Colourful Modak
Ingredients:
1/2 grated papaya
Sugar-free sucralose (2-3 tbsp)
Ghee (-1 tbsp)
2 cups of wheatflour (approx. 30 gms) (1 cup of green modak, 1 cup of pink modak)
7 walnuts
10 almonds
Cardamompowder
Food colour (optional)
Nutritional Value:
Energy: 450kcal
Protein: 4g
Method:
- Heat a pan
- Ghee (1 tbsp), let it melt Add grated papaya
- Stir and cook it at regular intervals till stuffing sets
- Mix it well and keep it on low flame
- Add crushed almonds, add crushed walnuts
- Make sure it doesn’t get burnt Cover it with a lid for 2-3 minutes
- Papaya stuffing is almost ready
- Take 1⁄2 cup wheat flour (for 1 colour dough) in mixing bowl
- Add 1 drop of green colour to it, add some water Repeat same process for pink dough
- Make small balls of the dough
- Roll it out into pooris of 2.5-3 inches (diameter) Place 1 tbsp stuffing
- Make close pleats on the edges and join the pleats giving a pointy top
- Make all modaks likewise
- Heat a steamer for 10 minutes till the water boils Grease a plate with little ghee (optional) Arrange all modaks on the steamer plate
- Steam for about 15 minutes Modaks are ready for munching
- Continue to cook till the base gets light golden. Then flip. Cook both sides till golden brown.
- Serve oats chilla with 2tsbp curd or 2tsp mint chutney.
