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Ukadiche Modak - a traditional Maharashtrian
steamed sweet dish offered to lord Ganesha on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi
Festival.
recipe type: desserts
cuisine: maharashtrian, indian
serves: 12 to 15 modaks
Ingredients
(measuring cup used, 1 cup = 250 ml)
For the outer modak covering:
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1 cup rice flour
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1.5 cups water
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¼ tsp oil or ghee
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a pinch of salt
For the inner sweet filling:
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1 cup fresh grated coconut
·
¾ cup powdered or grated jaggery, for
a more sweeter taste, you can add upto 1 cup of powdered jaggery
·
3 to 4 cardamoms, powdered in a
mortar-pestle, about ¼ tsp cardamom powder
·
a pinch of nutmeg powder or grated
numeg
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½ tsp poppy seeds
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½ tsp ghee or oil
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½ tsp rice flour (optional)
How to make the recipe:
How to make the recipe:
Making the sweet filling for ukadiche
modak:
1. heat ghee in a pan. add poppy seeds,
cardamom powder and nutmeg powder. saute for a minute.
2. then add grated fresh coconut and
powdered/grated jaggery.
3. mix well and cook this
coconut-jaggery mixture on a low flame. the jaggery will melt first.
4. stir at times and cook this mixture
till the moisture from the jaggery begins to dry. switch off the flame. don't
overcook as the jaggery then hardens. keep this coconut-jaggery filling aside.
on cooling the mixture will thicken more.
5. you can also add a bit of rice flour
to this mixture. this is an optional step. the rice flour helps to absorb
moisture, if any from the filling.
6. keep the filling aside to cool.
Making the outer cover of the
ukadiche modak:
1. in a pan or dekchi add the water, oil
and salt. keep it on the stove top.
2. let this mixture come to a boil.
3. reduce the flame and add the rice
flour gradually. quickly stir and mix the flour with the water.
4. stir till all the rice flour is mixed
with the water.
5. switch off the flame. remove the pan
from the stove top and then cover this pan with a lid for 4 to 5 minutes.
6. now take all the dough in a
plate/thali or in a bowl. gather the dough together and begin to knead it.
7. the dough will be hot when, you begin
to knead. so apply some water on your palms and knead the dough. knead the
dough very well.
8. if you feel the dough looks dense or
hard or dry, then just add a few teaspoons of warm water and continue to knead.
9. make small balls from the dough. roll
the balls till smooth in your palms.
10. you can also apply some water on your
palms, while rolling the balls. keep the balls covered with a kitchen towel.
the balls should be smooth in appearance and should not have any cracks.
11. assembling & shaping modaks:
12. before you start shaping the modaks,
keep water for steaming in a pan.
13. grease the steamer lightly with oil
or ghee.
14. take a ball and flatten it with your
fingers to a round disc or a shallow bowl shape. you can apply ghee/oil in your
palms, while flattening.
15. place the modak filling in the
center.
16. press the edges as shown in the pic
below. you can also press the edges first and then add
17. bring together all the edges and join
them. remove the extra portion of the dough from the top, if any. shape and
taper the top of the modak with your fingers.
18. make all the modaks this way. keep
them in a steamer pan.
19. cover the pan with a lid and steam
for 10 to 15 minutes on a low flame.
20. some modaks may crack whilst shaping
or steaming, buts its alright. you can forgive yourself if you are making this
first time.
21.
once the ukadiche modaks are steamed,
drizzle a few teaspoons of ghee on the modaks. the ukadiche modaks are ready to
be offered to lord ganesha.