Vella Kozhakattai / Ukadiche Modak | Ganesh Chaturthi Recipes

First day we are busy with Rangoli, Ganesh sthapana and followed by pooja, logically it is not possible to prepare all his prasadam. As Ganesh Chaturthi |Vinayakar Chaturth i is celebrate for 10 days, i decided to offer him the nivedyam/ Prasadam each day.  

First day -> Fried Modak 
Second day is Vella Kozhakattai / Ukadiche Modak

For Kozhakattai / Modak outer Shell:

• Rice Flour - 1 cup
• Salt to taste
• Water

Dumplings/ Kozhakattai/ Modak Mehod: 

Step 01) In a bowl add rice flour and salt without lumps mix it with 1 cup of water 

   

Step 02) Put a reasonable size heavy bottom pan on the range and heat 1 cup of water and bring it to boil. Keep the flame in slow and then add the rice flour mixture and stir it until it makes nice shiny dough

   

 

For Vellam / Jaggery Poornam

• Jaggery - 1/2 cup
• Coconut grated - 1/2 cup
• Elaichi Powder / Cardamom Powder - 1 tsp
• Ghee(clarified Butter)/Butter - 1 tsp

Jaggery –In India, it is prepared by heating the Sugar Cane juice in the vessel on furnace. Jaggery used to give sweetness to dish. It is available in Indian store as block, chunks and even as powder format. The colors vary from golden brown to dark brown.

Poornam Method:

Step 01) In a heavy bottom pan add jaggery with 1/4 cup of water and allow them to dissolve nicely then drain out the dust if any. Then add coconut and elaichi/ cardamom Powder and stir for 3 to 4 minutes. and switch off the flame. When it is little cool, give them the shape like small balls.

 

Step 03)  And also make the dough in to small equal size balls as per the count of poornam balls

 

Step 04) Turn the ball in to cup shape and place the poornam and give a shape of modak

 

Step 05) Steam the modak/ Kozhakattai in idli steamer for 15 mins.

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