Modakam/ Mothagam recipe(sweet coconut)

Sweet Mothagam recipe with POORNAM that is nothing but coconut & jaggery... I like poornam kolukattai than channel dal poornam... it gives very juicy & yummy flavor... Kolukattai is usually prepared for VINAYAGAR CHATHRUTHI... it is so soft & delicious to eat...yummy!!!! 

My mom used to prepare sweet, karam & pidi kolukattai...and ellu mittai too... Me & my sister will eagerly wait till evening, because my mom do pooja when my dad arrives from office... Till that paati never allow us to touch the kollukattai... it was nice memory & missing those happy innocent days..

Lets check out the recipe:

Preparation time- 25-30mins    Cooking Time- 15mins

INGREDIENTS NEEDED:

Raw rice/Idly rice- 1/2 cup
Water- as needed
Salt- pinch

FOR COCONUT POORNAM:

Coconut- 1 cup
Jaggery(powdered)- 3/4 plus 1 tsp
Cardamaom powder- 1 tsp

METHOD:

• Soak rice for about 3 hours & grind into fine paste.. (Otherwise, bring water to boil & mix the water with flour & salt, to make fine & smooth dough.... Then knead & make equal sized balls)
  
  
  
  
• Heat a pan, add 1tsp of oil & pour the thick rice paste & stir to get smooth dough... Once it has formed thick consistency, allowed to cool down & make equal sized balls...
  
• Meanwhile, place grated coconut in a bowl & add powdered jiggery & mix well or roast the grated coconut with jaggery in low medium flame when it starts leaving the sides of pan..
  
• Grease your hands with oil, so that dough cannot stick into your hand.... Take a small ball & make like cup shape & fill with coconut pooranam..close the edges & make MODAK...
  
• Repeat the same procedure to finish the remaining balls & make into madak shape... Then boil water in IDLI STEAMER & arrange the modaks in a steaming plate & cook for 8-10 mins....
  
• Now modak is completely steamed...looks delicious.....!!!!!!!
  

NOTE- You may use INSTANT RICE FLOUR & mix with water & make fine dough... Do not over cook the kollukattai, it gives Rubbery texture... You can add or reduce the amount of jaggery according to your taste......

TIP- My mom used to flatten kozhukattai by using a banana leaf greased with oil...