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Kara aval kozhukattai

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
steaming time 10 minutes
Course Breakfast, Main Dish, Traditional
Cuisine gluten free, South indian
Servings 20 kozhukattais

Equipment

  • 1 Steamer
  • 1 wok
  • 1 ladle

Ingredients
  

For tempering

  • 2 tbsp coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Urad Dal Split and skinned black gram
  • 1/2 teaspoon Channa dal Bengal gram
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger root chopped or grated
  • 1 small green chilli
  • 1 long red chilli fresh or dried
  • 10 curry leaves chopped or crushed
  • 1 pinch Asafoetida

For making the kozhukattais

  • 2 cups rice flakes poha/ aval/ avalakki
  • 1.5 cups drinking water
  • salt to taste
  • 1/4 cup grated coconut

For steaming

  • 2 cups Water for the steamer base, use as needed.

Instructions
 

  • Add the poha / aval to a strainer and wash it well. Set it aside till needed.
  • Finely chop the ginger, curry leaves and chilli and keep it ready.
  • Set the wok on medium heat and add the coconut oil, mustard seeds, urad dal and channa dal.
  • When the mustard crackles add the chopped ginger, chillies and curry leaves.
    tempering for Aval kozhukattai.
  • Fry this for a minute till the oil becomes aromatic.
  • Add asafetoida and salt to this.
  • Pour the water and add the poha.
    cooking base for aval kozhukattais
  • Mix this well, cover and cook for 5 minutes.
  • Stir the mix, after the water is nearly absorbed.
  • Mash slightly with the back of the ladle.
  • Sprinkle the coconut and mix it well.
    aval kozhukattai mix.
  • Remove from heat and set it aside to become a bit cooler.
    Aval upma
  • At this stage, you can serve this as aval upma.
  • Once cooler to handle, make elongated balls, that you can hold in your palm,
    kara kozhukattai
  • Press it down gently to keep its shape.
  • Set up the steamer and layer these balls allowing enough space for steam to pass.
    steaming the kozhukattais
  • Steam for 10 minutes on medium heat.
  • Remove after the time and let it stand for another 5-6 minutes.
    steamed kozhukattais
  • Separate the kozhukattais out into a serving tray.
  • Serve warm with chutney of choice.
    kara aval kozhukattai

Notes

  • The ginger, chillies and curry leaves are chopped fine to aid in holding shape for the kozhukattais. 
  • The mix can be sticky to make shapes, grease your palms to ease this process. 
  • if the mix tends to fall apart easily, add a teaspoon of rice flour to the mix and knead before making shapes.
Keyword rice salad recipes, steamer recipe
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