First let’s make the pottukadalai stuffing for the modakam.
Add ½ cup pottukadalai| roasted gram in a mixie jar.
Now add 1/3 cup powdered jaggery and ¼ tsp cardamom powder
Pulse it, it will become a powder now. But we can’t make balls out of it.
Add ¼ cup fresh coconut or you can use desiccated coconut or copra (dry coconut) and 1tbsp of ghee.
Pulse it again and transfer it to a plate.
Now you can make small balls. This came to 16 small balls.
Keep them aside.
Add 2 cups water and 2 pinches of salt.
Let the water come to a rolling boil.
Add 1 cup homemade rice flour | idiyappam flour in a wide bowl.
Add hot water little by little and mix well.
Cover and keep to avoid drying.
Once warm, open and knead with oil greased hands.
Knead into a smooth dough.
Add 1 tsp sesame oil and cover the dough
Now make small lemon sized balls.
Take one ball, grease your hands.
Start making the outer cover for modak.
Place one pottukadalai urundai stuffing inside.
Gently bring all the sides together and make this into the shape of a modak.
Steam the modaks for 10 mins, till it becomes glossy.
Take out and allow this to cool for 1-2 minutes and then transfer to a plate.
Pottukadalai modakam is ready for neivedyam.