Tiffin/Breakfast variety: Upma/pidi kozhukattai

 Upma kozhakattai is a delicious south Indian break fast variety. Simple and easy to make. Healthy as steam cooked. 

Ingredients: (12 kozhakattai)

Raw rice - 1cup

Grated coconut - 2tbs

Salt - as required

For seasoning:

Mustard seeds - 1tsp

Chana dal- 1tsp

Urid dal - 1 tsp

Red chili - 2 

Hing - a pinch

Curry leaves - few

Coconut oil - 1tbs

Method:

Preparation of rice rava:

1. Soak raw rice after rinsing for 1 hr.
2.  Filter the water and dry it under fan by spreading over a towel or cloth. 
3. When the rice is dried ( when you hold a handful of rice it will stick for a while and when you leav,e it will spread out).
4.  Dry grind it in the mixer into coarse powder. It should be the size of  wheat rava. (Dalia). If the rice is not dried properly you can't get it grinded properly.

Method

1. Heat coconut oil in a big pan and add mustard seeds.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. Add urid dal, Chana dal, broken red chili and Hing after mustard seeds splutters.
3. Add curry leaves.
4. Measure the rice rava and add equal proportion of water to the pan.
5. Add salt and allow the water to boil well. Add grated coconut.
6. Add the rice rava slowly simultaneously stirring continuously.
7. When it thickens switch off the stove and allow it to cool.
8. Roll them in oval balls and steam cook in idly cooker for 20minutes,
9. Serve hot with Curry leaves chutney/coconut chutney.

Making curry leaves chutney:

Grind half a cup of grated coconut with half a cup of fresh curry leaves with two green chilis and Hing. Add salt as required and season with mustard seeds, urid dal, red chili and Hing.