Saturday, 7 September 2013

URAD DAL DUMPLINGS, ULUNDU KOZHUKKATTAI,

Urad dal dumpling is made during Ganesh Festival.  Basic ingredient is urad dal and it is delicious especially when served hot.  This is another variety of modak made for neivedyam.

During the festival, varieties of modaks are made sweet as well as savoury.

Ingredients:

for cover

1 cup rice flour
1 cup water
2 tbs oil
salt

Filling

1 cup urad dal
4 green chillies
a pinch of asafoetida
salt to taste

Tempering

1 tsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
few curry leaves cut into small pieces
2 tbsp grated coconut.

Method:

Wash and soak the urad dal in water for 1 hour.
strain it and grind to a coarse paste with green chillies, asafoetida
Put the same in a plate and steam cook for 5-10 minutes
allow to cool, crush the same with your hand to get a granular form.

Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add curry leaves, add the urad dal mix, gratd coconut and give a quick stir.  The filling is ready.

Covering:

Make the modak dough.  Take a portion of the dough, make small cups out of it.  fill with the mix already make and kept and seal it properly to ensure that it does not break.  Steam cook them for 5-7 minutes as you steam the modak.  Urad dal dumpling, ulundu kozhukkatai is ready for neivedyam.

Happy Ganesh Chaturthi.

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