A simple rich modak made with dry fruits and nuts base that you can try for ganesh chaturthi.
Ingredients1 cup chopped dates2 tsp ghee plus for greasing
Nuts : 1/2 cup in total15 nos badams
10 nos pistachious
10 nos cashews
For the outer dough :1/2 cup rice flour (idiyappam flour)
salt to taste
water as needed
Instructions* Dry roast the nuts until golden, cool down and transfer to a mixer jar.Grind it to a slightly coarse mixture.
* Set aside.Now add dates to the mixer jar.Add little water.
* Blend to form a paste consistency.Add dates paste and nuts mixture to a mixing bowl.Mix well,add ghee mix it and set aside.the mixture shouldn't stick much.
* Add salt to rice flour, mix it.Boil water until it bubbles up add it to rice flour.
* Mix with a laddle,once it starts to come together,Set aside for few mins until it is warm enough to handle with hand.Now bring everything together to form a smooth dough without any cracks.
* Now the outer dough and stuffing is ready.Grease the mould well with ghee.Pinch a lemon sized dough and roll into a ball.Now close the mould and take a dough shape it as a ball and stuff it from the bottom side.Nicely press it along the sides in the inner part,leaving a center hole for the stuffing.
* Now slightly roll the dry fruits mixture to a small cylinder.Stuff it inside.Then seal it with little dough as shown.
* Open the mould and carefully remove it.Likewise shape all the kozhukatais with stuffing.Steam cook for 10mins or until the kozhukattai looks shiny on the outside and does not stick.
* Switch off and remove the kozhukattais and transfer to plate / serving bowl.Alternatively you can just use the mixture to press into modak moulds and serve too.