Modak (मोदक) is offered to Lord Ganesha during Ganesh Puja and also considered as Ganesh Ji's favorite. Learn how to make simple to cook homemade recipe - Modak. <br /> <br />Ingredients: <br />1 & 1/2 cup Wheat Flour <br />2 tbsp Semolina (Rava / Sooji) <br />Salt <br />1 & 1/2 tbsp Clarified Butter (Ghee) <br />1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder <br />1 tbsp Roasted Poppy Seeds (Khas Khas) <br />1 tbsp chopped Cashew Nuts <br />1 tbsp chopped Almonds <br />1 cup Grated Fresh Coconut <br />1 cup chopped Jaggery <br />Oil <br /> <br />Method: <br />Take wheat flour, salt, semolina, ghee, water in a bowl and start kneading the dough very well <br />Keep the dough to rest for about 10 - 15 mins <br />Meanwhile heat ghee in a pan and add grated coconut to the heated ghee <br />Cook the grated coconut for a minute and add the jaggery <br />Cook this till the jaggery melts <br />Turn off the flame and add the cardamom powder, roasted poppy, almond flakes, chopped cashew nuts and mix everything well <br />Remove the filling onto a plate and let it cool completely <br />Take small portions from the dough and make flat round <br />Apply ghee to the rolling board and rolling pin and start rolling the roti into soft small rounds <br />Cut it with a ring to get a perfect shape and equal size <br />Take the small roti and put about 1 tbsp of the filling <br />Pinch the edges of the roti, bring the edges together, seal and close it so that while frying them no oil goes in <br />Heat oil in a pan and put the modaks for frying in medium hot oil <br />Fry and cook them in medium flame till its golden brown in color.
