Kozhukattai or modakam is Lord Vinayagar’s favorite food and its a must for Vinayagar Chaturthi!
Would you like to try different types of this delicacy for Vinayagar Chaturthi? Then, have a look at 10 types of Modakam that Astro Ulagam compiled just for you!
1) Ammini Kozhukattai
Ideally, the rice flour dumplings are steamed, cooked and later tossed in a tempering for additional flavors. They can be made both sweet or spicy.
2) Elu Kozhukattai
This has sweet stuffing prepared with sesame seeds, peanut and jaggery.
3) Fried Modakam
A deep fried sweet dish with crispy outer layer and chewy coconut stuffing.
4) Upma Kozhukattai
This is a very scrumptious and tasty upma with broken raw rice cooked along with Indian spices. Served with sambar, chutney and eggplant gotsu.
5) Ulundu Kozhukattai
This is done by stuffing the rice flour kozhukattai with sweet Urad Dal filling.
6) Paal Kozhukattai
A very popular Chettinad dessert prepared with jaggery and coconut milk. This is an authentic recipe in which the dumplings are prepared by soaking and grinding the rice.
7) Dry Fruits Modakam
Dry fruits along with nuts are grounded and molded in a mould to get the modakam shape.
8) Moong Dal Modakam
Roasted raw rice and moong dal are stuffed in the rice flour dumplings.
9) Khoya Modakam
Maharastrian usually make the Khoya Modakam. Generally the khoya or mawa modakam is made using the mould.
10) Uppu Kozhukattai
This is a savory version of kozhukattai in which dal stuffing of your choice is cooked along with green chili, asafetida, salt, mustard seeds and curry leaves.
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