Traditional Steamed Modak Recipe (Ukadiche Modak With Rice flour)
A vegetarian Maharashtrian Recipes recipe with rice flour, water, ghee. Ready in 1h 5m, serves 8.
Curated bySachin Deshmukh🇮🇳
Instructions
23 steps- 1
To prepare Traditional Steamed Modak Recipe (Ukadiche Modak With Rice flour), begin with making the stuffing for modak
rice flour(1 cup)rice flour(1 teaspoon) - 2
Combine coconut, ghee and jaggery in a Non-stick pan
ghee(1 teaspoon)fresh coconut - grated(1 1/2 cup)jaggery - grated(1/2 cup)ghee(1 teaspoon) - 3
Cook on medium heat for about 3 to 4 minutes
- 4
Make sure that you do not overcook the mixture
- 5
Add the roasted poppy seeds, grounded cardamom, nutmeg powder and other remaining filling ingredients
to 4 cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds - powdered(3)pinch nutmeg powder(1)poppy seeds - roasted(1 teaspoon) - 6
Mix well and keep aside
- 7
In the same pan, heat the water along with ghee and pinch of salt
water(1 1/2 cups)ghee(1 teaspoon)pinch salt(1)ghee(1 teaspoon)pinch nutmeg powder(1) - 8
Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and add the rice flour in a steady flow, stirring continuously to prevent lumps from forming
rice flour(1 cup)rice flour(1 teaspoon) - 9
Now cook this mixture on very low heat for about 2 to 3 minutes
- 10
Now switch off the flame and cover this pan with lid for 4 to 5 minutes
- 11
Now take this dough in a big bowl or plate
- 12
Allow to cool till the temperature you can handle to knead
- 13
Dip you palm in cool water and knead the hot dough very well
water(1 1/2 cups) - 14
If dough looks hard or dry, then add a little warm water and continue to knead dough till completely smooth and pliable dough is made
water(1 1/2 cups) - 15
Rest the dough covered with a damp cloth
- 16
Assembling & Steaming Ukadiche ModaksTake a small ball of dough and roll thinly between hands, stretching the dough with fingers to a disk of about 3-4 inches diameter
- 17
Keep the dough disk on you palm and add the sweet Ukadiche Modak filling in the center
- 18
Pinch the edges of the circular dough disk to make protruded edges
pinch salt(1)pinch nutmeg powder(1) - 19
Bring together all the pinched folds in the center
pinch salt(1)pinch nutmeg powder(1) - 20
Make all traditional Ukadiche Modaks this way and keep aside
- 21
Cover with a cotton napkin
- 22
Use a Steamer to steam the modaks for 10-15 minutes or till done
- 23
Drizzle a few drops of ghee on Ukadiche Modaks and serve Traditional Steamed Modak Recipe alongside Poor and Aloo Methi Masala Recipe or Vatana Usal Recipe
ghee(1 teaspoon)ghee(1 teaspoon)
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Traditional Steamed Modak Recipe (Ukadiche Modak With Rice flour)
A vegetarian Maharashtrian Recipes recipe with rice flour, water, ghee. Ready in 1h 5m, serves 8.
Curated bySachin Deshmukh🇮🇳
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Directions
23 steps- 1
To prepare Traditional Steamed Modak Recipe (Ukadiche Modak With Rice flour), begin with making the stuffing for modak
rice flour(1 cup)rice flour(1 teaspoon) - 2
Combine coconut, ghee and jaggery in a Non-stick pan
ghee(1 teaspoon)fresh coconut - grated(1 1/2 cup)jaggery - grated(1/2 cup)ghee(1 teaspoon) - 3
Cook on medium heat for about 3 to 4 minutes
- 4
Make sure that you do not overcook the mixture
- 5
Add the roasted poppy seeds, grounded cardamom, nutmeg powder and other remaining filling ingredients
to 4 cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds - powdered(3)pinch nutmeg powder(1)poppy seeds - roasted(1 teaspoon) - 6
Mix well and keep aside
- 7
In the same pan, heat the water along with ghee and pinch of salt
water(1 1/2 cups)ghee(1 teaspoon)pinch salt(1)ghee(1 teaspoon)pinch nutmeg powder(1) - 8
Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and add the rice flour in a steady flow, stirring continuously to prevent lumps from forming
rice flour(1 cup)rice flour(1 teaspoon) - 9
Now cook this mixture on very low heat for about 2 to 3 minutes
- 10
Now switch off the flame and cover this pan with lid for 4 to 5 minutes
- 11
Now take this dough in a big bowl or plate
- 12
Allow to cool till the temperature you can handle to knead
- 13
Dip you palm in cool water and knead the hot dough very well
water(1 1/2 cups) - 14
If dough looks hard or dry, then add a little warm water and continue to knead dough till completely smooth and pliable dough is made
water(1 1/2 cups) - 15
Rest the dough covered with a damp cloth
- 16
Assembling & Steaming Ukadiche ModaksTake a small ball of dough and roll thinly between hands, stretching the dough with fingers to a disk of about 3-4 inches diameter
- 17
Keep the dough disk on you palm and add the sweet Ukadiche Modak filling in the center
- 18
Pinch the edges of the circular dough disk to make protruded edges
pinch salt(1)pinch nutmeg powder(1) - 19
Bring together all the pinched folds in the center
pinch salt(1)pinch nutmeg powder(1) - 20
Make all traditional Ukadiche Modaks this way and keep aside
- 21
Cover with a cotton napkin
- 22
Use a Steamer to steam the modaks for 10-15 minutes or till done
- 23
Drizzle a few drops of ghee on Ukadiche Modaks and serve Traditional Steamed Modak Recipe alongside Poor and Aloo Methi Masala Recipe or Vatana Usal Recipe
ghee(1 teaspoon)ghee(1 teaspoon)
Rate this recipe
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