Ukadiche modak – Ganesh Chaturthi special

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Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: maharashtrian

#Modak UKADICHE in Marathi means – steamed. “Ukadiche Modak” is a Maharashtrian sweet which is especially offer to Ganpati Bappa , consisting of rice flour dumplings filled with a sweet mixture of grated coconut, jaggery, cardamom nutmeg powder, and poppy seeds. It is prepared by steaming. It is a traditional and auspicious dish, especially popular during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival and often served with a drizzle of ghee. It can be made by pressing a thin, soft rice flour dough into a modak-shaped mold or by carefully hand-pleating the dough into a cup shape, filling it with a sweet coconut-jaggery mixture, and then sealing it. Here I made it with Modak Mold – Sancha.

prep time 20 Mins

cook time 15 Mins

chef Manisha Sampat - Pure Veg Treasure

Step 1

Take a pan, dry roast poppy seeds, add grated coconut, and stir constantly on a low flame. Add ghee and jaggery. Jaggery melts and a smooth mixture is ready. Add dryfruits powder and cardamom nutmeg powder. Mix well. Transfer to a plate.

Step 2

Take a pan add, water, milk, and a pinch of salt. When boiling, add rice flour gradually, stirring constantly to avoid lumps. Make a smooth dough. The flame must be low. Turn off the gas. Add ghee. Stir well. Cover it. Keep aside for 10 minutes.

Step 3

When the dough is warm, transfer it to a plate. Make smooth with the palm by applying a little ghee. There should be no cracks in the dough.

Step 4

Grease the inside modak mold with ghee. Take a small ball of the steamed rice flour dough and press it evenly into the mold, creating a thin layer around the sides and leaving a cavity in the center.

Step 5

Fill the coconut-jaggery mixture in the cavity, and close it with some dough. Make all Modak in the same way.

Step 6

Now keep all modak in a steamer, on a greased plate or a banana leaf. Brush a little water or milk on and around all modak. Put 2 strands of saffron on each modak.

Step 7

Steam it for 10 minutes. Turn off the gas. Keep aside to cool down and set.

Step 8

Ready to offer a very delicious divine Ukadiche Modak to Ganpati Bappa on the auspicious day of Ganesh Chaturthi.

Calories 115 Kcal

Total Fat 4 g

Carbs 15 g

Protein 1.5 g

ESSENTIAL ITEMS

1 cup rice flour

1 cup milk

1 cup water

1 cup freshly grated coconut

0.5 cup jaggery

1 pinch salt

1 tsp poppy seeds

1 tsp cardamom nutmeg powder

2 tsp ghee

to garnish some strands of saffron

OPTIONAL

1 tsp dryfruits powder

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Manisha Sampat - Pure Veg Treasure

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