Chocolate Modak Using Cocoa Powder

Ingredients
condensed milk - 3/4 of the tin
milk - 1/2 cup
cocoa powder - 3 tbl.sp
cinnamon powder - 1/4 tsp
few cashewnuts and walnuts
few digestive biscuits

Method

coarsely powder digestive biscuits and cashewnuts and walnuts and keep aside.

In a pan, mix together condensed milk, milk, cinnamon powder and cocoa powder.Let it boil.

Remove from flame and mix biscuit crumbs to it. . Refrigerate this for half an hour.

Stuff this in the modak mould, remove and again set it in the refrigerator for 5 to 10 minutes.

(Keep on adding biscuit crumbs into the milk mixture till you feel you can roll it with your hands.)

Steamed Modak Recipe

Ingredients
rice flour - 1 cup
pinch of salt
warm water for kneading the dough

for the stuffing
grated coconut - 1 cup
jaggery as per taste
cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
poppy seed - 1 tsp
pinch of nutmeg powder

Method

first make a dough of rice flour using warm water and keep aside for 10 to 15 minutes.

Heat 1 tsp of ghee/butter in a pan, add cardamom powder, nutmeg powder and poppy seed and stir fry for few seconds and then add jaggery and grated coconut. Cook till jaggery melts. Off the flame and let it cool down.
Take a small ball of rice flour and spread on the modak mould, put the stuffing inside and again close it with rice flour dough as shown in the video. Remove and steam it for 10 to 15 minutes and serve.