Savoury spicy Modak.
You can have Savoury spicy Modak using 22 ingredients and 37 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Savoury spicy Modak
- It's 1 cup of rice flour.
- It's 1+1/2 cup of water.
- You need 1/4 th tsp of salt.
- Prepare 5-6 of Chopped mint leaves.
- It's 1 teaspoon of olive oil.
- It's of For the stuffing.
- You need 1/2 cup of whole red lentil (whole masoor).
- You need 1/2 cup of whole green lentil (whole green moong).
- It's 1 of chopped onion.
- Prepare 1-2 of chopped green chillies.
- You need 3-4 of chopped garlic pods.
- Prepare 1 of small chopped tomato.
- Prepare Few of chopped coriander leaves.
- You need 2 tsp of tomato ketchup.
- It's 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of red chilli flakes.
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of chat masala.
- It's 1/2 teaspoon of black salt.
- It's 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
- You need 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds.
- Prepare Few of curry leaves.
- You need For serving of Green/ tamarind chutney or raita.
Savoury spicy Modak step by step
- Clean and soak both kinds of lentils for 3-4 hours..
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil and splatter some cumin seeds and curry leaves..
- Add chopped onion and saute till soft..
- When onion becomes soft add chopped garlic and chopped green chillies..
- Saute for a minute..
- Add chopped tomato and salt. Give it a good mix and cook for 3-4 minutes..
- Add the soaked lentils. Before adding discard the soaked water..
- Mix well and cover. Simmer and cook till lentils become soft..
- When lentils cooks completely, add tomato ketchup..
- Mix well. I use tomato ketchup just to bind the mixture. You can also add little water if you like. Or you can also mash the mixture..
- Add chat masala and black salt. Give it a mix..
- Adjust seasoning and sprinkle some chopped coriander leaves and remove from heat..
- Transfer to a bowl. Stuffing is ready now..
- For the outer layer or dumpling heat 1+1/2 cup of water in a saucepan..
- Add 1/4 th teaspoon salt and chopped mint leaves..
- When water starts boiling add 1 cup of rice flour..
- Lower the flame and stir vigorously so that flour incorporates well with the water to form a soft dough..
- Cover and simmer for 2-3 minutes to cook the rice completely..
- Transfer the dough into a bowl or plate. Keep sometime to cool..
- Knead the dough for 5-6 minutes. Be careful not to form lumps..
- Add 1 teaspoon olive oil to the dough..
- Knead again to form a soft smooth dough..
- Divide the dough into 10 equal portions..
- Take one portion and make a patty with a cavity with the help of your palms. Grease your hands so that dough will not stick to your palm or fingers..
- Fill 2 teaspoon of stuffing to the cavity..
- Make some plates or folds along the edge of the patty and try to accumulate the folds in the centre..
- Seal the cavity to form a fig or modak size..
- Your stuffed Modak is ready to steam..
- Like this make all the modaks..
- I use a spoon to give some impressions on the modaks to enhance their shape..
- Heat sufficient water in a steamer..
- Grease the perforated plate of the steamer and place the prepared modaks in the plate..
- Leave some gaps in between the modaks..
- Steam them for 10 minutes..
- When Modaks are done, remove from heat, keep 5 minutes to cool before transferring..
- Transfer the steamed modaks in a serving dish. Repeat the process for the rest of the modaks..
- Serve them with some yoghurt mint raita and tamarind chutney..