Rice Modak - Ukdee Che Modak - Steamed Dessert Dumplings

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Rice Modak - Ukdee Che Modak

Modak is a popular dessert of Maharashtra and it's considered to be one of the favorite foods of the deity Ganeshji. On the occasion of Ganjesh Pooja, Modak is highly popular in Maharashtra.

Preparation of modak require very little ghee; hence you can eat it as much as you want. Let's make the Modak today.

हिन्दी में मोदक की विधि के लिये यहां क्लिक करें

Ingredients

Rice flour – 2 small bowls
Jaggery – 2 small bowls (cut finely)
Coconut – 2 small bowls (grated finely)
Cashews – 50 gm (cut each in 5 to 6 pieces)
Raisins – 25 gm
Cardamom – 4 to 5 (peel and grind)
Ghee – 1 tablespoon
Salt - ½ small spoon

Method
Put the jaggery and coconut in a frying pan for heating. Keep stirring with the stirring spoon and cook till the jaggery and coconut are properly mixed and turn into a thick mixture. In this mix the cashews, raisins and cardamom. The mixture or pitthi for filling in the modaks is ready.

Put 2 small bowls of water along with 1 small spoon ghee in a utensil and heat it. When the water is about to boil, mix the rice flour and salt in the water. Turn off the burner and leave the utensil covered for 5 minutes.

Knead a soft dough from the rice flour, if the dough is hard then add 1 to 2 tablespoon water. Keep little water in a small bowl and little ghee in another small bowl. Mash the dough with hands greased with water and ghee, till the dough becomes soft. Leave the dough covered with a clean cloth.

Grease your hands with the ghee and take out a small lump from the dough (about 1 tablespoon). Keep it on your palm and with the thumb of the other hand press in its center to form a deep crater. Now fill 2 small spoons mixture or pitthi in the dough crater. Now close it with your thumb and fingers by rolling the dough upwards to make a pointed top. Prepare all the modaks like this.

Now put 2 small glasses of water in a big bottomed utensil and heat it. Put a filter stand in the utensil. Keep the modaks on the filter and let them steam for 10 minutes. You will see that these ladoos are shinning after steaming. Take out the modaks in a plate. The delicious hot Modak are now ready to serve and eat.