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 .
 
  
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 kozhukatta i 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.
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
