Kara kozhukattai | Spicy rice balls

My kids love this balls, they love to eat as breakfast, snack and take this for lunch too. I don't add spice in the flour. My SIL suggested me to do that. When mixed with rice flour it gives a nice taste. I used Idiyappam flour, any type of rice flour can be added.

Ingredients:

• Rice flour - 1 cup
• Water - 1 and 1/4 cups
• Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
• Grated coconut - 1 tbsp
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Mustard - 1 tsp
• Fennel (saunf) - 1 tsp
• Urad dal - 1 tsp
• Asafoetida - a pinch
• Salt - as per taste

Method:

Mix rice flour, red chilly powder,grated coconut and salt. Boil the water and mix in rice flour with spatula. Let it cool down and add a tsp of oil and mix in hand.

Make tiny balls with that batter. Steam the balls in the cooker for 10 minutes. Remove and let it cool down. The balls will easily get separated.

Heat oil in the pan, add mustard, saunf, urad dal and asafoetida. Transfer the balls to the pan. Keep in simmer. Let it fry till the top layer is roasted.

 

Enjoy the balls as snack or lunch for kids.

Note:

• If you don't like it spicy, do not add chilly powder in the flour. Plain balls also tastes good.
• First add 1 cup of water, if needed more gradually add 1/4 cup of water to make a soft dough.
• Try in coconut oil, you can find a great difference.