Kara kozhukattai (Uppu Urundai)

Uppu urundai or kara kozhukattai is a steamed snack. Since it is steamed, it reminds us that it is healthy too!! My mother used to make this during my college days for snack. I love it. Let's see how to make that now.

Ingredients:

Idly rice - 1 cup
Water - as needed
Salt - as needed

Seasoning:

Oil
Mustard - 1/2 sp
Urad dhal - 1 sp
Channa dhal - 1 sp
Red chilli - 5
Curry leaves
Hing - a pinch

Method:

Wash and soak rice for 2 to 3 hours. Grind it to a coarse batter with needed salt and water. It should be in idly batter consistency.

Heat oil in a pan and add mustard. When it splutters, add urad dhal, channa dhal, red chilli, hing and curry leaves. Saute well. When dhal starts turning brown, add the ground batter to it and mix well in medium flame. When batter turns to a firm mixture, turn off flame. It should be in the form to hold together to make balls. Once the mixture cools down, make small balls.

Heat steamer pot with 1/4 inch water. Grease idly plates with oil and place these balls over it. When water in steamer pot starts boiling, keep the plates inside and close lid. Steam it for 10 minutes in medium flame and 2 minutes in low flame. Rice dumplings are ready to serve with any chutney.

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