Modak(Kudumulu) - Andhra style

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Ingredients:

• chana dal:1 cup.


• Jaggery powder:3/4 cup.


• elaichy powder:1/2 tsp.


• wheat flour

Procedure:

• Pressure cook the chana dal for upto 3 whistles .


• Allow it to cool the cooker and after cooling drain the water(with the drained water we can prepare rasam) .


• Now keep the cooked chana dal on low flame and now add jaggery powder and keep for 7-8 min on in  low flame.


• Allow it to cool and grind it in a mixer by adding with very little water and elaichy powder or if possible grind it without water.


• Now Knead the wheat flour with sufficient water .Knead it until it is smooth and soft.


• Now make it into small balls of the dough and roll it very thinly smaller than the size of poori by dusting in between with dry flour.


• Now stuff the dal and jaggery mixture into that and deep fry in oil.


• Fry it until it turns into light brown color.


• Now take it into tissue paper so that excess oil will go off.