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    Home » Festival Recipes » Dates & Coconut Modak with Jowar Flour ~ Sugar Free Recipe

    Last Updated: July 17, 2020 | First Published on: December 4, 2012 by Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

    Dates & Coconut Modak with Jowar Flour ~ Sugar Free Recipe

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    If you are looking for more steamed recipes then do check rava kudumulu, undrallu, bellam kudumulu, steamed date rolls and idiyappam.

    Dates Modak with Sorghum Flour / Jowar Kozhukattai Recipe
    Preparation & Cooking Time : 40 mins
    Makes about 12 -14

    Ingredients: 

    Sorghum Flour / Jowar Flour : 1 Cup
    Chopped Dates: ½ cup
    Grated Fresh Coconut : ½ Cup
    White Sesame Seeds: 2 tbsp
    A big pinch of salt
    Ghee: 1 tsp

    Method:

    1. Dry
    roast the sesame seeds on a medium flame till light brown color and
    allow it to cool. Grind the roasted sesame seeds to a fine powder and
    set aside.

    2. Grind the chopped dates into a paste. In a bowl, add the
    dates paste, ground sesame seeds and grated fresh coconut and combine
    very well. Roll this mixture into small round shape balls and keep them
    aside.

    3. Combine the sorghum flour and salt in a wide bowl. Add
    boiling water little by little  to the flour, mix very well with a
    spatula and make a soft dough.

    4. Allow it cool for 3 – 5 minutes then knead it well. The dough
    should be soft and smooth.

    5. Grease your palms with a little ghee.Take a ball of the rice flour dough and flatten it.

    6. Place
    the dates mixture ball in the middle and cover it from all sides
    towards the middle and shape into a round ball.

    7. Place them in a greased
    idly plates and steam cook them for 10 – 15 minutes. Serve and enjoy!

    Check out other recipes with jowar:

    • Jowar Chocolate Cookies
    • Jowar Lemon Sevai
    • Methi Jowar Paratha
    • Jowar Coconut Laddu
    • Soft Jowar Roti
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    Filed Under: Festival Recipes, Prasadam Recipes, sweets, Uncategorized Tagged With: coconut, dates, jowar, steamed

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    1. Nupur UK-Rasoi says

      August 29, 2013 at 9:56 pm

      I know now where to go for authentic sweet recipes 🙂 good job done !

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