Prepare Modakams for Ganesha

About the Course

Learning Outcomes :

• Learn to make the poornam/hoorana. (sweet and spicy- stuffing)
• Learn to make the dough - outer covering.
• Know how to mould /shape the dough.
• Learn to bake tasty Modakams, offer to Ganesha and enjoy the same.

Precautions: 

This session involves cooking with fire. Hence it is extremely important for children to be  accompanied by elders for support.

 Materials required :

Kindly go through the list of ingredients and have the pre-requirements ready.

Ingredients:

• Rice - 1 cup
• Water

• Grated Coconut- 1 cup
• Ghee
• Cardomam powder
• Grated Jaggery – ½ a cup

• Urad dal - 1 cup
• Toor dal -1tsp
• Curry leaves
• Chillies - Red / green – 2 to 3 as per taste
• Asofoetida/Hing
• Salt
• Mustard seeds
• Cooking oil

• A heavy thick bottomed vessel
• Kadai/Pan –( 2 )
•  Caserole (Hot Box)
  
•  A clean thin (mul /dhoti/ veshti) cloth
•  Ladles
•  Cooking gas stove
•  Cleaning cloth
  
  

Kindly prepare the following beforehand :

• Clean and soak one cup of rice with one glass of water for 1.5 hours.
• Keep the coconut readily grated for use.
• Keep the jaggery readily grated for use.
• Clean and soak together Urad dal, toor dal and a few chillies as per taste for 45 minutes.