PUDI KOZHAKKATTAI

Pudi kozzhakkattai is a authentic Brahmin receipe.usually those days  Brahmin peoples does not include onions and garlic all the days in their food, especially the older peoples are more particular about their food.so their receipes would  mostly without onions,garlic,raddish (some peoples would not take).

In all the receipes this one is the most popular one .Mostly orthodox people would prepare this often.

INGREDIENTS:

Raw Rice	1 cup
Toordal	¼ cup
Channa dal	¼ cup
Pepper  Corns	10-12

For Tempering:

Oil	2 tsp
Mustard seeds	1 tsp
Channa dal	1 tsp
Red chilli	4-5
Curry leaves	4
Hing	1tsp
Urad dal	½ tsp
Carrot	1
Peas	½ cup
Corn	½ cup

Method:             

Take Rice,toordal,channadal ,peppercorns and grind it in mixer (don’t add water) .

Grind it like as sooji texture.

Now in a kadai add oil  add mustard seeds,when splutters add channadal ,urad dal.

Now add red chilli ,curryleaves and hing.

Now  carrot and sauté well ,after 2 mins add peas and corn and sauté again .

Now add 5 -6 cups of water and add salt to it.

Bring it to boil  now add the grinded rice to it and stir very well.

It will get thicken after 5ins of stirring.

Now turn off the stove , and make it to small balls(should be done when it is little hot).

Now in the idli plate  grease with oil and the balls and steam it.

After 8-11 mins of steaming, the pudi kozhakkattai is ready to serve.serve with tomato chutney or coconut chutney.

Note:

The above measurement will give 20-22 kozhakkattai.

For 1 cup of grounded rice  add 2-3 cups of rice.

You can add onions,potatoes,beans  as per your wish.or without any veggies

Orginal version is without veggies, since kids also should have I like to add veggies.