Motichoor Modak Recipe

Total Time: 60 minutes

Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients:

To begin making the Motichoor Modak recipe, sieve the besan
To this add in salt, orange food colour and ghee
Mix them well
Next, add in water, little by little & make them into smooth batter
The consistency should be like thick dosa batter
Heat oil in a wok/kadai and just before making the boondis, add in the baking soda & give a quick mix
When the oil is hot, using a perforated laddle making the boondis as shown in the picture
When they are 3/4th done, remove them & drain them in a kitchen towel
Repeat the same procedure until done
When boondis are done, allow them to cool down completely & grind them into coarse powder
Heat sugar & water in a kadai/wok on medium flame
When it reaches the one string consistency, add in orange food colour & switch off the flame
To the coarsely powdered boondis, add in the crushed almonds, melon seeds, salt, rose water, cardamom powder, saffron & ghee
Mix them roughly
Then add in the sugar syrup little by little and you will end up in using in all the syrup
Mix them well
Cover this and leave it aside for 15 to 20 minutes so that the boondi absorbs all the flavours
After 20 minutes, mix them again with your hands
Take a modak mould, grease them with ghee lightly, fill in the boondis
Make them into modak shape
Keep in the fridge for sometime & then serve
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