NELLIKKAI /AMLA / GOOSEBERRY KOZHUKKATTAI

Another unique recipe with  NELLIKAI / AMLA / GOOSEBERRY from Sachu's kitchen. NELLIKKAI / AMLA / GOOSEBERRY kozhukkattai. 

We prepare kozakattais, but  this is an unique one with nellikai / amla / gooseberry. The taste  of the nellikai /amla /gooseberry  satisfy your taste buds with these steamed rice balls.  Perfect way to start your day with this healthy nellikai /amla steamed rice balls.

Here goes the recipe.

INGREDIENTS

Good quality rice                         -  1 cup
Toovar dal                                   -   ½ cup
One ripe fresh coconut                  - 1 tbsp 
Nellikkai / amla / gooseberries-     8 nos(chopped and deseeded)
Green  chillies                                 - 5 nos
Small onions                                                  - 10 nos
Salt                                              -   to taste

FOR SEASONONING

Oil                                                -   1 tsp

Mustard seeds                                 -  1 tsp

Urad dal                                          -   1 tsp

Red chilly                                         -  1 broken

Curry leaves                                       -1 sprig

METHOD

Wash rice well, drain the water completely and spread over a cloth.

Wash and soak toovar dal for half an hour.

Drain the water, spread over a cloth and powder into rava.

Blend the small onions, nellikkai /amla / gooseberries, grated coconut and green chillies together and keep aside.

Heat oil in a frying pan season with mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves.

Add 3 cups of water and required amount of salt and allow it to boil..

When it starts boiling add ground  gooseberry coconut mixture and the coarsely powdered rice dal rawa mixture.

Stir continuously from the bottom .

When all the water is absorbed cook for few more minutes at a lower flame .

Remove from fire and allow it to cool for sometime .

Make oval sized balls and steam for fifteen minutes .

Yummy , healthy  nellikkai / amla / gooseberry   kozhukkattais are ready to serve.

Serve hot with sambar or chutney .