Steamed Poha Balls/Aval Urundai/Aval Kozhukattai

Makes 10 Balls

Ingredients:

Poha/Aval/Beaten Rice(thick or thin) - 1 cup

Water - 1 cup

Salt - to taste

Grated Coconut - 1 tbspn

For tempering;

Oil - 1 tsp

Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp

Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Chana dal - 1/2 tbspn

Red Chili - 1, broken

Curry Leaves - a few

Method:

Powder the aval coarsely in a mixer. Use juice/inch option to carefully do this evenly.

Heat a pan with oil and temper with the items given under “to temper” table. Add water, salt and bring to boil. Add the powdered aval and mix well. cook till all the water gets absorbed and the mixture resembles upma. Will take 2 minutes approximately. Switch off the stove and add grated coconut and mix well and cool down. Grease an idly plate and make balls/kozhukattais out of the aval mixture and steam it for 5 minutes.

Serve hot with chutney!

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