Cooking With Geetha: Thoyya Oondi

Thoyya Oondi / Undi is a traditional GSB Konkani style steamed rice rava dumplings made with rice rava. Thoya undi is served as a breakfast dish along with Thoy. Thoy is a Konkani style popular side dish made with Tur dal and Potato.Following are a detailed Konkani recipe of Thoyya Oondi /Undi and step by step method with photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Thoyya Oondi / Undi/ Konkani style steamed Rice Rava Dumplings.

Ingredients:-

Rice Rava. - 1 cup
Grated Coconut. -1/2 cup fresh
Water. -1 and 1/2 cup + 1/4 cup.
Salt. - to taste

For Seasoning:-

Coconut oil. -1tbsp
Urad dal. -1tsp
Mustard seeds. -1/2tsp
Fenugreek seeds. -1/4 tsp
Green chillies. -3
Chilly flakes. -1/4tsp
Curry leaves. -1spring

Instructions:-

1. Keep aside Urad dal, Mustard seeds, Fenugreek seeds, Chilly flakes, Green chillies and Curry leaves. Wash and chop Green chillies into thin round pieces and keep aside.

2. In a mixing bowl add 1 cup of Rice Rava.

3. Add 1 and 1/2 cup of water into the mixing bowl and soak the Rice Rava for half an hour.

4. Freshly grate 1/2 cup of Coconut.Grind the grated Coconut adding 1/4 cup of water to a fine paste.

5. Add the ground Coconut paste into the mixing bowl and mix with the soaked Rice Rava. Keep aside the Rice Rava Coconut mixture.

Method:-

1. Heat Coconut oil in a wide bottom pan for seasoning and add Urad dal and saute well.Splutter Mustatd seeds and Fenugreek seeds and saute well.

2. Add thinly chopped Green chillies, Red chilly flakes and Curry leaves and saute well.

3. Add the Rice Rava+ ground Coconut paste mixture into the pan and and saute well.

4. Add 1/4 cup of water and boil on low flame. Stir the mixture continuously till the water evaporates and become Rava Upma consistency. Switch off the flame.

5. Grease your hands with little oil and take a small portion of the little cooled Rice Rava mixture and make round shape using your hands.

6. Make a small depression in the middle of the Rice rava ball with your finger tip.

7. Make round balls with depression with the remaining mixture and keep them on a greased plate.

8. Add required water in the steamer and boil on medium flame.Keep the greased plate with Rice Rava balls on the steamer plate and steam cook for 12 to 15 minutes on low flame. Switch off the flame.

9. Remove the steamer plate from the flame and allow to cool the Oondi/ Steamed Rice Rava Dumplings.

10.Serve the Oondi / steamed Rice Rava dumpling with Thoy .

Thoy Recipe:-

Ingredients:-

Turdal. -1/2 cup
Potato. -2 medium (chopped)
Green chillies. -2 (half slit lengthwise)
Turmeric powder. - 1/4 tsp

For Seasoning:-

Coconut oil. -1tsp
Mustard seeds. -1/2tsp
Dry Red chilly. -1 (broken into halves)
Curry leaves. -1 spring

Method:

1. Pressure cook 1/2 cup Tur dal, chopped Potato pieces, half slit Green chillies and Turmeric powder adding required water for 3 whistles and switch off the flame.

2. Transfer the pressure cooked Ingredients in a cooking vessel. Add Salt and boil for 2 minutes on low flame. Switch off the flame.

3. Heat Coconut oil in a pan for seasoning and splutter Mustard seeds and saute well. Add dry Red chilly bits and fry well. Add Curry leaves and saute well. Switch off the flame.

4. Pour the above seasoning into the Thoy in the cooking vessel.

5. Serve the tasty and delicious Thoy with Oondi (Steamed Rice Rava Dumplings).

THOYYA OONDI RECIPE -STEP BY STEP METHOD WITH PHOTOS.

Instructions:-

1. Keep aside Urad dal, Mustard seeds, Fenugreek, Chilly flakes, Green chillies and Curry leaves. Wash and chop Green chillies into thin round pieces and keep aside.

3. In a mixing bowl add 1cup of Rice Rava.

4. Add 1 and 1/2 cup of water into the mixing bowl and soak the Rice Rava for half an hour.

5. Freshly grate 1/2 cup of Coconut.Grind the grated Coconut adding 1/4 cup of water to a fine paste.

6. Add the ground Coconut paste into the mixing bowl and mix with the soaked Rice Rava. Keep aside the Rice Rava Coconut mixture.

Method:-

1. Heat Coconut oil in a wide bottom pan for seasoning and add Urad dal and saute well.Splutter Mustatd seeds and Fenugreek seeds and saute well. Add thinly chopped Green chillies, Red chilly flakes and Curry leaves and saute well.

2. Add the Rice Rava+ ground Coconut paste mixture into the pan and and saute well.

3. Add 1/4 cup of water and boil the Rice rava mixture on low flame.

4. Stir the mixture continuously till the water evaporates.

5. When the Rice rava mixture becomes Rava upma consistency, switch off the flame.

6. Grease your hands with little oil and take a small portion of the little cooled Rice Rava mixture and make round shape using your hands.

7. Make a small depression in the middle of the Rice rava ball with your finger tip.

8. Make round balls with depression with the remaining mixture and keep them on a greased plate.

9. Add required water in the steamer and boil on medium flame.Keep the greased plate with Rice Rava balls on the Steamer plate and close with the lid and steam cook for 12 to 15 minutes on low flame.Then switch off the flame..

10. Open the steamer lid and remove the steamer plate from the flame and allow the steamed Oondi to cool.Now Thoyya Oondi is ready to serve.

Serve the steamed Oondi hot with Thoy .

THOY RECIPE-

Ingredients:-

Turdal. -1/2 cup
Potato. - 2 medium (chopped)
Green chillies. - 2 (half slit lengthwise)
Turmeric powder. - 1/4 tsp

For Seasoning:-

Coconut oil. -1tsp
Mustard seeds. -1/2tsp
Dry Red chilly. -1 (broken into halves)
Curry leaves. -1spring

Ingredients:-

Method:-

1.Pressure cook 1/2 cup Tur dal, chopped Potato pieces, half slit Green chillies and Turmeric powder adding required water for 3 whistles and switch off the flame.

2. Transfer the pressure cooked Ingredients in a cooking vessel. Add Salt and boil for 2 minutes on low flame. Switch off the flame.

3. Heat Coconut oil in a pan for seasoning and splutter Mustard seeds and saute well. Add dry Red chilly bits and fry well. Add Curry leaves and saute well. Switch off the flame.