Ukadiche Gulkand modak recipe | उकडीचे गुलकंद मोदक | Ganesh Chaturthi Special

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Ukadiche Gulkand Modak

Ingredients:

2 Cups Fresh Coconut (Scraped)
¾ Cup Jaggery (Grated)
½ tsp Cardamom Powder
¼ Cup Gulkand* (Optional)
1 Cup Rice Flour
1½ tsp Ghee (Clarified Butter)
1 Cup Water
Pinch of Salt

Method:

Heat 1 cups of water along with pinch of salt and ½ tsp Ghee. Once water starts boiling, turn the heat to low and add 1 cup 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 15 minutes remove the warm dough from the pan and start kneading on a flat surface. Use greased 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 1½ 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 20 minutes. Serve hot with Ghee.

*Gulkand is a sweet preserve of rose petals.