Modak

Modak Recipe

Ingredients:-

For the filling

2 Cup shredded fresh coconut

1/2 Cup mixture of unsalted pistachios and unsalted cashews

1/2 Pinch of cardamom powder

1/2 Cup milk

1 Cup jaggery or sugar

For the outer cover

1 Cup rice flour

1 tsp Ghee

1 Cup water

1/2 tsp Salt

 

How to make modak:-

·         To prepare the filling, combine coconut, milk and jaggery or sugar, mix well.

·         Cook it over medium flame, stir continuously till they are mixed properly.

·         Add cashews and pistachios and cook for about one minute. Now add cardamom powder.

·         Let it cool, keep aside and bring water to a boil.

·         Now add flour, ghee and salt, stir quickly so as to remove all lumps.

·         Cover with a lid for some time and cook, remove the lid and keep stirring.

·         Now remove the pan from the heat and transfer all the mixture on a flat plate.

·         Knead it to make soft dough. It should be neither too sticky nor too dry.

·         Grease the palms of your hands properly and make a ball from the dough.

·         Flatten the dough to make a cup shape. Now, put 3/4 tsp coconut filling into this cup.

·         Dip thumb and index finger in the oil and make 5-6 small pinches on the outside edges of the cup.

·         Bring them together on top and join to shape a peak.

·         Put modak on a pre greased plate.

 

Fafda

Fafda Recipe

Ingredients:-

2 cups Besan

1/4 tsp Baking Soda

1/4 tsp Ajwain

1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder

1 tbsp Oil

1/2 tsp Salt 

How to make fafda:-

·         Mix the besan, soda, ajwain, haldi, oil (1 tbsp) and salt together in a bowl. Add water to it and knead into soft dough.

·         Take a portion of the dough and place it on a greased surface.

·         With base of your palm, flatten the dough and then, cut out 2" strips from it.

·         Fry these strips over medium heat until crisp. Let them cool.

·          Fafda is ready to eat. Serve with spicy chutney.

 

 

Coconut Barfi

Coconut Barfi Recipe

Ingredients:-

225 gms Khoya
225 gms coconut (dry and ground)
1 tsp cardamom seeds (ground)
1 tbsp ghee
2 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups water
1/2 tsp almonds (grated)
1/2 tsp pistachios (grated)

 

How to make coconut barfi:-

·     Mix khoya and coconut and fry them lightly with ghee on a low heat.

·     Add cardamom and mix well.

·     Prepare one-string syrup by dissolving sugar in the water.

·     Now stir the coconut mixture into the syrup.

·     Grease the plate and spread the grated nuts on it.

·     Spread the prepared evenly over the plate and allow it to cool.

·     Now with the knife, cut it into desired shapes.

·     Turn them over so that nuts covered part appears on the top.

·     Coconut ki barfi is ready to be served.