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Ukadiche modak

Steamed rice-flour dumplings filled with coconut and jaggery, made for Ganesh Chaturthi.

Time
75min
Steps
5
Ukadiche modak, photographed from above

Ingredients

16 servings

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Contains milk.

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    Nothing beyond a knife, a board and the usual pots and pans.

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    Method

    1. 1

      Cook coconut and jaggery until jaggery melts and mixture thickens; add cardamom and nutmeg.

    2. 2

      Boil water with ghee and salt, add rice flour, stir, cover and rest 5 minutes; knead smooth while warm.

    3. 3

      Flatten a ball into a cup, pleat the edges, fill and gather into a peak.

    4. 4

      Steam on banana leaf or parchment 12–15 minutes.

    5. 5

      Serve warm with a little ghee.

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