Modakam is made with whole mung-beans (moong dal). It is one of the best sweets of South India.

1 cup - Roasted Mung (moong dal)
1/2 lb jaggary or (brown sugar)
1 tbls. Water
1 cup shredded coconut
4 tsp. Sugar
1 tsp. Ghee or melted butter
2 pinch salt
1 tsp cumin roasted and powdered
1 tsp. Ginger powder
1 tsp. Cardamom powder

For frying:
4 tbls. All purpose flour (Maida) or Rice flour
1 tsp. Boiled melted butter.
1 pinch of Salt
water to make batter

Method:
Add enough water in mung beans to cook. Cook it until it is soft. Keep aside. When it is cooked it would be 2&1/2 cups in measurement.

Make syrup using Jaggary and 1 tbls. Water. When it is boiled, strain it and add mung beans and grated coconut in it. Add cumin powder, ginger powder cardamom powder and mix well. Cook it until liquid evaporates. Make balls.

For frying:
Make batter adding all the ingredients for frying. Batter should be smooth and not too think nor too runny.

Now dip mungbeans balls in the batter and fry it in hot oil. When it is brown remove from heat.

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