Recipe for Ukadiche Modak

Ganesh Chaturthi Festival Recipe 2012

Maharashtrians Ukadiche Modak Recipe

Yield: Recipe is for making10-11 modak.

Ingredients: 

• For Cover:  
• Rice Flour - 1 cup 
• Water - 3/4 cup 
• Pinch of Salt 
• Oil - 1 spoon

• For Stuffing: 
• Fresh Shredded coconut - 1 cup 
• Grated Jaggery -1/2 cup
•  Cardamom powder - 1/4 spoon

Procedure:

• Mix coconut and jaggery together. Microwave this mixture for a minute, stirring at the interval of 30 seconds. Add cardamom powder and mix well.
• Boil 3/4 cup of water. Add 1 tsp of oil and pinch of salt in a boiling water. Reduce the heat and pour rice flour. Keep Stirring continuously till it forms dough. Switch off the heat and cover the Pan. Let it rest for 5-6 minutes.
• Pour few drop of oil and knead the dough really well with wet hands. Divide the dough into 10-11 equal parts.
• Take one Ball and start to pat it in such a way that it will get bowl like shape. Make sure you make the edges thin. Use few drops of water to make the task easier. Then make Pleats and place a spoonful of stuffing in it. Gather all the Pleats to the center forming the shape of modak.
• Follow the same procedure and make rest of the modak. Keep them covered with wet kitchen towel.
• Boil water in vessel. Vessel should be 1/4 filled. Grease the sifter lightly with few drops of oil. Arrange all the modak on it. Place Sifter on a vessel and cover it. Steam them for 6-8 minutes.
• Switch off the heat and serve the modak hot with ghee