During ganesh festival, varieties of modaks are prepared. One among them is the Tilachi modak, seasame seed dumplings or sesame seed. Sesame seeds with coconut, jaggery and peanuts as a filling is quite delicious for those who are fond of sweet varieites. today sitting at home with little fever, decided to post few recipes ahead of Ganesh Festival when I was able to sit for sometime.
People are coming out with innovative ideas and the market is flooded with colourful modaks. But let us not forget the traditional method of making the modaks.
Ingredients
¼ cup Black sesame seed
¼ cup Jaggery
¼ tsp Cardamom powder
1 tbsp Roasted peanuts
¼ tsp Ghee
Method
1. Soak the sesame seeds in water for 20 minutes.
2. Wash and strain through a tea strainer to remove the excess water.
3. Heat kadai and directly put the seeds in it and roast it. when you press the same with your hand, you can make out whether it is done. do not burn it.
4. When cools down, put it in mixer, pulse it for a minute.
5. Then add the jaggery and pulse it again till you get a nice powder out of it.
6. Add the ghee, roasted peanuts, cardamom powder and keep aside.
Fresh rice flour - 1 cup
Water -1 cup
Oil – 2 tbs
Salt ¼ tsp
Method
1. Transfer the rice ball to a plate and keep covered for 10 minutes.
2. When it is warm and can handle the dough, apply some oil on your palm and knead smoothly.
3. Then make small ball out of it and prepare the cover.
4. Fill the sesame seeds stuffing, tilachi saran and make the dumplings.
5. Steam it for 5-7 minutes.
6. When it is cooked, allow to cool. Take out carefully with a spoon. Tilachi modak is ready for neivedyam.
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People are coming out with innovative ideas and the market is flooded with colourful modaks. But let us not forget the traditional method of making the modaks.
Tilachi modak, Seasame seed dumplings,
sesame seed kozhukkattai..
For the stuffing
Ingredients
¼ cup Black sesame seed
¼ cup Jaggery
¼ tsp Cardamom powder
1 tbsp Roasted peanuts
¼ tsp Ghee
Method
1. Soak the sesame seeds in water for 20 minutes.
2. Wash and strain through a tea strainer to remove the excess water.
3. Heat kadai and directly put the seeds in it and roast it. when you press the same with your hand, you can make out whether it is done. do not burn it.
4. When cools down, put it in mixer, pulse it for a minute.
5. Then add the jaggery and pulse it again till you get a nice powder out of it.
6. Add the ghee, roasted peanuts, cardamom powder and keep aside.
For the covering
Ingredients
Fresh rice flour - 1 cup
Water -1 cup
Oil – 2 tbs
Salt ¼ tsp
Method
In a kadai, mix the rice flour in the normal water to avoid
forming lumps. Add oil, salt, mix well and cook the same in slow flame stirring
continuously till you get a nice rice ball leaving the
sides of kadai.
To make the dumplings
To make the dumplings
1. Transfer the rice ball to a plate and keep covered for 10 minutes.
2. When it is warm and can handle the dough, apply some oil on your palm and knead smoothly.
3. Then make small ball out of it and prepare the cover.
4. Fill the sesame seeds stuffing, tilachi saran and make the dumplings.
5. Steam it for 5-7 minutes.
6. When it is cooked, allow to cool. Take out carefully with a spoon. Tilachi modak is ready for neivedyam.
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