Rice Ball Kozhakatai & Coconut Chutney

Ingredients :

Good quality of raw rice - 1 cup
Red gram dhal - 1/2 cup
Grated fresh coconut - 1 1/2 cup
Green chillies - 6
Ginger - 1/2 inch
Asafoetida - 1/4 sp
Salt - as required.

For seasoning :

Oil - 2 sp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Broken black gram - 1 tsp
Red chilli - 2 [broken]
Curry leaves - few.

Method :

Wash & sock the rice, red gram dhal  for 30 mints & then drain the water completely & spread over a cloth & powder both into rava. grind 1/4 part of greated coconut with green chillies,ginger, & asafoetida. then keep one kadai on the gas pour little oil season with musterd seeds,broken black gram dal, a pinch of asafoetida & curry leaves.Add the ground coconut paste & 4  more cups of water put salt & allow to boil. When the water starts boiling  add the powdered rice dal  rava  mixture.Stir continuously from the bottom, adding the remaining finely grated coconut. When all the water is absorbed & the rava is well cooked,make the flame slow & keep it  for 5 mints more &  remove from the gas & allow to cool. Then make ovel or round shape size balls & steam in cooker for 10 mints. Then open the lid after 5 mints & transfer it  to other bowl. Serve hot or cold with hot sambar & coconut chutney.

Coconut Chutney :

Ingredients :

Fresh greated coconut - 2 cups
Green chillies - 4
Ginger - 1/2 inch piece
Chutney dal - 1 tbl sp
Salt - as per taste.

Seasoning :

Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Broken black gram dal - 1/2 tsp
Red chilli - 1 [broken]
Curry leaves - few.

Method :
Grind all the ingredients together to a fine mixture using little water.Then season with the ingredients given for seasoning.Garnish with curry leaves & finely cut coriander leaves

Variation :

Adding 1/4 cup curd or very little tamarind at the time of grinding can give a slight diff taste.