Ingredients

• 2 cups - rice flour
• 2.5 cups - water
• a pinch salt
• For the Filling:
• 1 cup - grated fresh coconut
• 1 cup - jaggery
• 2 tbsp - raisin
• 2 tbsp - cashew nut - chopped
• 1 tsp - cardamom - grinded.

How to Make Sassy Ukadiche Modak

• For the filling:
• Heat 1 tablespoon of ghee in a kadhai.
• Fry the chopped cashewnut till it is golden brown. Remove from the kadai.
• Place the kadai on the gas stove again and put the grated coconut and jaggery into it.
• Mix well till the coconut becomes soft and the jaggery melts. Blend well.
• When the mixture is well cooked and becomes quite dry, take off from the heat.
• Allow the mixture to cool.
• On cooling add the raisins, fried cashew nut and cardamom powder.
• Mix well. The filling is ready.
• For the modak:
• Heat 2 cups of water in a vessel.
• Add salt to the water. As the water starts boiling, add rice flour to the water.
• Lower the flame. Mix well taking care that lumps are not formed.
• If you find the mixture is becoming too dry, add the remaining 1/2 cup of water.
• Keep stirring on low heat till the flour is cooked.
• Remove the cooked dough from the vessel on to a wet cloth.
• Cover the dough with the cloth and press well with the base of a metal container.
• This will make the dough softer.
• Rub some oil on your palms and make small cups of this dough.
• Fill with the mixture and steam in a steamer or idli cooker for about 15 mins till done.