Rice Kuzhakkatai

Ingredients:


Rice                   -  200 gms(1 cup)
Thoor dal           -  1 table spoon
Fenugreek          -  1 tea spoon

Jeera                  -  1 tea spoon
Black pepper      -  1 tea spoon
Gratted coconut  -  1 table spoon
Asafoitida           -  1 pinch
Cooking oil         -  1 table spoon
Mustard seeds    -  1 tea spoon
Black gram dal    -  1 tea spoon
Bengal gram dal  -  1 tea spoon
Green chillies      -  2 nos
Red chillies         -  1 no
Curry leaves       - a few leaves
Salt to taste


1.  Wash and spread the rice and thoor dal together in a shady place and let it dry.
2.  Add jeera, methi and black pepper together and powder it to rava like consistency.
3.  Heat oil in a kadai and add mustard seeds, black gram dal, bengal gram dal and red chili(broken into small pieces.
4.  Once the mustard crackles and the dals turn golden brown add asafoitida, finely chopped green chillies and finely chopped curry leaves.
5.  Stir for 1/2 min and add 2 cups of water, gratted coconut and salt.
6.  Once the water starts boiling add the powdered rice rava and stir continuously so that the rava does not get lumped.
7.  Keep stirring till the water dries, and the rava is half cooked.
8.  Remove from stove and keep it closed for 10 - 15 mins.
9.  Now grease a plate with oil and make the half cooked mixture into small balls slightly long in shape and place in the greased plate.
10.Pressure cook the balls till they are well cooked.
11.Remove from stove and serve with chutney and dosa milagai podi.
12.Pidi kuzhakkatai ready.