Ukdiche Modak - A Sweet Dish Delicacy

Other Regions - Maharashtrian
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Ingredients

 
Quantity: Measure: Ingredients: Description:
1 Pinch Salt  
1/2 Teaspoon Corn Oil  
1 Teaspoon Ghee  
1 Teacup Water  
1/2 Teaspoon Cardamom Powder  
1 Teacup Flour, Rice  
1 Teaspoon Kuskus - poppy seeds roasted
1 Teacup Sugar, White or jaggery
2 Teacup Coconut scraped (fresh)  

Method

1) For the filling, mix and cook coconut & Sugar / Jaggery together on a medium
flame. Stir continuously until they are mixed properly.
2) Add cardamom powder, roasted poppy seeds & 1 teaspoon rice flour to it. &
cook for some more time. Keep aside and allow it to cool.
3) Boil 1 cup of water. Add ghee, salt, oil & rice flour. Stir well. Remove from heat and keep aside
4) Take all the mixture in a flat plate to knead it to make a soft dough.
5) Divide this dough into small balls fitting into your palm.
6) Roll each ball into a small flat rounded circle then while holding it in the palm of the hand, make a small bowl out of it. Put some coconut filling into this bowl shaped dough.
7) Dip your fingers  in  oil & bring the sides together to form a cone shape out of it.   . Prepare remaining modaks in similar manner.
8) Spread a damp cotton cloth on the round separator of the tondor,  and arrange all the modaks
on it. Place this separator in a steamer (thondor) and cover it with its lid and Steam for about 15 to 20 min's.
9) Serve the modaks by brushing them with ghee on top.

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