Ukadiche modak are steamed rice flour ladoo filled with sweet coconut and jaggery filling. Thye are made for the festival of Ganesha Chaturthi as an offering to Lord Ganesha.
Add grated coconut and Jaggery in a heavy bottom wok and roast on low to medium heat.
Keep the mixture stirring and let it cook till it becomes dry. Add cardamom powder, mix, and set aside.
Boil water with oil and a pinch of salt in a pan. Add this water slowly to a cup of rice flour in a bowl. Mixing it with a spatula to make a smooth dough and cover it with a wet cloth.
Make small round balls from the dough. Take one ball and flatten this dough ball in your palm.
Place a small portion of the jaggery-coconut mixture in the center and bring together all the edges. Shape it round or triangular as you want.
Steam the modaks for 10-12 mins on a low to medium flame in a steamer or alternatively a pressure cooker without a whistle can also be used.
Serve with ghee.
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Notes
Make sure to knead the dough with spatula as we have used boiled water for it.
Keep the dough covered with a wet cloth to avoid drying.
Make the modak while the dough is warm or else it will not be possible to shape it.
Instead of using rice flour for making dough, you can soak rice, grind it and cook it until it becomes a soft dough.
If the stuffing seems dry, add a few drops of ghee and mix well to combine.
You can use the modak mold to get those beautiful ridges.