Ragi Vella Modhagam | Millet Jaggery Modaks

I planned to post several recipes for Vinayagar/Ganesh Chaturthi, though I prepared and clicked few but due to time constraints I couldn’t publish all on time…Today’s recipe is one healthy Ragi millet modaks (without filling/stuffing) prepared with just few ingredients also this Ragi Vella modhagam needs very less time to make. Quite easy, quick and healthy recipe to try during Lord Ganesha’s birthday!!!

Recipe Source :- Own


Yields – 8-9 Modaks as shown in pictures

Ingredients

Ragi Flour – 1 Cup (If you want you can take half cup rice flour and half cup ragi flour too)
Jaggery – 3/4th Cup
Pottukadalai Flour – 1/4 Cup
Peanut Flour – 1/4 Cup (Dry roast the Peanut, remove skin and powder it).
Water – 1/2 Cup or just to immerse jaggery
Cardamom Powder – 2tsp

Method

• Mix Ragi flour and other flour in a bowl, keep aside.
• Add jaggery in a sauce pan with 1/2cup water(Pic 1) and boil in medium flame, if you want you can strain the impurities and again start boiling it.
• Once jaggery gets thicken and reaches one string consistency or when starts foaming well and if added a drop of syrup in water it should not dissolve that is the right consistency to put off the flame (Pic 2).
• Now add cardamom powder to jaggery syrup, reserve 1-2 tbsp of syrup and immediately add the ragi flour mixture to it (Pic 3).
• Use spatula and mix all well, if needed add the reserved jaggery and everything comes together like shown in picture 4 start making the shapes.
• Make sure the dough is hand bearable; if so take 8-9 lemon size balls from it.

• Place each ball in between oil greased modak mould and hold tightly to remove excess(Pic 5).
• Now gently transfer the shaped one to idli/steamer plates (Pic 6).
• Repeat the above process till done with prepared balls.
• Steam the modaks for 3-5 minutes or till done.