kolakattai

kolakattai

Course :	Indian
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	4

a traditional south indian tiffin item ( taken as dinner also )is enriched with vegetables by the author to enhance it's nutritional value.

Ingredients:

1	cup	rice rava
1/2	cup	grated carrot
1/4	cup	corn shredded
1/4	cup	finely chopped capsicum
2	medium	finely chopped green pepper
1	piece	finely chopped ginger
1	bunch	finely chopped kariveppilai
1	bunch	finely chopped coriander
1/2	teaspoon	mustard seeds
1	teaspoon	cooking oil
1	teaspoon	salt
2	cups	water

Preparation:

HEAT A PAN ON ASTOVE . POUR OIL . WHEN HOT ADD MUSTER SEEDS. ALLOW THE SEEDS TO SPLIT WITH NOISE . IMMEDIATELY ADD GREEN PEPPER, GINGER, CURRY LEAVES (KARI VEPPILAI) . SCALD LIGHTLY. ADD CARROT, CAPSICUM, CORNSEEDS, AND POUR WATER . WHEN IT BOILS ADD SALT AND RICE RAVA. COOK IN MEDIUM HEAT TILL THE ENTIRE WATER GETS ABSORBED. PUT OFF THE FIRE. SPREAD THE MASS OR PULP IN APLATE . CLEAN AND WIPE YOUR PALMS. GREECE YOUR PALM WITH COOKING OIL . TAKE SMALL PORTION OF THE PREPARED PULP AND MAKE A ROUND BALL. SAME WAY MAKE BALLS OR KOLAKATTAIS WITH ENTIRE PULP. GREECE A PAN .ARRANGE KOLAKATTAIS. STEAM THEM IN A STEAMER. YOU CAN STEAM THEM IN APRESSURE COOKER WITHOUT PUTTING THE WEIGHT. STEAM FOR FULL 10 MINUTES. KEEP IN THE STEAMER FOR 5 MORE MINUTES AFTER PUTTING OFF THE FIRE.

Nutritional Information:

TOTAL CALORIES-- 60 ,VIT.A, FROM CARROTS AND FIBRE FROM CORNS CAPSICUM YIELDS COLOR APPEAL. STEAMING MAKES THE DISH EASY TO DIGEST.