SPICY AMNI KOLAKATTAI WITH CORIANDER CHUTNEY

I really miss my mother, as whenever kolakattai used to be made at home, she'ld make sure that she makes more dough, so that could be used for amni kolakattai. But unlike what others do, she used to add to the dough, salt and red chili pdr. to taste, hing, mix well, make small balls and steam for about 7 minutes. Then my mother will put a lot of oil, add mustard seeds, once it crackles, add the steamed spicy balls and fry well till nice and crisp ! Mom was an excellent cook, really miss her kolakkatais and bhakshanams, which will just melt in our mouth, as she'ld not cringe in using lots of ghee to make the dough, as she'ld say then only the bhakshanam, i.e., namkeens will come crisp !

INGREDIENTS
rice flour 1 cup
luke warm water 2 cups
salt a pinch
ghee 1 tsp

for outer dough see my earlier recipe, where you can just add warm water to rice flour and knead into a dough.
for chutney
coriander leaves with stem washed and finely chopped   1 cup
green chilies to taste
ginger 1" finely chopped
salt to taste
lime juice 1 tbsp
grind the ingredients with little water to a fine paste

Seasoning
oil 2 tbsp
mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
urad dal 1 tsp
hing little

METHOD
with the dough roll into small marble size balls, steam for 7 minutes in a hot steamer, remove and keep aside for 3-4 minutes.
grind the chutney ingredients and keep aside
In a heavy pan/ kadai, heat oil, add mustard seeds, once it crackles, add urad dal, when light brown, add the ground chutney and fry well on low flame stirring continuously for 3 minutes, then add the steamed balls, add salt if need be, as chutney will have salt, so you'ld need little for the balls only. Fry for 3 minutes, serve hot. This being healthy, can be made as a snack any time.

NOTE
for variation in taste
1)you may make dough with spinach puree, salt and green chili paste or you may add little chili pdr. to taste. Mix spinach puree with rice flour and make dough with seasoning, then make small balls, steam for 7 minutes.
Then for seasoning, just add mustard seeds, once it crackles, add urad dal, once light brown, add little hing, add the steamed balls and fry for 3 minutes and serve hot.

2) In case you're a beetroot fan, then you can make dough using beetroot puree and season and proceed in the same way ! Especially if you;ve small kids to make them eat different vegetables, you can add like this and make healthy snacks for them.

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