Fluffy Rice Balls
by shshy

Fluffy rice balls is a steamed rice paste based dumplings. The soaked rice is ground and then cooked with seasonings like chilli powder, curry patta , mustard seeds and grated coconut. The balls made of this rice-spice mix is then steamed in a steamer and served hot as fluffy rice balls with chutney.

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Fluffy Rice Balls recipe - How to make Fluffy Rice Balls

1 cup rice (chawal)
1 cup grated coconut
2 red chillies
1 green chilli , chopped
salt to taste
1 string of curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
2 tsp oil
water

Method

Soak the rice in water. after 2 hours grind it into paste(it should be coarse, little less than a fine paste).
Add salt. keep aside.
In a kadai, heat oil. allow mustard seeds to splutter. as soon as it stops spluttering, add curry leaves, red and green chilli. now add the above rice paste & keep mixing. it will come out like a thick rice paste pulp. add the grated coconut & stir for 2-3 minutes more. take off the kadai from the gas. make medium-sized balls from it.
Steam these rice balls in a steamer or cooker for 10 minutes.
serve hot with green coriander chutney.