Steamed rice balls are fat free and easily digestable. These are made particularly in South India on Ganesh Puja day. It is gluten and casein free and nutritive too.The dhal used can be substituted with green gram dhal and grated vegetables can be included too.
| Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Rice | ¾ cup |
| Bengal Gram Dhal (Channa Dhal) | 1 tbsp |
| Cumin Seeds | 1 tsp |
| Grated Coconut (Optional) | 2 tbsp |
| Salt | to taste |
| Water | 3 cups |
Method
- Grind rice coarsely so that it is broken and resembles semolina or suji.Wash it and drain the water and keep it aside.
- Heat two cups of water in a big pan and add cumin seeds and washed bengal gram dhal and cook.
- Cook the dhal till it is half cooked.
- Add the rest of the water and add salt,grated coconut and rice and mix.Cover it and lower the heat.
- Cook the mixture till it is threefourths cooked and there is no water.
- Remove from he heat and cool it.
- Make about twenty medium sized balls and place them in an idly steamer and steam them for seven minutes.
- Remove the rice balls carefully and serve it hot with coconut chutney or vegetable kurma.
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