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Smt. Bhagirathi Sriram

Smt. Vishaka Sridhar

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Learning Outcomes :

  • Learn to make the poornam/hoorana. (sweet and spicy- stuffing)
  • Learn to make the dough - outer covering.
  • Know how to mould /shape the dough.
  • Learn to bake tasty Modakams, offer to Ganesha and enjoy the same.

Precautions: 

This session involves cooking with fire. Hence it is extremely important for children to be  accompanied by elders for support.

 Materials required :

Kindly go through the list of ingredients and have the pre-requirements ready.

Ingredients:

Dough:
  • Rice - 1 cup
  • Water
Sweet poornam / hoorana :
  • Grated Coconut- 1 cup
  • Ghee
  • Cardomam powder
  • Grated Jaggery – ½ a cup

Savoury poornam / hoorana :
  • Urad dal - 1 cup
  • Toor dal -1tsp
  • Curry leaves
  • Chillies - Red / green – 2 to 3 as per taste
  • Asofoetida/Hing
  • Salt
  • Mustard seeds
  • Cooking oil
Cooking utensils and other requirements :
  • A heavy thick bottomed vessel
  • Kadai/Pan –( 2 )
  •  Caserole (Hot Box)
  •  A clean thin (mul /dhoti/ veshti) cloth
  •  Ladles
  •  Cooking gas stove
  •  Cleaning cloth

Pre-preperations :

Kindly prepare the following beforehand :

  • Clean and soak one cup of rice with one glass of water for 1.5 hours.
  • Keep the coconut readily grated for use.
  • Keep the jaggery readily grated for use.
  • Clean and soak together Urad dal, toor dal and a few chillies as per taste for 45 minutes.

CURRICULUM

  Class - 1 - Prepare Modakams for Ganesha - Class - 1

  • Video - Class - 1