, mix well and switch off and let it to cool.
- Take a ball and roll it thin using chapathi roller.Dust flour if it sticks.
- Take a generous spoon of coconut filling and place it at the center. Now start pinching the edges one by one like shown below.
- Once its done,bring all the edges to the center and seal it completely.
- Finish all the modaks and arrange it a plate.
- Heat oil in a kadai, it should not be smoking hot ,fry the modaks in batches till golden brown. Fry in medium low flame.
- Drain in tissue paper and serve Fried Modak hot / warm!
Notes
- The modak stays crisp for a while, after that it becomes little soft.So its better to serve hot / warm.
- Roll the dough thin to get a crispy outside.
- Make sure to seal the edges of the modak carefully, else it will open out while frying.
- You can replace wheat flour with maida to get more crispy texture.
- You can even add roasted peanut powder / sesame seeds with coconut stuffing.
- I used homemade wheat flour.
Nutrition Facts
Fried modak recipe
Amount Per Serving (25 g)
Calories 93
Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.4g
Cholesterol 3mg1%
Sodium 1mg0%
Potassium 66mg2%
Carbohydrates 16g5%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 1IU0%
Vitamin C 0.1mg0%
Calcium 8mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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