Modak + Val Rice

Ingredients

• Coconuts - 12 (9 for modak, 3 for Val)
• Ghee - 1.5 Kg
• Jaggery - 5 Kg
• Rice Flour - 3 Kg
• Val - 7 Kg
• Onion - 3 Kg
• Tomato - 3 Kg
• Rice - 7 Kg
• Jeera - 100 gms
• Dhaniya Jeera powder - 100 gms
• Rai - 50 gms
• Ginger - 200 gms
• Garlic - 200 gms
• Green Chillies - 200 gms
• Kadipatta - 2-3 sticks
• Corriander - 1 Big
• Garam Masala - 50 gms
• Elaichi - 50 gms
• Badam - 500 gms
• Jaiphal - 50 gms
• Haldi, Mirchi Powder

Preparation

Modak

• Measure equal quantity of water and rice flour. 
• Heat the water in a vessel, add some ghee and bring to boil
• Add salt
• Add rice flour and mix
• Keep sitrring till there are no lumps, turn off flame and cover for 10 mins
• Knead the rice batter with some ghee for at least 15-20 mins till  the batter becomes non sticky
• To make modak filling, in a vessel add ghee and heat
• Add coconut and mix
• After coconut has heated up a little add jaggery and mix
• Add jaiphal powder, elaichi powder and mix
• When jaggery is about to melt turn off flame
• Put the rice batter in modak mould and then fill with coconut+jaggery filling and then cover.
• Steam for 15 mins

Val Rice

• Cook val in a vessel adding some salt
• Grind onion, corriander, chillies, ginger, garlic and coconut to a fine paste
• In another vessel, heat oil
• Add rai, kadipatta and wait till rai splutters
• Add onions and saute
• Add haldi and mix
• Add above paste and mix
• Add tomato puree and mix
• Add chilli powder, dhaniya jeera powder and mix
• Add garam masala, salt and mix
• Add water and mix
• Add val and mix
• Bring to boil