Motichoor Modak Recipe
A vegetarian Indian recipe with gram flour (besan), salt - as per your taste, pinch orange color. Ready in 1h, serves 10.
Curated byAarav Mehta🇮🇳
- 1
To begin making the Motichoor Modak recipe, sieve the besan
- 2
To this add in salt, orange food colour and ghee
salt - as per your tastepinch orange colorghee(1 tablespoon)pinch salt - optionalghee(1 tablespoon) - 3
Mix them well
- 4
Next, add in water, little by little & make them into smooth batter
water - as requiredwater(1/4 cup)rose water(1/2 teaspoon) - 5
The consistency should be like thick dosa batter
- 6
Heat oil in a wok/kadai and just before making the boondis, add in the baking soda & give a quick mix
pinch baking soda - 7
When the oil is hot, using a perforated laddle making the boondis as shown in the picture
- 8
When they are 3/4th done, remove them & drain them in a kitchen towel
- 9
Repeat the same procedure until done
- 10
When boondis are done, allow them to cool down completely & grind them into coarse powder
cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon) - 11
Heat sugar & water in a kadai/wok on medium flame
water - as requiredsugar(1/2 cup)water(1/4 cup)rose water(1/2 teaspoon) - 12
When it reaches the one string consistency, add in orange food colour & switch off the flame
pinch orange color - 13
To the coarsely powdered boondis, add in the crushed almonds, melon seeds, salt, rose water, cardamom powder, saffron & ghee
salt - as per your tasteghee(1 tablespoon)water - as requiredwater(1/4 cup)to 12 saffron strands(10)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon)pinch salt - optionalrose water(1/2 teaspoon)melon seeds(1 teaspoon)badam (almond) - crushed(1 teaspoon)ghee(1 tablespoon) - 14
Mix them roughly
- 15
Then add in the sugar syrup little by little and you will end up in using in all the syrup
sugar(1/2 cup) - 16
Mix them well
- 17
Cover this and leave it aside for 15 to 20 minutes so that the boondi absorbs all the flavours
- 18
After 20 minutes, mix them again with your hands
salt - as per your taste - 19
Take a modak mould, grease them with ghee lightly, fill in the boondis
ghee(1 tablespoon)ghee(1 tablespoon) - 20
Make them into modak shape
- 21
Keep in the fridge for sometime & then serve
- 22
Serve Motichoor Modak as a religious offering during the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival or as a sweet dish after your meal of Achari Masala Puri and Aloo Dum
salt - as per your taste
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Motichoor Modak Recipe
A vegetarian Indian recipe with gram flour (besan), salt - as per your taste, pinch orange color. Ready in 1h, serves 10.
Curated byAarav Mehta🇮🇳
Directions
22 steps- 1
To begin making the Motichoor Modak recipe, sieve the besan
- 2
To this add in salt, orange food colour and ghee
salt - as per your tastepinch orange colorghee(1 tablespoon)pinch salt - optionalghee(1 tablespoon) - 3
Mix them well
- 4
Next, add in water, little by little & make them into smooth batter
water - as requiredwater(1/4 cup)rose water(1/2 teaspoon) - 5
The consistency should be like thick dosa batter
- 6
Heat oil in a wok/kadai and just before making the boondis, add in the baking soda & give a quick mix
pinch baking soda - 7
When the oil is hot, using a perforated laddle making the boondis as shown in the picture
- 8
When they are 3/4th done, remove them & drain them in a kitchen towel
- 9
Repeat the same procedure until done
- 10
When boondis are done, allow them to cool down completely & grind them into coarse powder
cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon) - 11
Heat sugar & water in a kadai/wok on medium flame
water - as requiredsugar(1/2 cup)water(1/4 cup)rose water(1/2 teaspoon) - 12
When it reaches the one string consistency, add in orange food colour & switch off the flame
pinch orange color - 13
To the coarsely powdered boondis, add in the crushed almonds, melon seeds, salt, rose water, cardamom powder, saffron & ghee
salt - as per your tasteghee(1 tablespoon)water - as requiredwater(1/4 cup)to 12 saffron strands(10)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon)pinch salt - optionalrose water(1/2 teaspoon)melon seeds(1 teaspoon)badam (almond) - crushed(1 teaspoon)ghee(1 tablespoon) - 14
Mix them roughly
- 15
Then add in the sugar syrup little by little and you will end up in using in all the syrup
sugar(1/2 cup) - 16
Mix them well
- 17
Cover this and leave it aside for 15 to 20 minutes so that the boondi absorbs all the flavours
- 18
After 20 minutes, mix them again with your hands
salt - as per your taste - 19
Take a modak mould, grease them with ghee lightly, fill in the boondis
ghee(1 tablespoon)ghee(1 tablespoon) - 20
Make them into modak shape
- 21
Keep in the fridge for sometime & then serve
- 22
Serve Motichoor Modak as a religious offering during the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival or as a sweet dish after your meal of Achari Masala Puri and Aloo Dum
salt - as per your taste
About this recipe
A vegetarian Indian recipe with gram flour (besan), salt - as per your taste, pinch orange color. Ready in 1h, serves 10.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving (10 servings)
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