Gulkand Modak

Rice flour stuffed with gulkand....folded,pleated, steamed into Modak....saffron adds golden hue...soft melt in your mouth taste.

Ingredients

For Modak dough

Raw rice 1 cup

Salt 1 pinch

Ghee 1/2 tsp

Water 11/4 cup

Gulkand (posted recipe in my blog)

Method

Soak raw rice for 3-4 hours.Grind rice in mixer into a very fine paste without any grains.Add the measurement water only,do not add excess water while grinding.

Pour the batter in a kadai,add Salt,ghee and stir in medium flame until the batter turns into a smooth dough.

This process will take around 10 mins . Let the mixture cool little bit.

When the dough is luke warm knead the dough until smooth.kneading well when warm is very crucial step,it makes the dough soft and prevents cracks while making Modak.

Roll out a lemon sized dough and knead once more .start spreading the dough slowly using only you finger tips,wet slightly with water if the dough sticks to your hands,dont use oil.Make a cup big enough to fill gulkand .

Pinch the circumference of the cup to make pleats.Try to make atleast six pleats.

Fill a tbsp to gulkand in the centre,close the pleats by pushing them together slowly.Pinch the top to make a pointed end.This is your basic Modak shape.

Gulkand

Gulkan filled modak

Add a strand of saffron on each Modak and steam for 15 minutes.

Enjoy warm steamed modak for this Ganesh chaturthi as Prasad.Lets seek Ganpati Bappa blessings this festive season.

Steamed gulkand Modak

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