Modak

Name: Modak
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Maharashtrian
Ingredients: 1.5 cups Rice Flour; 1.5 cups Grated Coconut; 1 cups Jaggery; 1 tbsp Ghee; 0.5 tsp Cardamom Powder; 0.25 tsp Salt; 2 cups Water

The quintessential Maharashtrian sweet dumpling prepared with a steamed soft rice flour shell filled with sweet fresh coconut and jaggery.

Total Time 50 mins

Difficulty Hard

Servings 4

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Ingredients

1.5 cups Rice Flour Recipes →

1.5 cups Grated Coconut Recipes →

1 cups Jaggery Recipes →

1 tbsp Ghee Recipes →

0.5 tsp Cardamom Powder Recipes →

0.25 tsp Salt Recipes →

2 cups Water Recipes →

Step-by-Step Instructions

For filling: heat ghee in a pan, sauté grated coconut and jaggery together until dry and sticky, then mix in cardamom powder; set aside.

Bring water, salt, and 1 tsp ghee to a boil, stir in rice flour, cover, turn off heat, and let rest for 5 minutes.

Knead the warm rice dough into a smooth, pliable texture.

Flatten small dough portions into thin rounds, flute edges upwards to form a cup, place coconut filling in center, and gather edges at top to seal into a dome shape.

Steam modaks in a steamer for 12-15 minutes and serve warm drizzled with pure ghee.

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