Ukadiche Modak | Modak Recipe
Ukadiche Modak is a traditional Maharashtrian sweet dumplings made with coconut, jaggery , poppy seeds and covered with rice flour and steamed.This is offered to Lord during Ganesha Festival.
Servings 15 Makes
Calories 66kcal
Ingredients
For Modak Filling
- ½ teaspoon Ghee / Clarified Butter
- ½ tablespoon Poppy Seeds / Khus khus
- 1 ½ Cup Fresh Coconut Grated
- 1 Cup Organic powdered Jaggery or as required ,refer notes
- ½ teaspoon Cardamom Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Nutmeg/ Jaiphal grated to powder
- ½ teaspoon Rice Flour , optional
For Outer Covering
- 1 ¼ Cup Water
- 1 Cup Fine Rice Flour or rice flour sieved twice.
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Ghee / Clarified Butter
- 2-3 tablespoon Hot Water for kneading , only if required refer notes
Instructions
For Filling
- Heat ½ teaspoon of Ghee in a pan , add poppy seeds and fry on low heat till it starts to splutter.
- Add 1 ½ Cup freshly grated coconut .
- Fry on a medium heat for about 3 minutes .
- Add ¾ cup to 1 Cup organic jaggery powder ,as per your taste.
- Saute well on low heat and continue to cook till jaggery melts completely and blends well with coconut.
- Add ½ teaspoon of cardamom powder and ¼ teaspoon of nutmeg powder.
- Mix everything together and turn of the heat.
- Add ½ teaspoon of Rice Flour and mix well , so that any moisture in the coconut jaggery mixture will be absorbed.
- Allow the mixture to cool down completely.
For Outer Covering
- Heat 1 ¼ cup water in a wide utensil and bring water to rolling boiling. Add ¼ teaspoon of Salt and ½ teaspoon of ghee/clarified butter.
- Add 1 cup of rice flour through sieve.
- Instantly mix well everything and continue to cook on a low flame for 2 minutes.
- When rice flour completely incorporates with water and look like a dough . Turn off the stove and close the pan with a lid . Allow it to sit for 5-6 minutes.
- After 5-6 minutes , open the lid and check whether the dough looks dry or smooth. If it is dry sprinkle ¼ cup of hot water part by part and start kneading the dough when it is still hot.
- Knead dough well enough with your hands till soft and smooth.
Shaping and Steaming Modak
- Whilst , before start shaping the modak , keep water for boiling in a steamer .
- Pinch dough and make small lemon size balls . Place one ball into a modak mould and with the help of your fingers cover the innerwal of the mould with the rice flour covering.
- Depending on the size of the moulds , place 1 teaspoon -½ tablespoon of modak filling inside the mould.
- Cover the base with rice flour cover and evenly press all the corners.
- Remove the moulds and shaped modaks are ready for steaming.
- Place the shaped modak on a steamer pan and place on a stove , cover and cook.
- Steam for about 15 minutes.
- When done remove Modak from steamer , drizzle ghee , garnish with saffron strands and offer to Lord Ganesha.
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Notes
- For Vegan Option , Use Coconut Oil or any other oil instead of Ghee/clarified butter.
- Organic Jaggery which I used is was less sweet , hence used 1 cup loosely packed jaggery . Anything between ¾ - 1 cup jaggery should be perfect.
- Use extra water upto ¼ cup only if dough is dry or else not needed.
- To knead the hot dough , wet your palms with water and start kneading.
Nutrition
Calories: 66kcal