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Here are some Ganesh chathurthi's special recipes. Modak is a speciality for the festival of Lord ganesh chathurdhi. However, the traditional way to make is with cashewnut powder. Milk 1liter sugar 6½tsp cashewnuts 8tsp cardamom powder Saffron modak mould. The covering: 2 cups rice flour (of good quality rice, washed & dried in shade) Butter 1tsp oil 1tsp salt milk 1\2 cup Method: Filling: - Fresh coconut 1cup grated (remove the brown part) jaggery (grated finely) 2 cups 1\2 tsp nutmeg powder and CardamomsPowder the cashew nuts. cashewnut ,saffron & cardamoms powder. Roast the grated coconut for some time and add jaggery. The stuffing should be dry enough to be filled in the modak. Boil the milk to 1\3rd& add the sugar, Boil till it turns to a thick paste. Use the mould to make modaks. Boil 1 cup water & keep aside half the quantity. Add same proportion of milk add salt and oil. Remove from fire and add the rice flour. Add water if necessary. Steam for 4 minutes. Apply water and oil on palms and knead the dough while still warm to avoid lumps. Suggestion:- Mix the flour with 1 tsp allpurpose flour / corn flour to make it soft,then you get the pleats in a good shape. Fill the stuffing in the rice flour covering & shape them into modaks. Steaming the modaks: Boil water in a large skillet & place the modaks in a plate. Take the dough, roll into small balls. Take a ball flatter it on your palm, make neat pleats, and then fill in the stuffing. Close all the pleats & join together at the head.(like garlic pods) Dip these in water & place on a light muslin cloth (This keeps the modaks soft). Serve with ghee, spread on the modak. UNDRALLU(RICE SEMOLINA BALLS) Everybody prepare them in the vinayaka chathurthi festival. These are steamed rice semolina balls and Lord Ganesh favourate food. At south(andhra pradesh)one variety,madras style another variety etc.. Rice 1cup Bengalgram 1/2 cup OR Greengram(mungdal) Salt Method:- Wash&drain rice.Grind coarsely as semolina (resemble). Donot sieve flour. For one cup rice,boil 2 cups of water,add salt,when it is boiling,add semolina. Simmer,cook semolina until done. Keep the lid and check ocassionally. Remove and transfer into a wide bowl. add partly cooked bengal gram to the above,suji. Mix well and make round balls(wet your palms) Heat water in a skillet,cover with a thin cloth around it. When water is boiling make two rows with the balls and cover it. Or use pressure cooker without WHISTLE. Boil until done. Serve with ginger chutney or onion karam (onion.coconut,salt,little tamarind,redchillies-grind raw things and add little raw oil,serve). MODAKModak is a speciality for the festival of Lord ganesh chathurdhi. However, the traditional way to make is with cashewnut powder. Milk 1liter sugar 6½tsp cashewnuts 8tsp cardamom powder Saffron modak mould. The covering: 2 cups rice flour (of good quality rice, washed & dried in shade) Butter 1tsp oil 1tsp salt milk 1\2 cup Method: Filling: - Fresh coconut 1cup grated (remove the brown part) jaggery (grated finely) 2 cups 1\2 tsp nutmeg powder and CardamomsPowder the cashew nuts. cashewnut ,saffron & cardamoms powder. Roast the grated coconut for some time and add jaggery. The stuffing should be dry enough to be filled in the modak. Boil the milk to 1\3rd& add the sugar, Boil till it turns to a thick paste. Use the mould to make modaks. Boil 1 cup water & keep aside half the quantity. Add same proportion of milk add salt and oil. Remove from fire and add the rice flour. Add water if necessary. Steam for 4 minutes. Apply water and oil on palms and knead the dough while still warm to avoid lumps. Suggestion:- Mix the flour with 1 tsp allpurpose flour / corn flour to make it soft,then you get the pleats in a good shape. Fill the stuffing in the rice flour covering & shape them into modaks. Steaming the modaks: Boil water in a large skillet & place the modaks in a plate. Take the dough, roll into small balls. Take a ball flatter it on your palm, make neat pleats, and then fill in the stuffing. Close all the pleats & join together at the head.