Undrallu / Kudumulu

Yesterday was Vinayaka Chaviti ( Ganesh Chaturthi ) and Undrallu is compulsorily made in every house in South India on this day. We also make modak.
Both are made of rice flour, modaks are sweet, they have coconut-jaggery stuffing whereas undrallu are savory and you can say low-fat.
Lord Ganesh is believed to love these , hence made as naivedyam on this day.

Ingredients:

• Raw Rice - 1 cup
• Water - 2 cups
• Chana Dal ( Bengal Gram ) - 1/4 cup
• Cumin Seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Ghee - 1 tsp

Directions:

• Wash rice, dry and grind into a coarse powder ( not too fine ). Keep aside
• Soak chana dal for 10 minutes and drain. Keep aside.
• Heat ghee in a pan, add chana dal and jeera and immediately add water to it. We don't really need to saute them.
• Add salt ( less than what you usually take )
• Bring the water to boil, and slowly add ground rice powder while stirring making sure no lumps are formed.
• Keep stirring till all the water is absorned and it looks like upma.
• Let it cool.
• Make lemon sized balls and place them on greesed idli stand.
• Steam it in the cooker and let it cook for 7 -8 minutes without the weight.

Tip :

• You need to totally dry the rice after washing . This may take around 45 - 50 minutes if spread on a large plate or tray.
• You can eat with any chutney , esp ginger chutney.

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