Name: Battalu Kadubu / Steamed rice dumplings recipe by Nikhila Umesh at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Akki thari or coarsely ground rice (similar to semolina/rava) 1 1/2 cup; 1 tsp Jeera; 1 tsp channa dal; 2 tsp oil; Water 3 cups; salt according to taste

Ingredients Serving: 4

Akki thari or coarsely ground rice (similar to semolina/rava) 1 1/2 cup
1 tsp Jeera
1 tsp channa dal
2 tsp oil
Water 3 cups
salt according to taste

Instructions

Take a utensil and add 3 cups of water, once the water starts boiling, add the jeera, channa dal, salt and 1 tsp oil. Let the water boil for another 5 minutes.
Slowly add the Akki thari by stirring (like we add rava while preparing upma) and close it with a lid and cook for 2 minutes on similar and turn off the stove. Let the Akki thari to cook evenly. After 3 minutes open the lid.
Keep a idli cooker with water on the stove and start making the kadubu. Dampen your hands and take a small portion of the cooked thari and roll into a ball shape and once it is even, dampen your finger and slowly make a hollow cup and steam it in the idli cooker for 20-25 minutes.
Serve hot with either coconut chutney or red chilli chutney.

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