Ragi Modak [Finger millet sweet dumpling]-How to make-Step by step photos & video

Cuisine Style: South India | Cooking Time: 15 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Type: ganesh chaturthi special sweet

Ingredients

Outer layer of ragi modak

• Ragi flour - 1 & 1/2 cup
• Water as needed
• Ghee - 1 tbsp
• Salt a pinch

For Filling

• Chana dal [bengal gram, kadalai paruppu]-1 cup
• Coconut [Grated] - ½ cup
• Jaggery [grated] - ½ cup
• Ghee - 3 tbsp
• Cardamom powder - ½ tbsp

Preparation Method

Outer layer of ragi modak

• Boil water.
• In a bowl add ragi flour, salt,ghee mix well.
• Add water, mix well, knead it make soft dough.
  

For Filling

• Heat pan add bengal gram, roast till light brown then wash.
• Add 3 to 4 cups of water & 1 tbsp ghee cook till soft.
• Add coconut saute for 2 min.
• Add jaggery cook for 3 min.
• Add cardamom powder mix well & cut off heat

Final Cut

• Grease mold with ghee.
• Add small portions[lemon size] of ragi dough into the mold. Spread evenly
• Add stuffing & close the modak with ragi dough.
• Place raw ragi modak in idli plates.
• Boil water in an idli cooker.
• Place it in an idli cooker, steam it for 10 min
• Serve hot.
  

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How to make Ragi modak - Stepwise procedure & pictures [Simple]

Dry roast chana dal

Now its ready, wash

Add 3 to 4 cups of water

Add ghee, cook till soft

Mash well

Add grated coconut

Saute well

Add jaggery

Add cardamom powder

Mixture is ready, cut off heat

Transfer to a plate, keep it aside

In a bowl, add ragi flour, & salt

Add ghee, mix well

Add boiling water or warm water, mix well

Knead it, make soft dough

Take Modak Mould

Nellikai sadam ingredients

Nellikai sadam ingredients

Place chana dal, coconut, jaggery filling

Close it with small portion of ragi dough

Demold ragi modak

Raw ragi modak ready

Steam it in an idli cooker for 10 min

After 10 min, delicious ragi modak ready

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