Ukadiche Modak
Ukadiche Modak is a melt in mouth sweet dumpling made by steaming rice flour dough filled with coconut & jaggery. Ukadiche Modak is traditionally made at homes on Ganesh Chaturthi & special occasions. Ukadiche Modak Recipe is presented in this post with step by step pictures and video.
Servings10 Modaks
Ingredients
For the outer cover:
- 1 cup rice flour
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon ghee
- salt to taste
For coconut stuffing:
- 1 cup coconut
- 1 cup jaggery
- 10 nos cashews broken
- 1 teaspoon ghee
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
Instructions
- Heat 1 teaspoon ghee in a pan.
- Add 1 cup grated coconut.
- Saute for few mins, do not let the color change.
- Then add 1 cup powdered jaggery to it.
- Mix well and cook for few mins until jaggery melts completely.
- Add 10 numbers cashews broken and 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder.
- Mix it well. Cook until it is slightly thick but moist not dry.
- Mix well and switch off.
- Add 1 cup water, add 1 teaspoon ghee and salt to taste. Boil it.
- Simmer and add 1 cup flour to it.
- Mix well until no dry flour is seen.
- Switch off, keep covered and let it rest.
- Then open after 5 mins, when it is still warm enough to handle transfer to a bowl.
- When its warm to handle knead the dough.
- Pinch a small lemon sized portion roll into a ball. Repeat to finish.
- Grease your mould with oil or ghee.Fill it with a pinch of small lemon sized dough.Using your finger make space for the filling as shown. Make sure the sides of the modak are slightly thin. Make sure to cover the resting dough balls with a cloth to avoid drying.
- Add coconut jaggery filling inside the space,may be a spoonful.
- Seal using the side dough first. Now pinch a small portion of dough flatten it and seal the base like shown below.
- Gently open.Modak is shaped and ready.Repeat and finish.
- Add enough water say 2 cups to the steamer pot.Let it start to boil.
- Grease the steamer plate. Arrange the modaks on it.
- Cover with lid.
- Steam cook in low medium flame for 10 mins or until the outer covering turns shiny.If the modaks are big in size it may take upto 12 mins. Do not overcook as the modaks will turn hard.
- Steamed hot modak’s are ready.
- Add few saffron strands to hot milk.
- Pour a spoonful of saffron milk.
- Roll a ball.
- Flatten it and make it like a cup.
- Pinch the edges as shown.
- Add the prepared coconut stuffing inside.
- Gather the edges.
- Bring it to center like the shape of a modak.
- Repeat to finish dough. Prepare the steamer and steam cook for 10 mins. When the kozhukattais turn shiny then it shows they are done.
Video
Nutrition Facts
Ukadiche Modak
Amount Per Serving (50 g)
Calories 105
Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 2mg1%
Sodium 390mg17%
Potassium 35mg1%
Carbohydrates 19g6%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 1IU0%
Vitamin C 0.2mg0%
Calcium 6mg1%
Iron 0.3mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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