Easiest Way to Prepare Tasty Steamed Chana Dal Modak

Steamed Chana Dal Modak.

You can have Steamed Chana Dal Modak using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Steamed Chana Dal Modak

1. You need 3 tbsp of Chana dal.
2. It's 2 tbsp of Jaggery.
3. Prepare 1 tbsp of Raisins.
4. It's 3 tbsp of Dessicated coconut.
5. Prepare 1 tsp of Green cardamom powder.
6. It's 1 pinch of haldi / turmeric powder.
7. It's 1/4 tsp of Salt.
8. It's 1 tbsp of Ghee.
9. It's 1 cup of Rice flour.
10. Prepare 1.5 cup of Water.
11. It's 1/4 tsp of Salt.
12. You need 1 tbsp of Ghee.

Steamed Chana Dal Modak step by step

1. Clean and soak chana dal for 2 hours. After 2 hours in a pressure cooker add soaked chana dal, salt and haldi and also add water. Cook up to 2 whistles. Keep aside and let it cool down naturally..
2. In a kadai heat ghee and add cooked chana dal and cook. Then add jaggery, coconut and green cardamom powder and cook up to dry. This is our stuffing..
3. Again heat water in a kadai and add salt and ghee to it and let it boil up to bubbly. Then add rice flour and mix. Now switch off the gas and cover it and keep aside for 5 to 7 mins.
4. After that remove the dough to it a big plate. Let it cool down.When it is cold enough to touch with hand knead it with adding little little water to a very soft dough..
5. Keep a steamer on gas with around water.
6. Now we will shape the modaks. Make small balls from the dough. Now grease yours hands with ghee. Flat the ball and shape like a small bowl. Then add the stuffing in that bowl. Gather the edges and press and shape like modak. It can be made with modak mould which id easily available in market. If needed grease your hand with water and ghee..
7. Now grease the steamer with little ghee. Place the modaks in that steamer. cover and cook for 7 to 10 mins.Then remove from steamer and keep aside to cool down. Serve as prasad to Lord Ganesha.