Mothagam for Vinayagar Chathurthi with step by step pictures

Mothagam for Vinayagar Chathurthi with step by step Pictures:

Ingredients for Pooranam:

1 cup Channa dhal
1/2 cup grated Coconut
1/4 grated Jaggery
2-3 crushed Cardamom

Method:

  Roast the grated coconut in a pan till the moisture is absorbed fully and the coconut turn light brown and keep aside.

   Soak the Channa dhal for half an hour and pressure cook it.Grind the cooked Channa dhal and keep aside.

Add grated jaggery,crushed cardamon in a kadai and add 1/2 cup water.Boil them till jaggery dissolves completely and filter it in a strainer to remove the impurities.Again boil the syrup until it becomes thick.

Add the grinded channa dhal into the sugar syrup and stir it without lumps.Add the fried coconut and mix them well.Once the pooranam become thick,switch off the stove and cool for sometime.Meanwhile prepare the flour for the Outer Layer.


Ingredients for Outer Layer:

1 cup rice flour
hot water as needed to mix the flour.
salt as needed

Method:

Take rice flour in a wide bowl. Add the salt in the boiling water and add it in the rice flour,mix it with the help of a ladle. Mix it till a smooth dough is formed.Allow it to cool for 2-3 Min's then knead once with your hands to make a smooth dough.The consistency will be like close to chapati dough.Keep aside.

Method of Preparation of Mothagam:

Make outer layer flour into lemon sized balls and flatten it in a zip lock cover with Greece the cover with a drop of oil .Keep the pooranam in the middle of the flour.I used the Mothagam mould,if u don't have the mould simply close flour using the hand and steam it.If u have the mould just keep the flour inside the mould and close it as shown in the picture.you will get the nice shape of the Mothagam.Steam the Mothagam in a steamer/idly cooker.Once it steam well, take it out  and serve for vinayagar. Here is the mothagam is ready for nevediyum.


Happy Vinayagar Chathurthi !

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