Mothagam

 Ingredients: 

Samba Rava/ Wheat Rava– 1 cup

Pasi parupu – 1 tbsp

Jaggery  - 1 cup

Water – 2.5 cup

Ghee –  1 tbsp

Cashew & raisins – 15 - 20 each

Cardamom powder – ½ tsp

Coconut – 1 cup shredded

 Method:

1. Dry roast moong dal to light brown color

 2. In the same pan put a tablespoon of ghee and add cashewnuts, when it turns to golden brown colour add raisins. Now you have to add rava. Roast the rava in the ghee

3. Meantime in a pot boil 2.5 cup of water.

4. To the roasted rava add coconut and mix. In 2 minutes add moong dal. Add boiling water to this mixture

 5. Finally add jaggery, cardamom and mix well.(Melt jaggery, filter and then add to rava. This avoids dust particles in your sweet)

 6. Heat an idli pan. Place this sweet mix in a steaming hot pan and cook for 3 mins

 7. When it cools a bit, make small balls and enjoy yummy modhagam