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    Home » Desserts » Indian sweets

    Air fried modak

    7th September 2021 by bhavana bhatia 2 Comments

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    Ganesh chaturthi festival is round the corner. So are the modaks, karanji and laddus. Ganesh chaturthi celebrations are a 10 day long festival especially in Maharashtra. Hence, many different dishes are served. This 10 day long festival is celebrated across India. People love visiting pandals across the city and wait for hours in queues to see their favourite Bappa. Air fried modaks is our take on fried modaks or talniche modak, the favorite sweet of lord Ganesha.

    Traditionally, this Maharashtrian dessert resembles a fried sweet dumpling. It is made with whole wheat flour or atta. It has the same filling as ukadiche modak consisting of jaggery coconut and spices. Ukadiche modak is made with rice flour and is gluten free. Unlike fried wheat modaks, it is steamed. Apart from that you can also make mawa modaks in various fruit flavors like strawberry and chocolate or peanut butter for a vegan version. Refer to links below for all the amazing modak recipes.

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    • Air fried Modak recipe
    • What are some yummy modak recipes?
    • How to make fried modak?

    Ingredients

    Modak filling (refer to recipe card below for quantity)

    • jaggery/ palm sugar /gur
    • Fresh coconut , shredded
    • poppy seeds/khuskhus /khuskhus
    • nutmeg powder /jaiphal optional
    • cardamom powder /elaichi optional
    • oil/ghee if vegetarian

    Air fried Modak covering/pastry (refer to recipe card below for quantity)

    • plain flour / all purpose flour /maida
    • whole wheat flour /atta
    • semolina /shoji
    • oil
    • water
    • pinch of salt

    refer to recipe card for details.

    air fried modak
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    5 from 2 votes

    Air fried Modak recipe

    Air fried modak is the low oil version of traditional fried modak recipe. Making it in air fryer makes it low oil and yet retains the taste.
    Prep Time15 minutes mins
    Cook Time10 minutes mins
    Resting time30 minutes mins
    Course: Desserts
    Cuisine: Indian
    Keyword: air fried modak, fried modak, how to make modak, modak fried or air fried, traditional marathi modak
    Servings: 14
    Author: bhavana bhatia

    Equipment

    • Air fryer
    • frying pan

    Ingredients

    Modak filling

    • ¼ cup jaggery/ palm sugar /gur
    • 1 cup fresh shredded coconut
    • 1 tbsp. poppy seeds/khuskhus /khuskhus
    • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg powder /jaiphal optional
    • ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder /elaichi optional
    • 1 teaspoon oil /ghee if vegetarian

    Air fried Modak covering/pastry

    • ¾ cup plain flour /maida
    • ¾ cup whole wheat flour /atta
    • 1.5 tbsp. semolina /sooji
    • 3 tbsp. oil
    • ½ cup water (little more than)
    • pinch of salt

    Instructions

    For the filling

    • Heat 1 teaspoon oil and add jaggery to it , in a frying pan till it starts to melt.
    • Add the poppy seeds, nutmeg powder, cardamom powder and cook for few minutes.
    • Add shredded coconut to jaggery and mix well. Cook for 5 minutes.
    • Keep it aside to cool.

    For covering/pastry

    • In a bowl, add all the dry ingredients for the pastry along with oil.
    • Slowly add water to knead a medium stiff modak dough.
    • Cover it and keep it aside for 30 minutes.
    • Divide it into small balls and roll them into small circles of equal size using a rolling pin.
    • Add 1 tbsp. filling to each of these dough circles and hold it in your palm.
    • Fold the edges of each modak, slowly between fingers and close their loop, by slowly rotating it( like you would do for any dumpling).
    • Air fry the modaks for 10 min at 190 deg C and 10-12 mins at 170 C | 340 F. Spray oil every 5 mins.
    • Store them in an airtight container once they are at room temperature.

    What are some yummy modak recipes?

