Volume II · 11.08

Ukadiche Modak (Steamed)

Name: Ukadiche Modak (Steamed)
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: Rice flour — 1¼ cups (150 g); Water — ¾ cup, boiling (180 ml); Ghee (cow) — 1 tsp (5 g); Rock salt (sendha namak) — pinch (0.5 g); Coconut, fresh grated — 2 cups (150 g); Jaggery (gur) — ½ cup (100 g); Green cardamom — ¼ tsp (1 g); Saffron (kesar) — pinch (0.1 g)

Sweets & DigestivesSweet

Serves: 12
Portion: 1 modak
Time: 1 h
Texture: Soft
Season: Monsoon
Dosha: Vata
Pitta
Kapha
Light sweet

Ingredients

What you need

Custom servings

Ingredients for 12 servings
Ingredient	Household measure	Quantity (12 servings)	Café batch ×5
Rice flour	1¼ cups	150 g	750 g
Water	¾ cup, boiling	180 ml	900 ml
Ghee (cow)	1 tsp	5 g	25 g
Rock salt (sendha namak)	pinch	0.5 g	2.5 g
Coconut, fresh grated	2 cups	150 g	750 g
Jaggery (gur)	½ cup	100 g	500 g
Green cardamom	¼ tsp	1 g	5 g
Saffron (kesar)	pinch	0.1 g	0.3 g

Method

How to cook it

Step 1: Filling: cook coconut and jaggery 8 minutes; add cardamom.
Step 2: Dough: add rice flour to boiling water with ghee and salt; knead smooth while warm.
Step 3: Shape cups, fill, pleat and close.
Step 4: Steam 12 minutes.