Thengai Poornam Kozhukattai / Ukadiche Modak Recipe With Rice Flour
Thengai Poornam Kozhukattai / Ukadiche Modak Recipe is a very festive sweet that is made for Lord Ganesha's Birthday also known as Vinayaka or Ganesh Chaturthi that is observed in the month of August - September.
Ingredients
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1 cup Rice flour
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1 cup Water
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1 teaspoon Oil
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1/4 teaspoon Salt
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For the filling
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1-1/2 cups Fresh coconut
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grated
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1/2 cup Jaggery
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1 teaspoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi)
Instructions
Step 1
In a heavy bottomed saucepan; combine all the ingredients for the filling and place it on high heat until the jaggery is dissolved completely
Step 2
Once the jaggery dissolves, turn the heat to medium and keep stirring until the mixture thickens and the water begins to evaporate
Step 3
It takes about 7-10 minutes for the water to evaporate
Step 4
Towards the end you will notice the mixtures comes together, with all the water evaporated
Step 5
The coconut filling will now look like sticky mixture
Step 6
At this stage, turn off the heat and transfer the mixture to another bowl to cool
Step 7
Once cool divide the mixture into 10-15 equal portions
Step 8
This will be the sweet filling for the modak wrapper