Fried modak for Ganesha

Ingredients;

 For the outer covering;

Plain flour / Maida - 1 cup
  Fine Semolina - 2 tbsps
  Ghee - 1 tbsp
  Salt - 1/2 a pinch

  To make the dough for the outer covering;

Mix all the ingredients together. Knead into a smooth and soft dough by adding the required amount of water little by little. Cover the dough and allow it to stand for at least one hour.

Ingredients to make the sweet filling;
Dried coconut/ Copra (grated) -1 cup
  Jaggery (Crushed) - 1 cup
  Cardamom - 2
  Grind all the ingredients together in a mixer till they come together as a ball of sweet filling .

To make the modaks;

Take a plum size ball of the dough and roll into a thin poori. Make a small ball using a tablespoon of the sweet filling (Pooranam) and place it in the centre of the poori.Gather the edges of the poorie like a bag with the filling inside, twist and press together to make a peak on top. Make modaks similarly till the entire dough and the filling are used up. Heat oil in a kadai. Gently slide the Modak . Decrease heat and fry on all sides turning them now and then using a perforated ladle.When they look cooked increase heat and fry till the Modaks become crisp and golden in colour. Remove the fried modaks using the perforated ladle and drain on a paper towel.