DEEP FRIED PURAN MODAK/ PARAMPARIK PURNACHE MODAK

It is a deep fried modak recipe with soft puran stuffing and very crispy outside covering. It is traditional authentic Mahrashtrian recipe and offered to Lord Ganesha during Ganesh Chaturthi Festival. I have already shared few fried modak recipes on my blog earlier with some other recipes of modak too. For the outer covering I have used our regular chapatti dough using whole wheat flour and stuffing is puran prepared with chana dal and jaggery. A delightful recipe for the festive occasion of Ganapati, these modak are very easy to make and tastes heavenly.

INGREDIENTS:

For making Stuffing Puran:

1 Cup soaked Chana Dal

1 Cup Jaggery

¼ teaspoon Cardamom Powder

¼ teaspoon Nutmeg Powder

For the outer cover:

1 Cup Whole Wheat Flour

¼ Cup Maida

1 teaspoon Oil

Salt as needed

Water for kneading dough

Other Ingredients:

Some refined Flour/ Maida for dusting

Oil for frying

METHOD:

For making stuffing:

STEP 1 – Soak dal for 3-4 hours.

STEP 2 – Pressure cook for 4 whistles. Cool it, drain the water from it and mash it using potato masher till soft and smooth.

STEP 3 – Now add mashed dal to a microwave safe bowl, add jaggery and mix well.

STEP 4 – Microwave for 5 minutes in high power.

STEP 5 – After 5 minutes, take out the bowl, mix it and check the consistency.

STEP 6 – Again put it back in microwave for 3 minutes.

STEP 7 – Add cardamom and nutmeg powders and give a nice stir. Stuffing is ready.

STEP 8 – Cool it to room temperature.

For making dough:

STEP 1 – Sieve both the flours in a big plate/ mixing bowl.
STEP 2 – Add salt and 1 teaspoon oil and mix well.

STEP 3 – Add water gradually and make a soft and smooth dough.

STEP 4 – Cover the dough with cloth and rest it for 10 minutes.

HOW to proceed:

STEP 1 – Divide the dough and puran in equal small portions.

STEP 2 – Dust a platform with some dry flour.

STEP 3 – Take one portion of dough and roll it to make a disc of 3-4”.

STEP 4 – Place a puran ball in the center of the disc.

STEP 5 – Now start making small folds on the sides of a disc using fingers.

STEP 6 – Once done, press it to from the top and twist it a little, so we get a nice modak shape.

STEP 7 – In the same way, make all the modak.

STEP 8 – Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Now drop 2-3 modak in hot oil. 

STEP 9 – Deep fry until light golden in colour. Fry modak on medium flame.

STEP 10 - When done, remove with a slotted spoon

and drain excess oil on tissure paper.

STEP 11 – Fry the remaining modak in the same way. Modak are ready to offer Ganapati Bappa.