Kozhu kottai

Spicy rice balls

INGREDIENTS:

Rice flour            - 1 cup

Water                 - 11/2 cups

chilly powder    - 1 tsp

Asafoetida (kayam) powder – 2 piches

Oil   - 2 tsp

Mustard seeds – ½ tsp

Dry red chillies (kollamulaku) – 2 nos

Curry leaves  -1 sprig

Salt   - as reqd

PROCEDURE:

Boil water in a pain

Add chilly powder and asafetida.

Make a paste of rice flour and add to the boiling water stirring continuously to avoid lumps.

Add salt to taste.

Keep stirring,  till it thickens.

Alternatively, pour the b oiling water into the flour and mix with spoon.

Allow it to cool.

Roll into small balls of the size of marbles.

Apply a little oil on your hands while doing so.

Steam the balls for 5 minutes.

Allow  it to cool.

Heat oil in a person.

Add mustard seeds, red chillies and curry leaves.

Add the rice balls and stir.

-Serve hot.