Modak | how to shape modagam using mould – with a short video on how to shape modakam using a mould.
Though I have seen modak moulds in shops, I never bought one for myself. Somehow I am comfortable making modakams in my hands, so never attempted to buy them. Also, my experience with the sweet somas or karanji mould is not so good and so I didn’t buy this modak mould too. When I got it for Raji too I never got one for me. But when my Maharashtrian friends were telling me about this mould a lot and also I got a request from a reader to post the procedure of how to make modak using mould, I thought I will post this recipe. I got these cute little modak moulds from my friend here and tried them at home this weekend. It turned out well and was a good experience making with these moulds too. Check out my other modakam | kozhukattai recipes.
Modakam using mould
Ingredients
For the outer covering
- ½ cup Rice flour | Idiyappam Flour
- Water as needed
- 1 tsp Sesame oil 1 tsp
For the Poornam
- 2 tbsp Jaggery
- ¼ cup Fresh Coconut
- ½ tsp Cardamom powder
Video
Here is the video of how to shape modakam using modakam mould
Method:
- Boil water in a pan and add the oil to this. If using homemade flour add salt to the oil. Idiyappam flour will have salt,so no need to add salt. Add the flour to a wide bowl. Add the water to it and mix with a spoon.
- When it becomes warm and can handle with your hands, grease your hands with little sesame oil and knead it into a soft dough. Divide it into equal lemon-sized balls. Keep them covered with a damp cloth all the avoid dryness.
- Make the poornam and keep it into medium goose berry sized balls. You can make any poornam of your choice. Check out my thengai poornam kozhukattai, moong dal poornam kozhukattai, dry fruits modakam, khoya modakam , kadalai paruppu poornam kozhukattai for filling recipes.
- This is the modakam mould. You get in 2 different sizes. The one my friend gave me is small.
- Take a 3/4 th portion of the dough from one ball. Grease the inner portion of the mould with sesame oil. Put the dough into the mould.
- Using your fingers just spread the dough on the walls of the mould. Take a portion of the poornam.
- Place it into the mould and seal it with the remaining 1/4th portion of the dough.Seal it well. Else when you remove it from the mould it will have gaps and the filling may come out.
- Level the dough with your fingers. Carefully open the mould.
- Modakam is ready. Repeat this for the rest of the dough.
- Steam this in a greased idli mould for 10 minutes. Once they becomes glossy, switch it off and leave it for 3 minutes.
- Modakams are ready for neivedhyam.
- Grease the mould every time(for each kozhukattai) with little oil before making the modakam,
- Always keep the modakams covered, or else they will have cracks after they are cooked.
Oh!You do it in the same way.i make the ball with pooranam and put in the mould .Thanks for suggesting this way.
Stepwise tutorial looks very helpful.. I have got mold from India this time and thinking how to use..tahbks for the tutorial
Stepwise tutorial looks very helpful.. I have got mold from India this time and thinking how to use..tahbks for the tutorial
Great post! Appreciate if you could also mention where to buy these moulds in Singapore. I have been reading your blog and raks kitchen desperately looking if you both would mention that . Unfortunately you mentioned everything except that 🙁 . Happy Ganesh chathurthi
Haha , Sangi thanks for your words. But unfortunately i didn't explore and go to little india and check out it. My neighbor gave this mould to me. For sure you will get in Jothi stores. If i would have known about it , i would have surely mentioned about this in my post.
Thanks for the quick reply 🙂 . Sure , will check it out in jyothi stores :).
Thx a ton jeyashri, I jus bought this a couple of days back and was wondering how to use it as even the shopkeeper did not explain properly. but after seeing your video feel relieved….
Thank you lavanya
How much salt to put fr abv recipe. Thanks.
Just 2 pinches of salt is enough