Samai Upma Kozhukkatai - Little Millet Undrallu - Millets Kara Kadubu.

Millets Kara Kozhukkatai is a healthy breakfast or Dinner recipe made with Millets of your Choice. I used Little Millets to make this kozhukkatai.It is also known as  (Hindi: Kutki; Tamil: Samai; Telugu: Sama; Kannada: Same; Malayalam: Chama).High fiber levels in millet make for an ideal cholesterol-lowering approach.Millet is a grain that should also be included on your list of heart-healthy choices because of its status as a good source of magnesium.Today we will learn to make Millets Upma kozhukkatai or Millets Undrallu.

Saamai Upma Kozhukkatai

Prep Time : 10  min. 

Cook Time :30 minutes

Recipe Category: Millets Recipe

yield  :  20 kozhukkatai

Ingredients

Samai Rice/Little Millets - 1 cup (Any  millets of your choice)

Moongdal - 2 tbsp.

water - 2 + 1/2 cup.

Coconut(Grated) - 3 tbsp.

To Temper

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp.

Urad dal - 1 tsp.

Red chillies - 3.

hing - a Generous Pinch.

Curry leaves - 1 sprig.

oil - to fry.

Preparation

Soak the saamai Rice for 1/2 an hour in water.

Grate the Coconut & keep it aside.

Method

• Heat the oil,add mustard seeds, when it splutters add urad dal,Red chillies, & curry leaves.
• When urad dal turns Golden brown colour, add hing, give a quick mix.
• Now  add moong dal & 1/2 cup of water. Let it cook for 5 minutes.
• Then add 2 cups of water.

• When water starts boiling, drain the water & add samai.Cook in medium flame.
• When water was almost absorbed, add grated Coconut give a quick mix.

• Switch off the flame,when all the water is absorbed.
• When it is warm, grease your  hands with oil & hold oval shaped dumpling or  as balls, as you desire.
• Then Grease idli plates or steaming plates, arrange kozhukkatai carefully on it & steam cook for  12 - 14  minutes.

• Serve hot with any chutneys.

Notes

• I used Samai arisi to make kozhukkatai,you can use varagu,thinai or kuthiraivali millet.
• Soaking the millets gives softness to kozhukkatai.
• Always serve hot, else it becomes dry.