Ingredients: 1 cup Rice flour,1.5 cups Water,1 teaspoon Ghee,1 pinch Salt,1.5 cup Fresh coconut – grated,1/2 cup Jaggery – grated,3 to 4 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds – powdered,1 teaspoon Rice flour,1 teaspoon Ghee,1 pinch Nutmeg powder,1 teaspoon Poppy seeds – roasted,5 Badam (Almond) – sliced,1 tablespoon Raisins – optional,1 teaspoon Chironji – optional,6 to 7 Pistachios – sliced

Time in minutes: 65 Servings: 8 Course: Dessert Diet: Vegetarian

Instructions: To prepare Traditional Steamed Modak Recipe (Ukadiche Modak With Rice flour), begin with making the stuffing for modak. Combine coconut, ghee and jaggery in a Non-stick pan.Cook on medium heat for about 3 to 4 minutes. Make sure that you do not overcook the mixture.Add the roasted poppy seeds, grounded cardamom, nutmeg powder and other remaining filling ingredients. Mix well and keep aside.In the same pan, heat the water along with ghee and pinch of salt.Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and add the rice flour in a steady flow, stirring continuously to prevent lumps from forming.Now cook this mixture on very low heat for about 2 to 3 minutes.Now switch off the flame and cover this pan with lid for 4 to 5 minutes.Now take this dough in a big bowl or plate. Allow to cool till the temperature you can handle to knead. Dip you palm in cool water and knead the hot dough very well.If dough looks hard or dry, then add a little warm water and continue to knead dough till completely smooth and pliable dough is made. Rest the dough covered with a damp cloth.Assembling & Steaming Ukadiche ModaksTake a small ball of dough and roll thinly between hands, stretching the dough with fingers to a disk of about 3-4 inches diameter.Keep the dough disk on you palm and add the sweet Ukadiche Modak filling in the center.Pinch the edges of the circular dough disk to make protruded edges. Bring together all the pinched folds in the center.Make all traditional Ukadiche Modaks this way and keep aside. Cover with a cotton napkin.Use a Steamer to steam the modaks for 10-15 minutes or till done.Drizzle a few drops of ghee on Ukadiche Modaks and serve Traditional Steamed Modak Recipe alongside Poor and Aloo Methi Masala Recipe or Vatana Usal Recipe.