Ukadiche Modak

Ukadiche Modak

Ingredients:

For Cover:

Rice Flour - 1 Cup

Oil - 1 Tbsp

Salt - a pinch

For Stuffing:

Fresh Grated Coconut - 1 Cup

Grated Jaggery - 1/2 Cup (firmly packed)

Poppy Seeds - 1 Tbsp

Sesame Seeds - 1 Tbsp

Cardamom powder - 1/4 Tsp

Method:

1) In a saucepan boil 1 cup of water. Add oil and salt.

2) Gradually add rice flour in water and mix well.

3) Switch off stove and put the lid.

4) Meanwhile in a wok add jaggery and cook for 1-2 min on low flame.

5) Add coconut, poppy seeds and cardamom powder in jaggery and mix well.

6) Cook the stuffing mixture for 1 min on low flame and keep aside.

7) Knead the rice flour dough again for 1-2 min adding little oil and water. Make a soft dough.

8) Take a lemon size ball of dough and shape it into small broad bowl as shown in following pic.

9) Put 1 tbsp of stuffing in it.

10) Make small plates and join them together to give the modak shape.

11) Repeat the process for remaining dough.

12) In a idly cooker steam modak for 10-12 min. on low-medium heat. If you do not have idly cooker or modak steamer then take a vessel add water in it and put steel channi above it and put modak on channi and cover it with a plate. Steel channi should be kept on the edges of vessel and should not touch water.

13) Add desi ghee offer naivedyam to ganapati bappa and serve hot.

Ukadiche Modak