Ukadiche Modak
Ingredients:
2 Cups Fresh
Coconut (Scraped)
1 Cup Jaggery
(Grated)
½ tsp Cardamom
Powder
1 tbsp Gulkand*
(Optional)
2 Cups Rice Flour
1 tsp Ghee (Clarified
Butter)
Pinch of Salt
Method:
Heat 2 cups of water along with pinch of salt and Ghee. Once water
starts boiling, turn the heat to low and add 2 cups of flour and stir vigorously
with a good thick spatula. Then switch off the gas and cover and let the steam
trap inside to cook the dough. After 7-8 minutes remove the warm dough from the
pan and start kneading on a flat surface. Use wet hands to make soft pliable
dough. Cover the dough with a damp cloth and keep aside. On a slow flame cook
jaggery, coconut and cardamom powder in a non stick pan. Mix well and cook till
all the moisture evaporates and the mixture thickens. Add gulkand and keep
aside to cool. Take 2 inch balls of the dough. Spread evenly with your hands
and make a bowl. Hold it in your left hand, put 1 tbsp coconut mixture in the
centre, Pinch 5 to 7 times on the edges by keeping equal distance. Pull them
together and join to form a peak. Prepare the entire modaks and steam cook into
a steamer or special modak steamer for 12 to 15 minutes. Serve hot with Ghee.
*Gulkand is a sweet
preserve of rose petals.
