Puran Rice Modak

Ingredient :-

  

Bengal gram (yellow) 2 cup, 

sugar – 2 cup, 

turmeric powder – ¼ tea spoon, 

green cardamom powder – ¼ tea spoon, 

nut meg powder – ¼ tea spoon, 

clarified butter (ghee) – 50 gm,

salt – as per taste,

water – 4-5 cup water or as per required.

For dough –

 2 ½ cup rice flour ( Preparation - pour a 3 cup water into the rice and keep aside for 2 days and after that remove all water and grind the rice through Jaipan Mixer grinder and make rice flour), 1 pinch salt, water as per required.

Method :-

 
1. Wash the bengal gram and add 4-5 cups water into it and cook this pulse into the pressure cooker for 8-10 min. 

2. After 10-15 min. take out the cooked pulse from the pressure cooker.

3. Remove the excess water from that then add sugar and salt then mix it well and cooked again on low gas flame till sugar melt. But while cooking you should stir this mixture well.

4. Grind this whole mixture from Puran machine then add green cardamom powder and nut meg powder in it and again mix it well. This is known as a “Puran”.

5. Make Lukewarm water in utensil then take a mixture of rice flour in bowl and add pinch of salt for a taste. ( Preparation - pour a 3 cup water into the rice and keep aside for 2 days and after that remove all water and grind the rice through Jaipan Mixer grinder and make rice flour) And make a dough by adding lukewarm water in it then keep aside.

6. Take a small ball of rice dough then make a puri size shape and stuff above mentioned puran in it and make a modak. 

7. Arrange all modaka in modak patra or pressure cooker (without vessel) and keep for 10-12 min on slow gas flame then keep aside for few minute.

8. After that pour melted ghee on it and serve hot is serving dish. These yummy modak is ready to eat.
Importance of Bengal gram

Bengal gram is widely appreciated as health food. It is a protein-rich supplement to cereal-based diets.