MODAK (KOZHUKATTAI)

Modak (kozhukattai)
Ingredients: For the filling
1 cup grated coconut
1 cup grated jaggery
a pinch of cardamom powder

For the shell:
1 cup of water
2 tsp ghee
1 cup of rice flour

Method:
For the fillling
Heat a pan, add the grated coconut and jaggery. Stir for about five minutes.

Add the cardamom powder, mix well.

Cook for another five minutes and keep aside.


For the modak:
In a deep dish, boil water with ghee.

Add the salt and flour. Mix well.

Cover the dish and cook till its half done.

Spread some ghee on the base of a steel bowl and while the dough is still hot, knead it well.

Now take a little dough, roll it into a ball, flatten it well, shape the edges into a flower pattern.

Put a spoonful of the filling onto the dough and seal it.

Put the dumplings in a muslin cloth and steam them for 10- 15 minutes.

Serve.