Friday, March 6, 2009

Uppu urundai (or) Kara Kozhu Kattai (or) Steamed Spicy Rice Dumplings


(Yay i finally posted my own picture for this post!!!)


This snack is very popular in Madras and one of my recent favourite. Here goes the recipe:

Ingredients:
1 cup rice rava (broken rice) (or you can break it in the mixer as u like)
2 cups of water
2 tsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1/2tsp bengalgram dal
1/2 tsp blackgram dal
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp ginger paste
Few curry leaves
2 red chillies cut into small pieces
1/2 cup Grated coconut

Method:
Heat oil, add mustard, bengalgram dal and blackgram dal. When it splutters,add the red chillies, ginger, curry leaves and water. Let it come to a boil. Now add the rice rava to it and cook for 2 mins. Allow it to cool ; Add grated coconut to this and shape them into tubes and steam them for about 6 to 7 minutes.Serve with chutney of your choice, sambar, mor kozhambu, or kathirikai kothsu.