Ingredients
Urad dhal…………….. 1 cup
Green chilis…………....3
Grated coconut………. half cup
Ginger………………. .1 piece
Curry leaves………….. few
Mustard seeds……….. 1tsp
Rice flour………… .....1 cup
Water………………...1/2 cup
Oil ………………….. 1 tsp
Salt ………………….1 tsp
Asafetida……………half tsp
Soak the dhal for an hour and grind coarsely with chili and salt.
Steam this mixture for 10 minutes. (Or keep in microwave for 5 minutes, see the water is dried . If it is not, keep for 2 minutes more. In between mix it)
Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds curry leaves, chopped ginger asafetida and when mustard crackle add the steamed mixture and stir well..
Add coconut and make small balls and keep
Boil the water in a pan and add oil, salt and rice flour, maida.
Stir well with out forming lumps. When it becomes thick dough, cover and keep.
Knead the dough with little oil till it becomes smooth.
Make cups and place this dhal pournam and cover them.
Steam all the kozhakattais for 10 minutes