(like garlic pods) Dip these in water & place on a light muslin cloth (This keeps the modaks soft). Serve with ghee, spread on the modak. UNDRALLU(RICE SEMOLINA BALLS) Everybody prepare them in the vinayaka chathurthi festival. These are steamed rice semolina balls and Lord Ganesh favourate food. At south(andhra pradesh)one variety,madras style another variety etc.. Rice 1cup Bengalgram 1/2 cup OR Greengram(mungdal) Salt Method:- Wash&drain rice.Grind coarsely as semolina (resemble). Donot sieve flour. For one cup rice,boil 2 cups of water,add salt,when it is boiling,add semolina. Simmer,cook semolina until done. Keep the lid and check ocassionally. Remove and transfer into a wide bowl. add partly cooked bengal gram to the above,suji. Mix well and make round balls(wet your palms) Heat water in a skillet,cover with a thin cloth around it. When water is boiling make two rows with the balls and cover it. Or use pressure cooker without WHISTLE. Boil until done. Serve with ginger chutney or onion karam (onion.coconut,salt,little tamarind,redchillies-grind raw things and add little raw oil,serve). MODAK(SWEET BALLS WITH RICE & FILLING) It is a special food for the festival of Lord ganesh chathurdhi.This is traditional way which i know. This is favourate item to sri lord ganesh and everybody make this on ganesh chathurthi. The cover is with steamed riceflour and filling with the mixture of fresh coconut & jaggery OR sugar. It is tasty prasad from Lord ganesh. 2 cup shredded Fresh coconut 3cups 1 cup jaggery or sugar 11/2 cups pistachios & cashews. 3tbsp Milk 3/4 cup cardamom powder Method:- Combine coconut,milk,sugar or jaggery(whatever you select),cook on a low heat. Add the nuts and ,cardamom powder and continue to cook till the mixture turns caramelized.Cool it. For modak crust Rice flour 2cups water 2cups Ghee 2tsp salt little Method:- Pour cup of water in a skillet,bring to boil. Add ghee,salt and oil too. Add the riceflour and mix well without forming any lumps.Keep a lid for 3-4 min.Stir ocassionally.check the lid. Remove from stove and transfer into a wide bowl,knead well,kepp aside. For modak shapes,do like this.. You can get nice modaks when the dough is warm . Grease the palms of your hands well. Take a ball of dough. Flatten the dough to form a cup shape. Place about 3/4th teaspoon coconut filling into this cup. Dip thumb & index finger in the oil & make 5-6 small pinches side by side on the outside edges of the cup. Bring them together on top and join to form a peak. Your modak is complete. This should look like a whole garlic pod. . Place the modak on a pre greased plate. Make the rest of the modaks. Place them on a pre-greased plate. Steam for about 15 minutes. Serve with ghee. This is favourate item to sri lord ganesh and everybody make this on ganesh chathurthi. The cover is with steamed riceflour and filling with the mixture of fresh coconut & jaggery OR sugar. It is tasty prasad from Lord ganesh. 2 cup shredded Fresh coconut 3cups 1 cup jaggery or sugar 11/2 cups pistachios & cashews. 3tbsp Milk 3/4 cup cardamom powder Method:- Combine coconut,milk,sugar or jaggery(whatever you select),cook on a low heat. Add the nuts and ,cardamom powder and continue to cook till the mixture turns caramelized.Cool it. For modak crust Rice flour 2cups water 2cups Ghee 2tsp salt little Method:- Pour cup of water in a skillet,bring to boil. Add ghee,salt and oil too. Add the riceflour and mix well without forming any lumps.Keep a lid for 3-4 min.Stir ocassionally.check the lid. Remove from stove and transfer into a wide bowl,knead well,kepp aside. For modak shapes,do like this.. You can get nice modaks when the dough is warm . Grease the palms of your hands well. Take a ball of dough. Flatten the dough to form a cup shape. Place about 3/4th teaspoon coconut filling into this cup. Dip thumb & index finger in the oil & make 5-6 small pinches side by side on the outside edges of the cup. Bring them together on top and join to form a peak. Your modak is complete. This should look like a whole garlic pod. . Place the modak on a pre greased plate. Make the rest of the modaks. Place them on a pre-greased plate. Steam for about 15 minutes. Serve with ghee..

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