| 19. Steamed potato modak (Potato delight) |
| Ingredients |
Amount |
| Potato |
1 medium size (50g) |
| Rice flour |
½ katori (45g) |
| Sunflower oil |
1 tsp (5ml) |
| Water |
½ cup (75-80 ml) |
| Sugar * |
1 katori (145g) |
| Cardamom |
1 |
| Poppy seeds (Optional) |
¼ tsp (1g) |
| Raisins (Manuka / Kash) |
4-5 |
| Sugar |
4 tsp (20g) |
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| Method |
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Boil potato, remove skin and mash it. |
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Take a pan, add oil and mash potato. Cook till aroma of potato is emitted. |
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Now add sugar and powdered cardamom. |
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Cook till the mixture leaves the side of the pan, remove from fire and cool it. |
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To make outer covering, boil water, add rice powder stir well. Cover vessel to form
steam. Cook till rice forms a thick paste. Take off fire. When slightly cool, knead it in to
dough. |
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Divided dough in to small equal 4 portions and rolled out into small thin chapattis. |
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Place small portion of potato mixture on each chapatti. Pick up the sides in to loose
folds like frill and keep collecting each fold in the center, to give a flattened ball (like a
kachorie) |
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Place the modaks in a greased steamer and steam it in pressure cooker with 2 cups of
water without the whistle for 3-4 minutes. |
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Remove it from steamer carefully. Serve it hot |
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| Variation-
You may use pumpkin ,tapioca or bottle gourd in place of potato. |
| Serving 4-5 pieces |
| Nutritive Value |
| Serving |
Energy
(kcal) |
Protein
(g) |
CH0
(g) |
Fat
(g) |
Na
(mg) |
K
(mg) |
Phos
(mg) |
Iron
(mg) |
Ca
(mg) |
| 1 |
80 |
1.3 |
17 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
31 |
38 |
0.5 |
6 |
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Suitable for renal failure patients with normal K (Potassium values) |
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Unsuitable for patient with Diabetics. |
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