Dessert for 4

Coconut Jaggery Modak

Name: Coconut Jaggery Modak
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups coconut flakes; 1 cups brown sugar; dried fruit

$4.13for 460 minServes 4

Coconut, brown sugar, and dried fruit cook into a soft mixture that cools before being shaped into small sweets.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Shredded coconut, 6 oz$0.30/oz typical	6 oz	$1.80Typical price
	Dried fruit and raisins, 0.5 oz$0.45/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.23Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$4.13

Pantry staples you likely have

Syrups, molasses, powdered sugar

Not included in the cost.

60 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$typical cost tier

Indian Vegetarian Vegan Dairy-free Gluten-free Budget Desserts

Typical price

$1.03 per serving$4.13 for 4

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Ingredients

2 cups coconut flakes
1 cups brown sugar
dried fruit

Steps

Toast the coconut in a dry 10-inch skillet over medium heat for 5 minutes.
Add the brown sugar and 2 tablespoons water, then cook for 8 minutes until sticky.
Stir in the dried fruit and cook for 2 minutes more.
Cool the mixture for 20 minutes until safe to handle.
Shape the mixture into small rounded modaks with lightly oiled hands.
Chill the modaks for 15 minutes before serving.