Modaka

Payaswini's Recipes





Ingredients:
For Dough:
2 cups rice flour
4 cups water
2 tsp. oil
For Filling:
2 tbsp. ghee
2 cups coconut, grated

1 cup sugar
1/3 cup milk
2 tbsp. dry nuts, chopped (Cashews, Raisins)
Method:
For Dough:
In a pan boil water, when it's boiling add 2 tsp. oil.and remove from heat.
A
dd rice flour, stir constantly so that it becomes thick. Cover and allow it to cool. Later, knead well and keep aside

For Filling:
In a pan heat ghee, fry dry nuts till golden color. Add coconut, sugar and cook them on a medium heat.
Add milk and stir constantly until it comes as a paste. Remove from the heat.
Make small balls out of rice dough with the greased hand.
Make a small hollow in the center and place spoonful of filling in the middle. Now join the open edges together and give it a shape like a whole garlic.
Place these modaka's in a greased plate and steam it for 10-12 minutes.
Serve hot or cold.