Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Traditional Ukadiche Modak Recipe for Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations
Ukadiche modak is a sweet often made for Ganesh Chaturthi.
It is offered to Lord Ganesha as a special food.
The outside is made from rice flour dough.
The inside is a sweet mixture of coconut and jaggery.
Cardamom gives the filling a nice smell, while poppy seeds add texture.
The filling is cooked gently so it does not become hard.
The dough is softened with hot water and kneaded carefully.
Small dough portions are filled and shaped into modaks.
Finally, the modaks are steamed until soft and glossy.
Ukadiche modak combines a rice flour covering with fresh coconut and jaggery filling.
The filling uses coconut, jaggery, cardamom and poppy seeds cooked with ghee.
The coconut-jaggery mixture should cook for about 7 to 9 minutes without becoming overly dry.
A smooth rice flour dough is prepared with boiling water, salt and a little oil or ghee.
Filled modaks are shaped, steamed for 12 to 15 minutes and served hot with ghee.
- Who
- People preparing sweets for Ganesh Chaturthi make the modaks and offer them to Lord Ganesha.
- What
- A traditional steamed ukadiche modak made with rice flour, fresh coconut and jaggery.
- When
- During Ganesh Chaturthi.
- Why
- The modaks are traditionally offered to Lord Ganesha as naivedya.
- Dish
- Ukadiche modak
- Outer covering
- Rice flour dough
- Filling
- Fresh coconut and jaggery
- Flavoring
- Cardamom powder and poppy seeds
- Filling cooking time
- About 7 to 9 minutes on low heat
- Steaming time
- 12 to 15 minutes
- Recipe measurement discrepancy
- The ingredient list states 2 cups of rice flour, while the preparation instructions use 1 cup, or 150 grams.