Fried Mawa Modak

Source : Sieve Together All Flours Heat Ghee Add Hot Ghee To The Flour Mixture Mix With A Spoon Then Make A Crumble Like Mixture By Mixing With Fingers Knead ...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : September 2, 2025

Step:

  1. Sieve together all flours.

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  2. Heat ghee. Add hot ghee to the flour mixture.

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  3. Mix with a spoon. Then make a crumble like mixture by mixing with fingers.

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  4. Knead a soft dough by adding water little by little. Apply drops of ghee, cover an keep aside.

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  5. Keep things ready for the mawa filling

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  6. In a pan heat ghee and add the dry fruit mixture

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  7. Add coconut and roast until the mixture become a little dry.

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  8. Add mawa and roast.

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  9. Now add brown sugar and roast.

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  10. Finally add cardamom powder and mix everything until it becomes like a one doughy mass.

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  11. Filling is ready. Let it cool down completely.

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  12. Pinch a big lemon sized dough, roll into thin disc. Cut small circles out of it.

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  13. Use sharp edged cups or cookie cutter.

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  14. Keep 1 teaspoon of the stuffing in the centre of the small prepared discs. Cover by pleating and pinching them together as shown in the picture.

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  15. Add a small piece of dough and check if oil is ready.

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  16. If oil bubbles and dough comes up, it means the oil is perfect. Add modaks and fry until golden.

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  17. Keep stirring the modaks for even colour.

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  18. Offer to God and eat after distributing tasty prasadams to friends, neighbours and family.

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Ingredients

  1. Covering
  2. 1 cup wheat flour
  3. 1 cup maida
  4. 2 tablespoons fine semolina
  5. 3 tablespoons ghee
  6. Mawa Filling
  7. 1-1/2 cup grated mawa
  8. 1/2 cup shredded coconut
  9. 1/4 cup brown sugar/ white sugar or jaggery powder
  10. 1 teaspoon ghee
  11. 3/4 cup chopped pistachios, cashews, almonds and raisins
  12. 1 teaspoon green cardamom powder
  13. 2 cups oil or ghee for deep frying

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