Name: Kuzhakatta recipe by VRP_87 at BetterButter
Prep time: 360 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 390 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Red parboiled rice(1cup) or rice flour; Grated fresh Coconut (1/2 cup); Jeera(1tbsp); Salt as required; Water to bind the dough

ABOUT Kuzhakatta RECIPE

Kerala style recipe of salted steamed rice balls

Ingredients Serving: 4

Red parboiled rice(1cup) or rice flour
Grated fresh Coconut (1/2 cup)
Jeera(1tbsp)
Salt as required
Water to bind the dough

Instructions

If using parboiled red rice, soak it overnight.
Drain the rice and let it dry for 30min by spreading over a kitchen towel or paper
Grind the rice without water to make a coarse powder.
If using rice flour, you can skip the above steps
Grind the coconut and jeera together to form a paste
Add salt and the coconut-jeera paste to the ground rice/flour and bind it to form the dough adding the required amount of water
Make balls of the dough and steam them in a steamer or idli cooker for 10 minutes
Check if cooked with a toothpick.
Serve it with a spicy chutney.

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