Maharashtrian Recipes

Ukadiche modak are Maharashtra’s beloved steamed rice-flour dumplings, made first and foremost as an offering to Lord Ganesh during Ganesh Chaturthi — twenty-one of them, traditionally, for Bappa. Inside the soft, white, pleated shell sits a warm filling of coconut and jaggery scented with cardamom. They look intricate, but the method is forgiving once the … Read more