SPICY STEAMED RICE BALLS / SPICY KOLUKATAI

INGREDIENTS

1. Oil – 1 Tbsp
2. Mustard seeds – 1/4 Tsp
3. Salt to taste

INGREDIENTS FOR STEAMED RICE BALLS

1. Puttu maavu/ Kolukatai maavu – 1 cup
2. Water – 1 cup
3. Oil – 1/2 Tsp
4. Salt to taste

INGREDIENTS FOR SPICE POWDER

1. Uradh dhal – 1 Tbsp
2. Channa Dhal –  1 Tbsp
3. Cumin seeds – less than 1/2 Tsp
4. Pepper – 1/2 tsp
5. Red chillies – 3
6. Coconut – 2 Tbsp

• Take one cup of puttu maavu to a bowl. Add oil and salt. Adjust salt to your taste at this stage itself. Add salt only for rice balls.

• Boil 1 cup of water. We need to add only boiling water to the flour. I used only 3/4th cup of water. I recommend you to boil 1 cup of water because we cannot stop stirring the mixture and boil some more water again.
• When the water starts to boil add it to flour and keep stirring the flour using a spatula simultaneously to avoid lumps . Do not use your hands to mix.

• Grease your hand with oil and make small rice balls.

• I used Idly pot to steam. I added water to the base and turned the flame ON.

• Now grease your tray with oil and place the dumpling.

• Now place them into the pot and close the lid. Cook it for 10 minutes on a medium flame.

• Meanwhile we need to make spice powder.
• Dry roast all the ingredients mentioned under INGREDIENTS FOR SPICE POWDER.
• Dry roast all the ingredients on low flame to avoid burning.
• If you want to make it quick just dry roast each ingredient separately on a medium high flame. Keep stirring frequently.

• 1st row : From right 1. Channa dhal , 2. Uradh dhal , 3. Cumin seeds and pepper ,
• 2nd Row : From right 1. Curry leaves, 2. red chillies, 3. Coconut
• Add few drops of oil before roasting red chillies.
• Dry roast the coconut till it is golden in colour.
• Now add all the roasted ingredients to blender and make a coarse powder. Don’t make it too fine.

• Take a pan. Add oil, When oil is hot add mustard seeds.

• When mustard seed splatters add spice powder, salt ( Only for Spice powder we already added salt for rice balls earlier)

• After 10 minutes take rice balls out from steam.

• Add steamed rice balls to the pan and toss it well.