Rava Kozhukattai/Rava Pidi kozhukattai

For the alphabet R,I decided to make something with rava aka semolina.But I have blogged most of the rava recipes in Tamil cuisine.
When I was going through the cook books and hand written recipes,rava kozhukattai caught my attention.
The method of making this kozhukattai is same as upma kozhukattai,whereas rava/semolina is used instead of rice.Both sweet and savory versions can be made with semolina.As we had lot of sweet dishes in the previous week I made the savory version.Soon share the sweet version.This is a great option for evening snack and I served with coconut chutney.Lets move on to the  recipe............

                                                       

                                                            

                                                          Rava Kozhukattai/Rava Pidi Kozhukattai

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time ~ 10 minutes

   Soaking time ~ 10 minutes

   Cooking time ~ 20 minutes

   Makes ~ 15-17

   

  Ingredients

    

Ingredient	Quantity
Semolina/rava/white semolina	3/4 cup
Moong dhal/paasiparuppu	2-3 tbs
Coconut (finely chopped)	3 tbs
Mustard seeds/kadugu	1 tsp
Urad dhal/uluthamparuppu	1.5 tsp
Asafoetida	generous pinch
Green chilly/pachamilagai	2(finely chopped)
Salt	1 tsp
Hot water	2 cups
Coriander leaves(finely chopped)	1 tbs
Curry leaves/karivepillai	few leaves
Oil	2 tsp

  Method 

• Heat the oil in a pan and splutter the mustard seeds,add the urad dhal,let it fry.Add in green chillies,curry leaves and the asafoetida.Now add the semolina and fry it for couple of minutes in a medium flame.Add the soaked moong dhal.

• Mix it well and to this add the hot water, give it a mix,add the salt.

• Let it cook for 2-3 minutes or till the water gets absorbed.Add the finely chopped coconut and coriander leaves to it and put off the flame.Mix it well and let it cool down for 3-4 minutes. 

• Meanwhile grease the idly plate with few drops of oil and keep it asideNow take a big gooseberry size of prepared dough in the hand and close it with fingers and make a fist.

• Arrange the prepared kozhukattai on the idly plate.Also keep the idly pot on the stove with water and let the water boils for 2-3 minutes.Once the water gets boiled,keep the plate inside.Cook it for 3-4 minutes or till it gets cooked completely,put off the flame.Take out the plate and let it rest for a minute.Remove the cooked kozhukattai from the plate.

• Serve it warm with coconut chutney

• Instead of making fist(pidi) shape,it can be rolled into balls.
• Grated coconut can be used instead of pieces.
• The amount of water depends on the quality of the rava,if the rava is on the coarser side then need little more water to cook.
• Do not cook the kozhukattai for long time,also while steaming the kozhukattai the water in the steamer/idly pot should be boiling.

Enjoy......................

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