Neer Kozhukattai

Easy and tasty Kozhukattai..




Ingredients :

Puzhungal Arisi (par boiled rice) - 2 cups
Toor dal - 2 tablespoon
Grated coconut - 1/2
Red Chillies (long) - 6
Salt, asafoetida

For the seasoning : Coconut oil -3 tsp, Mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves.

Method :

1. Soak rice and dal for 2 hours. Strain the water, add red chillies, salt and grated coconut and grind it thickly.

2. From the ground rice/dal mixture, take a big lemon sized ball. Take 2 cups of water, dilute this mixture and keep it aside.

3. Make small Kozhukattai balls (10-15) in the remaining mixture. In a microwave bowl, put all these Kozhukattai balls, cover and steam for 2 minutes. (This is just to partially cook to retain the shape before it is put to boil. A small tip, do not make the balls too hard, otherwise you'll end up with hard rocks!).





4. Heat the kadai, add coconut oil and do the tempering with mustard seeds, urad dal, asafoetida and curry leaves. Now add the diluted (water-mavu) mixture and bring it to boil.

5. Add the partially cooked Kozhukattai balls to this mixture, reduce the flame. After 7-8 minutes when the kozhukattais are cooked, they will start floating.

6. Serve this hot and enjoy the Neer Kozhukattai