Fried Modak

Modak is a traditional indian sweet recipe.

Fried Modaks

Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Serves: 4 people

Ingredients:

For stuffing
1/4 cup scrapped coconut
1/4 cup jaggery
Pinch of Cardamom powder

For dough
1/4 cup maida (all purpose flour)
Salt
Water

500ml Oil for deep frying

Method:

1. Heat a pan and put coconut, jaggery and cardamom in it. 
2. Saute till the mixture becomes whole mass.
3. Take a bowl and put maida in it. Add pinch of salt and water. 
4. Knead it into a smooth dough and once done grease this with ghee (clarified butter).
5. Take out a small portion of dough and flatten it into a small thick circle. Do not roll it too thin oterwise, the stuffing will come out while frying.
6. Cut this roll into small roundels with a sharp lid to get perfect circles.
7. Make small balls of the stuffing mixture and place it into the roundels. Shape the edges into a flower pattern (typical shape of modak) nd seal it carefully.
8. Heat oil in a pan for frying.
9. Once oil is heated, put it on low flame and add the dumplings (modaks) in it.
10. Deep fry the modaks till it becomes golden brown in color.
11. Frying the modaks on low flame makes it crispy and avoids burning of the outer cover.
12. Remove the modaks with a slotted spoon and allow the extra oil to drain in a tissue paper covered plate.