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This recipe has stood the test of time and is mostly home made and fits all age groups as it is a steamed food. This can be a good dinner option on a rainy night. Ingredients: 1. Rice- 2 cups (not the idli rice- usual cooking rice like Ponni Parboiled Rice is okay) 2.Mustard- 1 tbsp 3. Curry leaves-a handful 4. Red chillies- 5 or 6 5. Asafoetida(Hing)- 1/2 tbsp 6. Salt to taste 7. Sesame Oil- 2 tbsp Wash the rice twice and grind it coarsely in a blender. Take a thick bottom pan, add oil, mustard seeds, curry leaves, red chillies and hing. Once the mustard seeds start popping, add 6 cups of water (1 cup of rice would need 3 cups of water for this recipe). Add salt. When the water starts boiling, add the rice that was blended earlier and keep stirring until all the water has drained. Cool for 5-10 mins. In an idli mould, grease with sesame oil take a handful of this mixture and make the kozhakkattai/dumpling by applying pressure with your fingers. Steam for 10 minutes. This can be served...

This recipe is from an aunt from Chettinad.This is easy to try! Ingredients:  1 cup raw rice 1 cup idli rice  1 cup grated coconut 1 tbsp butter Curry leaves -few Cooking time:30 minutes No side dish is needed Procedure: 1.Soak both rice together for 3 hours 2.Rinse and grind coarsely in a blender. Do not add water when grinding 3.take the rice from the blender and transfer to a mixing bowl 4.add butter,salt ,grated coconut and finely chopped curry leaves 5.take a pan and cook this mixture in slow flame until excess water is gone!.The consistency should be that you are able to make balls with this dough easily. 6.Switch off the stove. Let the mixture cool for 5-10 mins. 7.Grease plates with oil. You can use idli or idiappam plates. Then roll into small balls 8.Pour required amount of water for steaming and cook for ten minutes 9.Delicious rice and coconut dumplings is ready!