RavaSemiya Upma kozhukattai

This recipe serves two.

Ingredients:

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• Rava/Sooji - 1 1/2 cups
• Semiya/Vermicelli - 1/2 cup
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Chana dal - 1 tsp
• Ginger - a small piece
• green chillies - 2
• red chillies - 2 0r 3
• curry leaves - few
• Shredded coconut - 5 to 6 tsp
• salt - to taste
• water - 4 to 5 cups
• Hing - a pinch

Method:

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• Heat tava,add a tsp of oil and saute rava till it becomes brown.Repeat the same for semiya.
• Set them aside.Chop ginger and green chillies finely and crush it using a spatula or a stone.
• In the tava,add a tsp of oil and mustard.When it splutters,add chana dal,crushed ginger and green chillies ,hing and saute well.
• Add red chillies and curry leaves ,saute for 2 sec and add water.
• Add salt, shredded coconut and allow it to boil.
• When it boils ,add semiya and after 3 to 4 min ,add rava.
• If required add water and keep mixing so that no clogs are formed.Switch off when it becomes as shown below.The upma is ready to be steamed.Set aside to cool.

• Now make round dumplings as shown below.(Apply little oil on your hand)

• Keep the dumplings in a plate and steam it using a pressure cooker or an idly cooker for 5 min.(For steaming you dont need to use the weight in the cooker)

Yummy dumplings are ready .Serve it hot with rasam or morekootan.Here I have served with rasa kalan.