Modak for Ganpati

गणपति बाप्पा मोरया पुर्च्या वर्षी लोकर या
Ganpati Bappa Morya ........Purchya Varshi Laukar Ya......

For the outer covering

Rice flour -2 cups
Water – 3 cups
Ghee (Clarified Butter)– 1 tblspn
Salt – a pinch

Method for the covering -
Boil 3 cups water .

Add ghee and salt.
Next add rice flour little by little to avoid lumps.
Keep stirring.

Cover the pan for a few minutes.
Cool the mixture to moderate warm.








 
Grease your palms.
Knead a dough out of this mixture.




For the filling

freshly grated coconut – 2 cups
grated gur (Jaggery) – 1 cup
cardamom pd - ½ tspn
nutmeg powder – a pinch

Method for the filling -

Heat a pan.
Add coconut and gur.
Mix well and keep stirring till it gets browned and well mixed.

Add cardamom and nutmeg powder.
Mix well. Keep it aside and cool.



Preparing the modak –

Take a small ball from the dough.
Roll it on a rolling pin about 3-4 inch diameter.

Fill in 1 tblspn full of the prepared filling.

Cover to form a modak.
Boil water in a steamer.
Place the prepared modaks on a greased steel sieve in the steamer.
Steam for 10-15 mins or till done.

 Serve hot with ghee.