UPPUMA
KOZHUKATTAI (RAW RICE BALLS)
INGREDIENTS:
1. Raw
rice – 200 gm
2. Thuvar
dhal-1 tablespoon
3. Channa
dhal- 1 tablespoon
4. Coconut
scrapes-2 tablespoon
5. Green
chillies-2 or 3 medium sized.
6. Salt-as
required.
7. Red
chillies-1 or two.
8. Coconut
oil-2 tablespoon.
For seasoning:
9. Mustard
seeds-1 teaspoon
10. Urud
dhal-2 teaspoon
11. Curry
leaves-few
METHOD FOR PREPARATION:
Wash rice, thuvar dhal, channa
dhal and drain the water and keep it
aside till the same is ¾ dried. Take these to mixture and make coarse powder.
Heat oil in a pan and allow mustard seed to splutter, add broken red chillies, urud dhal and curry leaves and sauté for a
minute and add 175 ml water and add 1
teaspoon salt and allow the water to boil, add powdered ingredients little by
little and coconut scrapes, finely cut green chillies and stir until it comes
like uppuma. Allow it to cool and then make
medium sized balls and steam in a idly plate for 2 to 3 minutes. Serve this yummy Kozhukatti with any chutney
or vatha kuzhambu
