Name: Pandan modak recipe by Vahitha Hasan at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 3/4 cup pandam juice; 1/2 cup rice flour; A pinch of salt; 1 cup shredded coconut; 2 tbsp brown sugar; 1 cardamom

Instructions

TAKE 4 MATURED PANDAN LEAVES AND CUT INTO 1 INCH PIECES
ADD ALL THE PANDAN PIECES TO A BLENDER, ADD LITTLE WARM WATER AND BLEND FOR 2 MIN.
FILTER AND EXTRACT THE JUICE. IT SHOULD YIELD ABOUT 3/4 CUP PANDAN JUICE
IN A PAN, ADD 1 CUP SHREDDED COCONUT, A PINCH OF SALT, 1 CARDAMOM POUNDED, 2 TBSP BROWN SUGAR
MIX WELL USING HANDS
HEAT THE PAN AND SAUTE FOR 5 MIN OR TILL THE SUGAR MELTS AND BLEND WELL WITH COCONUT.
SWITCH OFF AND ADD 1 TBSP ROASTED BLACK SESAME SEEDS
MIX WELL
ADD SALT TO PANDAN JUICE AND START HEATING THE JUICE IN MEDIUM FLAME.
WHEN IT BEGINS TO BOIL, REDUCE FLAME AND ADD RICE FLOUR LITTLE BY LITTLE AND CONTINUE STIRRING SIMULTANEOUSLY
IN 2 MIN RICE FLOUR GETS COOKED AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ROLL IT AS SHOWN
TAKE A SMALL AMOUNT OF FLOUR AND USING YOUR THUMB, MAKE IT LIKE A SMALL PLATE.
IN THE CENTER, PLACE A TBSP OF COCONUT SUGAR MIX AND SEAL IT BY GATHERING ALL THE SIDES TO THE CENTER.
GREASE BANANA LEAF WITH LITTLE OIL. PLACE THE PREPARED MODAK ON THE LEAF AND STEAM IT FOR 10 MIN. SERVE AND ENJOY...

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