Get a quick to make and easy to cook recipe for Ukdiche Modak or Sweet Coconut Dumplings. Modaks are offered to Ganpati Bappa during Ganesh Puja and are considered to be his favorite. Ukdiche Modak is an authentic Maharashtrian sweet dish recipe and is specially made during Ganesh Festival. The Chef shows homemade recipe foe Steamed Modak. Watch the video to know more.
Ingredients:
4 cups grated fresh coconut
1 & 1/2 cup chopped jaggery
1/2 tsp. cardamom & nutmeg powder
1 mixing bowl rice flour
Salt to taste
2-3 tsp. oil
2 tsp. almonds flakes
Method:
- For the filling, mix grated fresh coconut and chopped jaggery in a round bottom pan and let it rest for 15 mins.
- Cook this mixture well for 10 mins on a low flame.
- Make sure that the jaggery doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan.
- As the mixture turns golden in color, turn off the flame and add poppy seeds, cardamom powder & nutmeg powder. Mix well. Keep it aside and let it cool down completely.
- In the meantime, boil water in a round bottom pan. As it warms, add very little salt and 2-3 tsp. oil.
- Once the water boils, add rice flour slowly on a low flame. Make sure you stir the water with the other hand while adding the flour otherwise it will stick to the bottom of the pan.
- Mix well and cover it for 3-4 mins.
- Remove the mixture into a flat bottom pan and knead the dough well.
- Add water as required while kneading the dough.
- Take out lemon sized balls of the dough and shape it into a small roti with your fingers. Apply oil to your palms so that the mixture doesn't stick to your hands.
- Fill the small roti with the coconut filling leaving some space for folding it.
- Pinch the outer covering with your fingers into small pleats and then fold them up. Join them and cover the filling completely. This is how it looks.
- Make all the modaks like so and keep them aside.
- For cooking, fill 1/4th of the pressure cooker or steamer with water. Keep a strainer on it and cover it with the lid. If you are using a pressure cooker, don't put the vent valve.
- Let the modaks steam for 10-15 mins and they are ready. You can also serve them with ghee or clarified butter. They taste really good.
