Undi ( Steamed Cream Of Rice Balls)




Undi is a traditional Konkani breakfast item. When I tell Konkani, I hateful South Canara Konkani people. I am certain other people living inwards the Konkan percentage every bit good brand it.Undi is every bit good known every bit "pundi" inwards Tulu together with "mootli" past times Catholic konkanis. "Mootli" agency fistful, every bit fistful of batter is taken together with shaped into balls which are hence steamed.Traditionally inwards the Hindu households it is served amongst jaggery syrup. Others consume amongst with spicy curries similar fish curry& egg curry. I similar it amongst a picayune butter/ ghee filled inwards the picayune hole/ indentation together with spicy dry out chutney similar lasun ( garlic) chutney sprinkled over it! :) yum!






Coincidentally, this is every bit good the outset dish that I cooked all past times myself every bit a picayune daughter inwards my "play kitchen". I must get got been 8 or ix years former at the time. I had miniature pots together with pans which every bit good included a miniature idli steamer! If a picayune tike tin create it, it has to last a tardily dish to make!:)


Servings: 2-4


Ingredients:


Rice rava( idli rava or cream of rice): 1 cup
Coconut oil:1 tbsp
Mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp
Urad dal: 1/2tsp
Methi seeds( fenugreek seeds): 1/8
tsp
Curry leaves: 1 sprig
Freshly grated coconut: 1/4 cup
Water: 1 1/2 cups
Salt: to taste
Sugar/ jaggery: 1/2 tsp 


Method:


Wash idli rava thoroughly together with move along aside.



In a kadai, estrus oil, add together mustard seeds. Once the mustard seeds splutter, add together the urad dal, methi seeds, curry leaves together with sauté for few seconds until the urad dal starts turning golden.

Now add together the washed  rice rava, grated coconut, hot water, saccharide & salt. 




Cover together with create on depression open fire until all the H2O evaporates together with the rava mixture starts to easily larn out the kadai( virtually 7-10 minutes). 



You know it is done if when you lot impact amongst your finger, zip sticks to your finger. Turn off the flame.



Let it cool downwards a little. With damp hands accept modest subdivision ( fist full) of the batter together with shape it into a ball. Indent the centre of the ball amongst your index finger. Make such balls until all the batter has been used. Keep it aside.



Fill the idli steamer amongst picayune H2O together with select it to boil. Place the steamer plate inwards it.


Arrange all the balls on the plate together with steam for 10 minutes on medium flame. You tin every bit good move the pressure level cooker/ pan for this only without the whistle.



Photo credit: Shailaja Rao

Photo credit: Shailaja Rao




Serve hot amongst butter/ghee together with chutney of your alternative or amongst jaggery syrup or dearest or amongst some spicy gravy dish similar prawn curry or fish curry.







Enjoy!

Cooking made easy:


You could brand efficient move of your fourth dimension together with relieve energy( gas) past times utilizing your resources to the fullest. When you lot are cooking rice inwards the cooker, every bit good house the dal( lentil) or beans that you lot volition last using to brand some other side-dish for tiffin of dinner.

Another expert event is the higher upwards dish. When you lot are steaming Undi or Idlis, you lot could steam/ create some other vegetable that is required for your tiffin / dinner inwards the bottom one-half of the steamer. Of course, this depends on the size of your steamer/cooker.


Tip for salubrious living:

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References:
http://www.exrx.net/Aerobic/AerobicComponents.html
http://acsm.org/about-acsm/media-room/news-releases/2011/08/01/acsm-issues-new-recommendations-on-quantity-and-quality-of-exercise
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/583553_7
http://quizlet.com/4507792/exercise-prescription-for-aerobic-fitness-flash-cards/

Food for thought:


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