Modak is an Indian sweet dumpling dish widely popular amongst people as dessert or sweet.The sweet filling inside a modak cinsists of freshly grated coconut and jaggery,while the outer soft shell is made from rice flour or wheat flour.There are two methods of making Modak, one is the steamed one,and the other is fried.Steam Modaks have little variation and are mainly cooked in the Konkan region/The steamed version is known as Ukadiche Modak and consumed a hot and with ghee added.The cover of this type of Modak is made of eice flour, and the stuffing is made of fresh coconut.The fried version of Modak is deep-fried that makes it last longer.The cover of fried modak is made of wheat flour and usually of dry coconut.The third category of Modak is a type of Modak made of Mawa(also known as Khoa)with various flavours like Mango,Strawberry,Chocolate etc.
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