Ukadiche Modak [Sweet Steamed Dumplings]

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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.