Ukadiche Modak

Ukadiche Modak

Modak is a Maharastra recipe. Ukadiche Modak is made with a filling of coconut and jaggery mixture. The outer shell is made from rice flour dough and is usually steamed. Ukadiche modak recipe is normally made during Ganesh chathurthi festival. We can make them during any festival too.

Though Ukadiche Modak is a Maharashtrian recipe, but it is also made in different versions in almost all over India during ganesh festival. The name may vary.

– 1 cup Fresh Coconut – 3/4 cup Jaggery – 1/4 tsp Cardamom Powder – 1 tbsp Ghee – 1 tbsp khuskhus

Ingredients for Filling

Ingredients for Outer layer

– 1 cup Water – 1 tbsp Ghee – a pinch of Salt – 1 Cup Rice Flour

Procedure for stuffing:

– Grate coconut and chop jaggery. – Heat a spoon of ghee in thick bottom kadai. – Add coconut and saute it in low flame only for a minute. – Add jaggery and combine well.

Procedure for stuffing:

-Cook on a low flame till the jaggery melts. – Once the moisture goes off, and the coconut jaggery mixture retains the shape. – Add cardamom powder and khuskhus.

Procedure for outer shell:

– Boil water in a thick kadai. – Add a pinch of salt and ghee. – When water starts boiling add rice flour and mix it well. – Let the rice flour cook for 2 to 5 minutes. – Cover and cook.

Procedure for outer shell:

– Keep it aside to cool enough to handle. – Knead with greased hands. – While kneading add 1 spoonful of ghee and wet yout hands. – Knead it well to make smooth dough like that of chapati dough. – Allow this to rest for another 5 minutes.

Procedure of making modak:

– Grease the modak mould with ghee. – Close the mould and stuff it with the outer shell, rice flour dough. – While stuffing keep some space in the middle. – Make a hole in the center of the dough shape.

Procedure of making modak:

– Stuff it with coconut jaggery mixture. – Seal it from the bottom with some more rice flour dough. – De mould and take out the modak. – Repeat the same with the rest of the stuffing.

Procedure of making modak:

– Keep all of them in a plate or bowl. – Heat water in a pressure cooker and place the prepared modaks bowl in it. – Steam cook for 10 to 15 minutes. – Offer Ukadiche modak or modak or jilledu kayalu to Lord Ganesha and serve anytime

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