Add 1/4 cup water to grated jaggery and boil. Boil very well till the jaggery dissolves and thicken well. No need to check for string consistency, just a thick jaggery syrup. Filter the syrup.

Dry roast the grated coconut for few minutes. Add the filtered syrup and mix well. The mixture should not be very running. You should be able to form a loose ball with the mixture. The jaggery syrup should be thick enough. Divide the poornam into 6-7 equal portions and set aside.

In the meanwhile boil around 1 cup water. It should boil vigorously.

Take the rice flour in a mixing bowl. Add salt, oil and mix well. Add the hot water little by little and mix well with a spoon. Allow to cool for few minutes.

Knead to a smooth dough. Divide the dough into 6-7 equal sized balls.

Apply oil in your palams and take one dough ball. Shape it like a shallow cup and place one poornam. Cover from all sides and seal. Repeat the same with

Steam the prepared modak in a steamer or idli plate for 10-12 minutes. The modak will be shiny and non sticky once done. Serve modak hot or warm.