Saturday, February 28, 2015

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