Ingredients
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For the Dough & Churma: 1 cup Ragi (Finger Millet) Flour
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Pinch of Salt
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Hot Waterless than 1/2 cup, as needed
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Gheefor cooking
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2 tsp For the Nut & Seed Mixture: Ghee
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2 tsp Almonds
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12-15 Cashewscut into pieces
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1/4 cup Peanuts
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3 tbsp White Sesame Seeds
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Elaichi (Cardamom) Powder (as per taste)
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1/4 cup For the Jaggery Syrup: Jaggery(powder or grated)
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2 tbsp Water
About
Bringing in the festive cheer with these healthy and delicious Ragi Churma Modaks! 🙌✨ This Ganesh Chaturthi, welcome Ganpati Bappa with a treat that’s not only tasty but also packed with good-for-you ingredients. Made with nutrient-rich ragi, these no-fry modaks are a great source of calcium and a healthier alternative to the traditional fried versions. They’re a true delight for the taste buds and your well-being.💚
Steps
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In one cup Ragi Flour, add a pinch of salt and knead the dough with hot water (add hot water as required. It will take approximately less than 1/2 cup water, do not add it one time). |
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Make soft dough. |
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Heat the flat pan on a medium flame. Grease it with Ghee. |
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With wet hands, take a portion from prepared dough, and spread it thin on the pan. Keep flames medium only. |
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Cook this dry on both sides, then apply 2 tsp Ghee on each side, and cook till you get golden color. In between keep pressing it with spatula so that you get crispy texture. |
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Once it’s done, take it out on wire rack and let it cool down. |
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Tear it with your hands and then take it in a mixture jar and coarsely grind it on a pulse mode.Texture should coarse. |
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Now in a pan, add 2 tsp Ghee and add 12-15 almonds. Roast it on slow flame. |
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Once it’s almost done, then add same amount of cashews cut into pieces, 1/4 cup peanuts and 3 tbs white sesame seeds. |
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Roast everything together till you get nutty fragrance. |
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Take it out in a bowl and let it oool down. Once it’s cool down, coarsely grind it with some elaichi powder. |
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Add this nut mixture into Ragi Churma. |
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Now in a sauce pan, take 1/4 cup Jaggery (you can increase or decrease the quantity according to your taste). |
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Add 2 tbs of water in it and let it cook on a medium flame till mixture becomes sticky. (You don’t need any kind of chaasni in this). |
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Pour the hot jaggery mixture into Churma mixture. Mix everything well when the mixture is hot. |
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Pro Tip : Shape or bind the modak when the mixture is warm only - do not let it cool down. |
