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| 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:
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.
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| Ukadiche Modak |
