Ukadiche modak (steamed modak)

Name: Ukadiche modak (steamed modak)
Total time: 3600 s
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups rice flour; 2 cups water; For Saran /Stuffing; 1 teaspoon ghee; 1 cup fresh grated coconut; 1/4 cup jaggery; 1 teaspoon cardamom powder; For Preparation of modaks; 1 small cup water; 1 tablespoon melted ghee

Kavita Ns @food_ish

Mumbai

#mychildhoodrecipe #fruit #coconut
Lord Ganesha's favourite sweet, modak that is loved by everyone especially kids.
We as kids would wait for these ukadiche modaks on Ganesh chaturthi. Delicious and mouthful filled with moist coconut and jaggery stuffing.

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Ingredients

1 hour

2 cupsrice flour
2 cupswater
For Saran /Stuffing
1 teaspoonghee
1 cupfresh grated coconut
1/4 cupjaggery
1 teaspooncardamom powder
For Preparation of modaks
1small cup water
1 tablespoonmelted ghee

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Steps

1 hour

1

Heat water. Once water is rock boiled, add rice flour and keep mixing.
Switch off the gas flame and cover the mixture and let it cool.
2

For the stuffing, heat jaggery and coconut together along with a teaspoon of ghee on low flame.
Mix till jaggery melts completely and switch off the gas flame.
Add cardamom powder
3

Knead the dough while it is still a little warm. Don't add any water.
4

Now make small lemon size balls and start with one dough ball at a time.
Flatten the ball using your thumb and index finger. Dip your fingers in water and ghee alternately while doing this step.
Make it flat especially the edges and then start pinching the edges to form petals.
Add 1 teaspoon of stuffing in the center and bring the petals to the center and close the petals to form modak shape.
Check the pictures to get a clear idea.
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Once you are done with all the modaks, cover them with a cloth or lid so that they don't dry out.
7

In an idli steamer, heat water and grease the steaming plate with few drops of ghee.
Alternately you can place a banana leaf on the plate and then place modaks(traditional way)
8

Place the modaks on the plate and steam them for 10 minutes on high flame.
9

Switch off the gas and let them cool down completely before taking them out.
10

Serve with few drops of melted ghee on top.

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Kavita Ns @food_ish

on July 27, 2021 09:30

Mumbai

Connect with me on my insta handle : https://www.instagram.com/food_ishkitchen/I am a home chef, a SAHM, mother of two cuties. I love cooking, baking, food photography, experimenting new recipes and keeping hold of traditional recipes that I relished as a kid from my grandmother and mother's kitchen.