    • Ukadiche modak
    • Chocolate modak / Mawa modak 
    • Fried modak
    • Vegan peanut butter modak
    • Strawberry modak

    How to make fried modak?

    For the filling:

    1. Heat 1 teaspoon oil and add jaggery to it, in a pan until it starts to melt.

    air fried modak filling step 1

    2. Add elaichi powder, jaiphal powder and khuskhus. Let it cook for a couple of minutes.

    air fried modak filling step 2

    3. Add shredded coconut and mix well.

    air fried modak filling step 3

    4. Keep it aside to cool.

    air fried modak filling step 4

    For covering/pastry:

    1. In a bowl, add all the dry ingredients for the pastry along with oil.

    air fried modak pastry steps 1

    2. Slowly add water to knead a medium stiff dough. When you press between fingers, it should bind together.

    air fried modak pastry steps 2

    3. Cover it and keep it aside for 30 minutes.

    air fried modak pastry steps 3

    4. Divide it into small balls and roll them into small circles of equal size using a rolling pin. Use a cookie cutter for best results. Add 1tablespoon filling to each of these dough circles.

    air fried modak pastry steps 4

    5. Hold each in your palm and try to fold the pleats together. (Optionally, you can make it as a ball and serve as kudumu or make a potli out of it.)

    air fried modak pastry steps 5

    6. Fold the edges of each modak, slowly between fingers and close their loop, by slowly rotating it( like you would do for any dumpling).

    air fried modak pastry steps 6

    7. Repeat this for all of the dough.

    air fried modak pastry steps 7

    8. Air fry the modaks for 10 min at 190 deg C and for 10-12 mins at 170 deg C. Spray oil every 5 mins.

    air fried modak pastry steps 8

    9. Initially, you may feel the texture is bit uneven or rough.Don't worry about it. However, as it cooks, the pastry will expand smoothen and taste extremely crispy.

    air fried modak pastry steps 9

    Store in an air tight jar.

    Variations

    You can also make the above recipe until step 7. Later deep fry modaks in a kadai as in the traditional method to make crispy modak. South India also makes modakam in round shapes.Also known as kozhukattai or kozhukatta. So don't worry about the shape. Perfect modaks can be round too 🙂

    Storage

    Store them in an air tight container once it cools down. It tastes crispy.

    FAQ

    How to make your own eco friendly Ganapati idol?

    Over the years, we have tried to make our on idol in an eco friendly manner. We tried to make  Ganpati idol, using raw vegetables, chocolate, using playdough (cream of tartar/vinegar). Here are our small experiments to help you make your own idol.
    Ganesh idol using cream of tartar
    Ganapati idol using vinegar/ raw vegetables
    Chocolate Ganpati
    Click here to make homemade eco friendly colours for decoration and Rangoli.
    Click here to see YouTube tutorial to make Ganpati idol.

    What do we eat on Ganesh Chaturthi?

    Ganesh chaturthi is a 10 day long festival. Hence, we serve many different dishes as prasad. Puran Poli, besan laddoo, besan burfi, Modak, Sheera and Shrikhand poli are some of the important ones. Some people also make sattu laddu and sattu ki burfi.Apart from this, we have lemon rice, pulihora, curd rice which are also served as prasadam in South Indian pandals.
    The logic behind this, by the blessings of Sri Ganesh everyone should go back happy. No one should go back empty handed and hungry both physically and soulfully.

    Conclusion: You will love this variation of the much popular steamed modak. It has the same chewy coconut filling with a golden brown outer covering. It has a nice crunch even without deep frying. Plus no extra calories! This Ganesh chaturthi special will be something you will cherish all year!

    Happy vinayaka chaturthi!

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    1. Deepthi says

      September 12, 2021 at 5:56 am

      5 stars
      Wonderful recipe, never thought that Modak can be air fried too! Tried it and everyone enjoyed at home ! A must try recipe.

      Reply
      • bhavana bhatia says

        September 12, 2021 at 6:38 am

        Thank you so much Deepthi for your feedback. Happy Ganesh chaturthi!

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