Ammini Kozhukattai / Steamed Mini Rice balls

 

 

 Ammini kozhukattai /steamed mini rice balls are very easy to prepare steamed and stir fried small rice dumplings made with rice flour and can be served for breakfast, dinner or as a evening snack along with chutney. Ammini Kozhukattai / Steamed Mini Rice Balls recipe is given below with step by step photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Ammini  Kozhukatta / Steamed Mini Rice balls.

Ingredients:-

Rice flour.-1cup
Water.       -2 cup
Oil.           -1tsp
Salt.          -1/2 tsp

For Seasoning:-

Mustard seeds.-1/2 tsp
Urad dal.         -1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds.  -1/4 tsp
Dry red chilly. -2
Curry leaves.   -1 sprig
Asafoetida.      -a pinch
Grated coconut.-1/4 cup
Oil.                    -1tbsp

Instructions:- 

In a kadai add 2 cup of water, 1tsp oil, 1/2 tsp salt and boil on medium flame. Add 1 cup rice flour into the boiling water and stir well till it becomes a thick dough. Switch off the flame and keep aside the thick rice dough to cool for 10 minutes. 

Method:-

1). Mash the little cooled thick rice dough using your hand. Apply little oil on your palms. Take a small portion (about 1tbsp) of rice dough and keep it in between your palms and make very small round rice dough balls.Make small round rice balls with the remaining rice dough and keep them on a plate.

 

 2). Boil sufficient water in a steamer. Place the plate with small round rice balls into the steamer.Cover the steamer with lid and steam cook the small rice dough balls for 20 minutes on medium flame.

3). Remove the steamed small rice balls from steamer and keep aside to cool.

4). Heat 1tbsp oil in a pan. Add urad dal and saute well. Splutter mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Add dry red chilly broken pieces and curry leaves into the pan and fry in oil for a second. Add a pinch of turmeric powder, a pinch of asafoetida and a pinch of salt into the pan mix well.

 

5). Add steamed small rice balls into the pan and mix in the seasoning.

 6). Add grated coconut and toss the steamed mini rice balls for 5 minutes on low flame and switch off the flame.

Ammini Kozhukatta / Mini Steamed Rice Balls are ready to serve with chutney.