In a wide plate spread rice, black pepper & toor dal
Sprinkle 2-3 tbsp of water and mix it well. Leave the mixture for 10 minutes
In a mixie grind them to a coarse powder. Dont grind it smooth it will change the texture of the dumplings
Now heat coconut oil in a pressure cooker
Add Mustard seeds, Urad Dal & Jeera. Let them splutter
Now add ginger, green chillies and coriander leaves. Saute for a minute
Add the rice dal mixture,salt. Saute for atleast 3-4 minutes
For one cup of Rice I have used 3.5 cups of water. It depends on the variety of rice you use. So kindly adjust the quantity of water depending on the rice you use
Leave it to pressure cook for upto 5 whistles.
Once the pressure is released the rice upma should look like this (udhiri udhiriya irukanum). Incase if you feel that upma is undercooked & you could see raw rice granuels then sprinkle little water and pressure cook for two more whistles
If ou don’t have time to make it as dumplings you can serve Upma directly as it is too
If you are making dumplings, have a bowl of water, dip your hands in it and then start shaping it
Since the upma is too hot this step helps you in not getting your palms hurt
Steam them for 6-7 minutes
Serve these hot dumplings/Upma Kozhukattai with chutney or sambar. They taste divine.
Kathrikai Gothsu is the best combination. Shall update that recipe soon
Arusi Upma Kozhukattai (Steamed Rice Lentil Dumplings) was last modified: July 7th, 2017 by