Type: Savoury

Cuisine: South Indian

Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 15-20 pieces

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup raw rice (soaked for 1 hour)
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp gingelly oil
• 1/2 tsp mustard
• 1/4 tsp chilli/pepper powder
• a pinch of asafoetida
• 2 tsp grated coconut

Instructions

1. Take the soaked rice and grind it fine with little water.
2. Add water to make this a flowy consistency like dosa batter (not runny)
3. Add 1/4 tsp of oil and salt to this batter.
4. Pour this into a pan and stir while on low heat
5. Stir continuously till it becomes a thick mass (you should be able to make it into balls).
6. The paste should not be too firm or too loose.
7. Add asafoetida, coconut and chilly/pepper powder to this paste. Mix it well. Let it cool.
8. Make small balls with it (small marble sized). Grease your palm with a little oil.
9. Take a steamer. Pour 2 glasses of water at the bottom.
10. Keep a single hollow tray on it.
11. Spread plantain leaf or cotton cloth on it.
12. Place the balls on to it separately and close the lid of the steamer.
13. Let it be on high flame. Once the water starts boiling, reduce the heat to the lowest and let it steam for 10 minutes.
14. Cool it completely.
15. Take a pan. Add oil and mustard seeds. Let it sputter. Keep on slow flame.
16. Put the balls into this and stir gently.
17. Serve hot.

Notes

• A delicious snack
• The procedure is specifying rice soaked for 1 hour and grinding it to a smooth batter. If short of time, you can use rice powder. 1/2 cup rice powder must be taken in a bowl. Add water slowly to achieve the desired consistency (dosa batter). Add salt and oil and mix well. The rest of the procedure remains the same.
• If you are short of time, you can make with rice powder.