Ganapati special Rava Ukadiche Modak

Ganapati special Rava Ukadiche Modak

Rava ukadiche modak is a Ganapati festival special recipe. For making ukadiche modak the basic thing needed is rice flour. One might find it difficult to make modak using this rice flour or someone may not have it. Then in such cases you can use rava for making ukadiche modak. These modak turn out nice, soft and white. It will be very difficult to know that these modak are made using rava. These remain nice and soft long time. You can try this recipe at home and drop a comment for me.

Ukadiche modak is a must recipe in Ganapati festival. It is offered as naivadya to Lord Ganesha. Many say that it is a difficult recipe. One must be expert to make these modak. But today I am making this recipe easier for you. We are using rava in place of rice flour. SO making the cover of will be much easier for you and your modak will turn out nice and soft. Let’s start with the recipe…

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Some Interesting facts about Ganapati special Rava Ukadiche Modak :-

This is a very easy and simple recipe. If you find it difficult to make ukadiche modak or you are unable to make nice ukadiche modak then this is the best option for you. The cover is made from rava. So it becomes easy to make thin pari. After steaming these modak turn out nice and soft and remain so longer. No one will believe that these modak are made from rava. Show your culinary skills this year by making these modka.

Ganapati special Rava Ukadiche Modak

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Serves: 4 People Preparation Time: 30 Minutes Cooking Time: 20 Minutes 20 Minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 Calories 20 grams Fat

Rating: 4.5/5

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Ingredients

Stuffing

• 1 tsp Ghee
• 1 tsp Poppy seeds
• 1 tbsp assorted Dry nuts (Optional)
• 2 cup shredded fresh Coconut
• 1 cup Gudh / Jaggery
• 1/4 tsp Cardamom powder
• A pinch of Nutmeg powder

Cover

• 1 cup Water
• 1/2 cup Milk
• 1 tsp Ghee
• Salt to taste
• 1 cup fine Rava
• Few Saffron strands

Instructions

Stuffing

Step 1: Heat up a pan on medium heat and add ghee, poppy seeds, dry nuts.

Step 2: Fry together for about a minute and add coconut.

Step 3: Fry for about 3-4 minutes and add gudh.

Step 4: Cook everything well together for another 4-5 minutes until gudh melts.

Step 5: Turn off the gas and add cardamom powder, nutmeg powder.

Step 6: Mix well and let it cool down. Stuffing is ready.

Cover

Step 7: Heat up water and milk together on medium heat.

Step 8: When the mixture begins to boil turn the gas to low heat and add ghee, salt. Mix well.

Step 9: Add a little rava at a time and mix in quickly. No lumps of rava should be formed.

Step 10: Mix everything well together and turn off the gas.

Step 11: Cover and steam it for about 10 minutes.

Step 12: Transfer the ukad into a dish and knead it really good.

Step 13: Dip your hand in water and knead ukad with wet hand.

Step 14: When the dough becomes nice, soft and smooth, take small portion from it.

Step 15: Roll balls from the dough and keep them covered with cotton cloth.

Step 16: Take one ball and make pari like we make for modak.

Step 17: Pinch the edges to make “kalya” or “palkya.”

Modak

Step 18: Fill in the stuffing into the cover and bring the edges together.

Step 19: Close the edges together and seal it well. Keep the modak cover with cotton cloth.

Step 20: Garnish modak with saffron strands and place them on a banana leaf for steaming.

Step 21: Heat up water at the base of the steamer and place the modak dish on it. 

Step 22: Close the lid and steam modak on medium heat for about 7-8 minutes.

Step 23: Turn off the gas and let the modak be in the steamer for another 5 minutes.

Step 24: Take the modak and rava ukadiche modak are all ready. 

 

Notes

• Adding dry nuts is optional. You can skip it if you don’t want.
• You can knead the ukad in food processor too.
• You can grease your hand with a little water or ghee while making pari.
• You can use wet cotton cloth in place of banana leaf to steam modak.
• You can make around 15-16 modak from the proportion we have used.
• You can use cooker or big pot or big kadhai if you don’t have steamer.

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Servings

This is a Ganapati festival special recipe. These modak turn our nice, soft and white. These remain soft for long time. Offer these modak as naivedya to lord ganesha and serve these hot with lot of ghee.