UPMA KOLUKATTAI

At times I would do this slowly disappering item
for breakfast or tea.


UPMA KOLUKATTAI

Ingredients:

500 grms or 2 cups raw rice
100 grms coconut scrapings
5 dried mor millagai cut into pieces
1 green chillies chopped
1 tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp asafoetida powder
2 tsp oil
Few curry leaves chopped
Salt to taste
5 cups of water

Method:
Wash the rice and soak for an hour,
Drain and spread it on a muslin cloth and dry for few hours.
Coarsely powder the rice in a blender to resemble rava.

Heat oil in a wok, add the mustard seeds, let it splutter.
Add the asafetida powder, green chillie, curry leaves
And the cut mor milagai. Sauté for a minute.
Add in 5 cups of water, salt and the coconut.

When the water boils, slow the flame and add the rice rava.
Stit well to mix. Cover and let it cook on its steam..
Remove the cover and mix nicely. Off the flame.
Do not worry if it tastes a bit raw at this point.

Let the mixture cool, form it into small balls.
Put the balls in a steamer and steam for about 10 minutes.
Remove and serve with tomato chutney or dosa podi.