Pudi Kozhakattai

Pudi Kozhakattai is such a brilliant dinner tiffin. It tastes amazing and the perfect combination for this tiffin is burnt brinjal gotsu.

Preparation Time : 10 minutes

Cooking Time : 20 minutes

Serves : 2

Ingredients

Raw Rice—1.5 cup

Grated Coconut  - 1/4 cup

Salt - to Taste

Water - 3 cups

For Seasoning

Curry Leaves - a few

Green Chillies - 3 chopped finely

Urad Dal - 1/2 tsp

Mustard - 1/4 tsp

Oil - 3 tbsp

Asafoetida - to taste

Procedure

1. Wash and dry  rice on a sheet of paper.

2. Once dry grind it to sooji like consistency

3. In a kadai, heat oil on a medium flame, add all the seasoning.

4. Add the water and salt.

5. Once it boils, add the coconut and rice powder and stir without lumps.

6. Close and cook for 3 minutes on a simmered flame. 

7. Once this mixture cools down a bit and can be handled with hands, make them into oblong balls and 

steam in idli plates for 8 minutes.

8. Pudi kozhakattai is ready to be served with brinjal gotsu