Kara kolukattai

Ingredients

• Raw rice - 1 cup
• Coconut - 1/2 cup
• Curry leaves - 1 spring (chopped)
• Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Cumin - 1/4 tsp
• Hing - 2 pinches
• Ginger - 1 tsp(chopped)
• Green chillies - 2 or adjust (chopped)
• Red chillies - 2 (halved)
• Urad dal - 1/4 tsp
• Onion - 1 small or medium size (chopped)
• Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp (chopped)
• Oil - 3 tbsp
• Salt to taste

Method

• Soak the rice for 1 hour.
• Grind the rice along with coconut to the rava consistency & keep the rice batter ready.
• Heat coconut oil Splutter mustard, urad dal, cumin, curry leaves, green chillies, red chillies, ginger & hing one by one on medium flame. 
• Add onions & fry for 2-3 minutes.
• Add the prepared rice batter, coriander leaves & salt.
• Keep stirring till it becomes tight enough to make balls.
• Remove from heat & transfer it to another vessel. 
• Cover & keep it for few minutes.
• When it is warm enough to handle make any desire shapes (preferably thin or small, so that it cooks evenly).
• Now steam boil it for 15 to 20 minutes or till it is done.
• Serve hot.

Tips for the recipe - Make balls as soon as possible. Later it becomes hard & it is difficult to make balls.