MODAK

Cooking Time: 20 Minutes
Serves: 2 People

Ingredients

For the Cover

• 1 cup water
• 1 tbsp clarified butter/ghee
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup fragrant rice flour

For the Filling

• ¾ cup grated fresh coconut
• ¼ cup jaggery
• 2 tbsp khus khus
• ½ tsp cardamom powder

Method

1. Add 1 cup water, salt and ghee to the AUFLA Smart Cooker pot. Switch to Sauté/Slow Cook Mode and cover.
2. When the water boils, add rice flour. Cover with the lid and switch off the cooker.
3. Allow the mixture to cool and transfer it to a large plate.
4. Knead until soft and divide into 8 equal portions.
5. Mix the filling ingredients, add them to the cooker pot and switch to Sauté/Slow Cook Mode.
6. Cook until thickened, approximately 3–4 minutes, stirring in between. Let cool and divide into 8 portions.
7. Roll and flatten each portion of dough. Add filling and shape into modaks by hand or using a mould.
8. Take a cake tin that fits inside the cooker. Grease with ghee and place the modaks inside.
9. Add 1 cup of water to the AUFLA Smart Cooker and place the modak tin inside.
10. Switch to Sauté/Slow Cook Mode and cover with the lid. Steam for 10–12 minutes.
11. Pour ghee on top and serve hot.