Modhagam

Yesterday was Ganesha Chaturthi and I thought of making Modhagam as offerings to lord Ganesha. When I think of modhagam my mind takes me to Pillayarpatti, a small village near Karaikudi. The Karpaga Vinayagar temple in Pillayarpatti is very famous and a must see attraction when you visit Chettinad .

In Pillayarpatti modhagam is the prime offering to lord Ganesha. Modhagam is a sweet dish made with rice and dal mixture.

Preparation time:10 min

Cooking time:15 min

Serves:4-5

Ingrediants:

• 1.25 cup of Palm Jaggery. I add a little extra for color and sweetness.

To Roast and grind:

• 1 cup Raw Rice
• 1/4 cup Split Green Gram Dal

Method:

• Wash Rice and Dal .
• Spread it in a dry cloth to remove excess moisture.

• Grind Rice and dal in the mixer to a very coarse consistency without water.

• Roast this until the raw rice and dal smell dissipates. Usually this takes 2 mins. 
• Boil 2 1/2 cups of water in sauce pan and add the Roasted mixture.
• Cook till the water gets absorbed and the mixture is almost half cooked.

• In a saute pan melt the plam jaggery to a paste like consistency in low heat.
• Filter the jaggery paste.
• Add filtered Palm jaggery to the half cooked rice mixture and mix well .

• Make modhagam from the rice and jaggery mixture by shaping it into medium sized balls.
• Steam the Modhagam for 5 min until the mixture is cooked through.

• Modhagam is ready to be offered. 
• We celebrated Ganesha Chaturthi with Modhagam and Sundal.

Note:

• Make sure remove the impurties in jaggery .

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