Ukadiche Modak
Steamed rice-flour dumplings filled with coconut and jaggery, made for Ganpati
Allergens in Ukadiche Modak: milk.
Ingredients
Quantities for 4.
- 1 cup, fine Rice Flour
- 1.5 cups, freshly grated Coconut
- 1 cup, grated Jaggery
- 1/2 tsp Cardamom
- a scraping Nutmegoptional
- 1 tsp Poppy Seedsoptional
- 2 tsp Gheeuse oil to keep it vegan
- 1 cup Water
- a pinch Salt
Cookware
stovetop, steamer
Checked against the ingredient list for ten allergens: milk, egg, fish, crustaceans, tree nuts, peanuts, sesame, mustard, soy and gluten. Brands vary, so read the label on anything new to you.
Before you start
- The dough must be kneaded hot. Let it cool and it cracks, and no amount of water will save it. Keep a bowl of water beside you and work fast.
- Fresh coconut only. Desiccated makes a dry, grainy filling.
Method
- For the filling, cook the coconut and jaggery together over medium heat until the jaggery melts and the mixture comes together but is still moist, 8-10 minutes. Add cardamom, nutmeg and poppy seeds. Cool.Stop while it is still moist; it hardens as it cools.
- Boil the water with a pinch of salt and a teaspoon of ghee. Take it off the heat, tip in the rice flour all at once and stir hard until no dry flour remains. Cover 5 minutes.
- Turn out and knead while hot, greasing your palm with ghee, until completely smooth.Hot dough. This is the step that decides whether modaks crack.
- Take a lime-sized ball, flatten into a cup with your fingers, pleat the edge into 9-11 folds, fill, then gather the pleats to a point and seal.
- Steam 10-12 minutes until the shells turn glossy and translucent.
- Serve warm with a spoon of ghee over the top.
Storage
Best within a few hours. Keeps a day refrigerated but the shell hardens; steam 3-4 minutes to soften before serving. Do not freeze.
Nutrition Medium estimate
One serving of Ukadiche Modak (183 g) is about 472 calories, or 258 calories per 100 g.
Low protein: 4 g a serving, 3% of the calories
| Per serving183 g | Per 100 g | |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 472 kcal | 258 kcal |
| Protein | 3.5 g | 2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 86.8 g | 47 g |
| of which sugars | 51.8 g | 28 g |
| Fibre | 4.0 g | 2 g |
| Fat | 13.4 g | 7 g |
| of which saturated | 10.6 g | 6 g |
| of which unsaturated | 2.0 g | 1 g |
Ingredients given to taste count as zero, so the real figures run a little higher. Nearest database match used for jaggery. Estimated from raw ingredients using USDA FoodData Central.
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Times, yields, allergens and nutrition are guidance. Use your own judgement on doneness and on storing. More in About.