Recipe - Ditch Those Regual Sweet Modak And Try Spicy Moong Dal Modak

Healthy and nutritious moong dal modak which taste amazing and is very easy to make as well. You will love to make this for ganesh chaturthi.

A really simple kozhukattai recipe to make for vinayagar chaturti or for kids after school snacks..It is tasty as well as healthy too..I had this on drafts so decided to share this right after my uppu kozhukattai.

Ingredients

Rice Flour - 1 cup
Water - 1 cup
Salt a pinch
Ghee - 1 tsp
Moong Dal - ½ cup
Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds - ½ tsp
Urad dal - ½ tsp
Cumin seeds - ½ tsp
Dry Red Chillies - 1 cut into small pieces
Asafoetida / Kaya podi a pinch
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Coconut - ½ cup
Salt to taste

Method

* Dry roast moong dal for 2 to 3 mins. Take it in a pressure cooker. Pressure cook for 2 whistle.

* Heat oil in a pan. Add seasoning ingredients and saute for a min. Add moong dal, coconut and salt. Mix well.

* Heat water so it comes to a boil. Add ghee and salt.

* Take it off the heat and add in rice flour and mix well.

* Cool it down and knead to a soft dough.

* Take small portion from it and flatten it. Stuff it and shape into your favorite shapes.

* Steam for 8 to 10 mins.

* Serve.