steamed-stuffed spicy kolakattai

Ingredients 

for kolakattai
oil  2 tsp
chana dal 2 tsp
urad dal 2 tsp
green chillies chopped fine 1 tsp or to taste
ginger finely chopped  1 tsp
curry leaves few finely chopped
coconut grated 2 tbsp
salt to taste
water 2 cups
broken rice  1 cup
hing little
mustard seeds  1/2 tsp

for colouring
spinach paste  2-3 tsp
tomato paste   2-3 tsp

for filling

coconut grated   3-4 tbsp
salt little pepper pdr. little


for chutney
chillies  3-4 or to taste
cashew nuts  2 tbsp
coconut  grated  1/4 cup
salt to taste
oil little
water little to grind but not too watery, it is a thick chutney
grind all ingredients together for the chutney

METHOD

take a pan, heat oil, add mustard seeds, once it crackles, add the dals, once they get golden, add chillies, ginger, curry leaves, hing, fry well for a minute, add coconut, fry for a minute
add water, once it boils, add washed rice, salt to taste, cook till the rice gets cooked well and water evaporates, or you can pressure cook for 2 whistles.
once it cools, divide the rice mixture into 2 parts, mash well with your hand each part
to one half, add spinach paste, mix well to get the green colour, roll into small balls
to the 2nd half, add tomato paste, chilli pdr. little, mix well, make small balls
steam the balls for 5 minutes, stuffing the balls with the stuffing mixture

to serve, place some chutney in the plate, place a green ball, then chutney, red ball, then you can place the balls alternately to look attractive.



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