Modak is Ganapati’s most favorite food. Modak is prepared
with different types in all over India. One of the most popular is Ukadiche
Modak. These are non-fried steamed modak prepared with rice flour.
For ukadiche modak, it is very important to make perfect
patty without breaking. For that I will suggest you to watch the video.
Ingredients for Ukadiche Modak stuffing
1)
1 bowl fresh coconut - grated.
2)
½ bowl jaggery (gul) – grated
3)
1 tsp chironji nuts
4)
Few saffron threads
5)
1 tsp cardamom powder
6)
¼ tsp nutmeg (jaifal) powder
Ingredients for Ukadiche Modak pari (cover)
1)
2 bowls rice flour
2)
Pinch of salt
3)
1 tsp oil
4)
1 bowl water
Preparing Ukadiche Modak stuffing
1)
Mix fresh coconut and jaggery in pan. Use the
thick bottom pan.
2)
Cook the mixture on heat. Stir occasionally.
3)
Cook the mixture till it becomes little thik.
4)
Now add chironji nuts, cardamom powder, nutmeg
powder and saffron thread to the mixture and turn off the heat.
5)
Keep aside the mixture and allow it to cool.
Preparing Ukadiche Modak pari (cover)
1)
Keep water on heat for boiling
2)
Add pinch of salt and oil in the water
3)
Allow the water to boil
4)
Once water is boiled, add rice flour in the
water.
5)
Mix the flour and water.
6)
Cover and cook for 2 minutes on low flame.
7)
Pour the flour in big bowl. Once it’s little bit
cool down to bearable heat, knead the flour without adding additional water when
it is still hot.
8)
Keep kneading until it becomes very soft or at
least 5 / 7 minutes.
9)
Add 2 tbsp of water and knead well to form a soft
dough.
10)
Add 1 tsp oil on the dough and knead again.
11)
Divide the dough into equal size small balls.
Preparing Ukadiche Modak
1)
Take one dough ball in hand. Knead it well. Remember
that softer the dough, better the Modak!
2)
Now wet your hands and fingers with water. Make
a patty of a dough ball with fingers and thumb slowly and without breaking the
patty. Size of patty should be of small poori.
3)
Now pinch the patty using your thumb and index
finger to form pleats.
4)
Now add stuffing in the patty and seal the edges
of patty from all sides very gently and without breaking the patty.
5)
Make all modaks by above method
6)
Boil the water in steamer. Arrange all the
modaks on steamer plate on banana leaf or muslin cloth. Keep steamer plate in
steamer.
7)
Cover the steamer and let the modaks steam for
about 10 minutes.
8)
If you touch the modaks in the steamer and they
are sticky – this means they are not ready yet. Steam them for more few more minutes.
9)
Once Modaks are ready – serve them hot with ghee
on it.
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