FRIED MODAK

What is modak I have depicted in "Modak" page, again I am writing that it is a kind of sweet dumpling, its also very popular, people  offer  modakas  to  god  mainly  in  "Ganesh chaturthi",There  are varieties of modak  like  “Ukadiche modak”,  “Rawa modak”, “banana nachni modak” , “chocolate modak”,  I am posting the recipe of Fried modak. I have made with wheat flour,you can use it rice flour

Ingredients-

Wheat flour -250 gms
Coconut - 200 gms
Jaggery -100 gms
Cardamom powder-1 tsp
Milk - 50 gms
Sesame seeds - 50 gms
Oil - 5 tbsp for frying and for dough
salt-little


Method-

Make a soft dough of the flour by adding oil and salt.

Heat ghee in a vessel, add jaggery, coconut and sesame seeds. Keep stirring continuously on medium flame and make a sticky solution.

 Make small balls of dough and roll it.

Put 1 tbsp of the above stuffing in the dough and pack it by taking all the corners up giving it a shape like a cone on top.

Take oil in a kadai and deep fry the Modaks till brown.

LACHHA PARATHA

This Lachha Paratha is totally different kind of bread, I have made this with coriander leaves,Please make it and say whether you like it or not .Lachha  paratha is a kind of bread of India. It is rich and flavorful, It has also lots of varieties,  I had made greenish  Lachha  paratha, you can make plain lachha  paratha i.e. without using coriander mixture which I have mixed while making dough, Lachha  paratha  looks good  and flaky in nature.

Ingredients-

Wheat flour-250 gms

Coriander leaves-little

Garlic-4-5

Green chilli-4-5

Lime juice-2tsp

Salt to taste

Ghee(clarified butter)-75  gms

Method-

Grind coriander leaves,garlic,salt and lime juice without water

Make soft dough with  wheat flour

Divide the dough in equal sized balls

Roll out each ball into chapatti

Smear little ghee over the chapatti

spread green mixture over it

cut the chapatti into 1”thick stripes

place the stripes one over the other

now roll the layers into a cylinder and press lightly,  roll out again in lachha or chapati

now roast the lachha in a pan,putting some ghee over it

serve hot

AATA LADDOO

In Ganesh puja I have made this aata laddoo, It was Awsome. I have learnt this recipe from one of my aunt, She is no more but whenever I make these laddoos I remember her. I am giving tribute to my Aunt by posting this recipe and hoping that you people also like after having this laddoos, These laddoos are good for winter season, Whole wheat flour contains vitamins , minerals and protein, because it is a good source of fiber so its good for stomach also.so,  below is the recipe………………

Ingredients-

wheat flour-150 gms

ghee(clarified butter)-50 gms

jaggery-100 gms

milk-100 ml

almonds-1-2

cashewnuts-1-2

method-

shallow fry wheat flour in ghee

mix milk and jaggery into the mixture

make laddoos

garnish with almonds and cashewnuts