Wanted to try something new. Infact was craving for a fried snack. That was my initial plan, to make rice flour dumplings and fry them. But the no gluten in the rice flour did not let the dough behave to fold and wrap it, I ended up using the modak moulds to make them.
Then I thought, why not steam it? Healthier no!
Savoury Modaks/ Kozhkattai:
This involves 4 steps,
1. Making the modak layer
3. Preparing the filling
4. Assembling the modak
5. Steaming it.
Modak Layer:
What you need:
2 Cups Rice Flour
1 1/2 Cups Hot Water
4 Tbsp Oil
A pinch of salt.
What you do:
Then I thought, why not steam it? Healthier no!
This involves 4 steps,
1. Making the modak layer
3. Preparing the filling
4. Assembling the modak
5. Steaming it.
Modak Layer:
What you need:
2 Cups Rice Flour
1 1/2 Cups Hot Water
4 Tbsp Oil
A pinch of salt.
What you do:
- Mix the flour, oil and salt in a bowl.
- Gradually add hot water till it forms a dough that is not very sticky or dry.
- Cover with a cloth, so it does not dry out as you do the rest.
Filling:
I made a vermicilli upma as a filling. You can have anything as a filling. Some filling options are,
1. Samosa potato, peas filling.
2. Paneer burji filling
3. Pasta filling without much sauce or water.
4. Vegetables in a pizza sauce and cheese, but make sure it is not watery
5. Noodles filling of spring rolls.
6. Vegetables that have been cooked spicy and binded together with little mashed potato.
7. Vegetables like carrot and cabbage sauteed with onion, garlic, ginger and green chilli along with little soya sauce - Your typical Momo filling.
8. Leftover dry vegetable curry from lunch!
The options are endless.
Vermicilli Filling:
What you need:
1 Cup White Roasted Vermicilli
1 Small Onion Chopped Finely
1 Small Carrot Chopped Finely
2-3 Beans Chopped Finely
2-3 Green Chillies Chopped Finely (As per taste)
1 Tbsp Oil
1 1/2 Cup Water
Salt as required
What you do:
- Heat some oil in a pan and saute onions and green chilli till onions turn translucent.
- Add the vegetables and saute till cooked.
- Add the roasted vermicilli and mix well.
- Add the water and season salt.
- Simmer on medium flame and cover till all the water is absorbed.
- Switch off the stove and the filling is ready.
Making the Modak:
What you do:
- Grease the modak mould well with oil and close it and in the opening push some rice flour dough and make sure you cover all sides by pressing it well. See to it there are no holes or cracks. Fill more dough if required. But this should cover only the corners of the mould and the centre part should be dented well.
- Add the filling inside the mould now.
- And seal the mould with some more dough.
- Steam it for 10 minutes.
- Serve with sauce, chutney or even your idli podi!
Make sure you just use enough dough to create the mould and seal it. Not more or Not Less. Because more can make it have a thick layer, while less can make it break.
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