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Rava Modak

Rava Modak is a variation to the regular rice flour modak and also called as rava modakam or semolina modak or sooji modak. Rava Modak is made using sooji or rava as the base for outer covering. Learn how to make Rava Modak with step by step pictures.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Servings10 Modaks
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

  • 1 cup fine rava / sooji
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon oil
  • 2 tablespoon ghee
  • salt to taste

For the inner stuffing:

Instructions

  • Dry roast coconut for 2mins until moisture leaves. Then add jaggery syrup.
  • Cook until the mixture becomes thick. If the syrup is watery it may take a while. Cook in low flame, add cardamom powder, mix well and switch off. Set aside.
  • Dry roast rava for 3mins without changing the color, Set aside to cool. Boil water add oil and salt.
  • Let it boil rigorously, add roasted rava and keep stirring continuously so that there are no lumps forming.
  • Cook in low flame until it becomes soft. Cook covered for 2mins.
  • Once it comes together, switch off and let it rest for a while. When it is still warm, add ghee.
  • Knead it well. Now the outer covering and inner stuffing is ready. Take your mould, grease it with oil, grease your hands too. Now close the mould and take a dough shape it as a ball and stuff it from the bottom side. Nicely press it along the sides in the inner part, leaving a center hole for the stuffing.
  • Add the stuffing. Then seal it with little dough at the bottom. Open the mould and carefully remove it.
  • Likewise shape all the kozhukatais with stuffing. If you do not have mould, you can shape it like this : Take a small lemon sized ball flatten it using your palms, press it in the center to make a cup shape, place the stuffing in the center. Pull all the edges and bring to the center to form modak shape… Enjoy Rava Modak!

Notes

  • Use fine rava so that it gets cooked faster.
Nutrition Facts
Rava Modak
Amount Per Serving (25 g)
Calories 127 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Trans Fat 0.002g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 8mg3%
Sodium 4mg0%
Potassium 90mg3%
Carbohydrates 20g7%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 16g18%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 1IU0%
Vitamin C 0.2mg0%
Calcium 12mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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