Baked Modak and Karanji/Gujiya Recipe

Steps

1. 1To begin making the Baked Modak and Karanji recipe, first make the dough by mixing together maida, ghee and pinch of salt.
2. 2Add water little at a time, till you get nice dough like chapati dough. Knead it well, cover it with wet cloth and keep it covered for 10 minutes.
3. 3The next step is to make the stuffing. On a skillet, melt ghee and fry sooji until fragrant. Add coconut and fry for around a minute or until it slightly changes its colour.
4. 4Add sugar, mix and cook on low flame for around a minute. Add dry fruits and cardamom powder. Mix everything well and cook for another minute and switch off the stove. Keep the mixture for cooling.
5. 5Now let’s make karanji and modak. First make small balls out of dough. Size of a golf ball.
6. 6Roll them one by one with rolling pin to make thin discs.
7. 7Keep these discs covered with moist cloth or moist kitchen paper towel to keep them moist.
8. 8For karanji, place a spoon full of the filling at the centre of each disc and fold the circle in a half-moon shape and with the help of fork, press the folded side to make nice design.
9. 9For making modak, the same process but hold the disc on your left palm in the shape of a bowl and just place the filling in the centre of the disc and merge all the sides of the disc to make in the shape of a fresh fig.
10. 10After you make all the karanjis and modaks ready, lets bake them.
11. 11Place them on the baking trays lined with greased aluminium foil (Greased with little ghee).
12. 12Brush each karanji and modak with ghee to give them a nice glaze after they are baked.
13. 13Bake them at 350 degree Fahrenheit preheated ovenfor 20 minutes.
14. 14After every 10 minutes, flip them and bake on the other side. After 20 minutes, remove and keep on the cooling rack.
15. 15Once cooled down completely, store in the air tight container. Serve Baked Modak and Karanji along with some snacks such as Moong Dal Mini Samosas and Chana Chaat to your guests or family members.