RAVA KOZHUKATTA

Ingredients

Rava /sooji -1 cup, Green chilly (finely chopped) - 2, Ginger finely chopped – 1 tsp, Jeera-1 tsp, Asafoetida – ¼  tsp, Water-2 cups, Salt as needed.

For seasoning

Oil-2 tbsp, Mustard seeds-1 tsp, channa dal-1 tsp, Urad dal-1 tsp, Red chilly -2, curry leaves-a few, Sambar powder/dosa podi -1tbsp

Method

1.      Heat oil in a kadai/pan, add jeera, sauté for a min, add green chilly, ginger, asafoetida and salt, again sauté well, then add sooji, sauté for 4-5 min, add boiling water, mix well and keep mixing till it form into a mass.

2.      Transfer the mixed mass to a bowl, knead the warm cooked sooji well and shape it into small balls.

3.      Place the sooji balls in a steam pot and steam it for 10-15 mins.

4.      Heat oil in another pan, add the seasonings, sauté for a few min then add curry leaves and sambar powder/dosa podi, sauté again.

5.      Finally add the cooked rava balls /kozhukatta and mix well with the seasoning.

6.      Serve this with chutney.