Note: I also make idli with idli rava and that recipe gives lovely, soft idlis so check that out too. Idli rava is much easier to grind that regular rice used for idlis. You may also want to check out this easy veg rava upma recipe, the easiest breakfast you can put together in less than 15 minutes.
So here is the recipe from the horse's mouth. Thank you Seetha aunty for introducing me to this lovely and authentic recipe :). For a sweet kozhukkattai recipe, check out this vella kozhukkattai recipe, popularly made during Ganesh Chaturthi.
Upma Kozhukkattai Recipe
Ingredients:
(serves 4)
Idli rava / cream of rice - 2 cups
Grated coconut - ½ cup
Water - 4 to 5 cups
Salt - ½ tsp
For tempering:
Oil - 1 tbsp
Chana dal / kadala paruppu - ½ tsp
Mustard seeds - ¼ tsp
Dried red chillies - 3, torn into pieces
Curry leaves - a fewHow to make Upma Kozhukkattai:
1. Heat oil in a wide bottomed pan and when hot enough, add the mustard seeds and wait until they pop. Then add the chana dal, curry leaves and red chillies and fry on low heat for a minute.
2. Add the water and bring to boil.3. Next, add salt, coconut, and the idli rava, little at a time, mixing continuously so that no lumps are formed. The resulting mixture should be watery. Close the pan and let the rava cook until the mixture becomes thicker thank, say, scooping consistency.
4. Let it cook a bit, adjust salt and make oval shaped balls with it. Steam for 10 mins or so and serve hot with some chutney of choice.
Rajani
hey i finally bought a packet of idli rava last weekend - and i so will make this.
Shreya
Hi Nags, I 've only had this from relatives houses. Never made it at home, and even mummy does not make it. This is a very simple recipe, and I would love to try it. Do you think this can be made with the coarser variety of puttu podi also?
Mahimaa's kitchen
upma loooks perfect. now i am getting hungry seeing this pic 🙁 do u add hot water or just water? u have missed that step in the procedure.
Ann
simple and yummy..new to me..worth trying
Indhu
OMG! this is soooooooooooo yummy... I gobble this up like crazy when my mom makes it... seriously Nags... you are torturing me by posting these pictures...
RAKS KITCHEN
My mom makes exactly the same! Just love it!
sriharivatsan
This looks fantabulous..Drooling..
Nags
Shreya - I guess it will work Shreya, like our kozhukkatta. This will be a tempered version of that 🙂
This was super yummy though, and tasted very diff from kozhukkatta. The texture is what I loved!
deepa
first rime hearing abt iddly rawa... ( maybe available in indian shops , rgt !) the recipe sounds good .
deepa
Nags
Mahimaa - thanks a ton for telling me about the missing step. Rectified 🙂 I add plain water and bring to boil, like when we make upma.