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South Indian dishes have a distinct and unique place in the diversity of Indian cuisine, which are loved all over the world for their fragrance, spices and healthy properties. In this context, one such traditional and very tasty dish has become a topic of discussion among the people these days, which is called ‘Sambar Rava Pidi Kozhukattai’. The specialty of this dish, which is eaten as breakfast or light evening snack, is that it has such a wonderful combination of semolina i.e. rava, traditional sambar spices and freshly grated coconut that it makes the eater’s mouth water. This dish is also special for health conscious people because it is completely steamed instead of deep frying in oil, which greatly increases its nutritional level. According to Master Chef Dinu, if you are bored with the boring breakfast every day and want to try something new and healthy, then this recipe can add charm to your kitchen menu.
To make any great recipe, the first and foremost condition is to have the right quantity and high quality ingredients. Chef Dinu has shared a very simple ingredient list to prepare this Sambar Rava Pidi Kozhukattai, which is easily found in your kitchen. As main ingredients, you need one cup of fine semolina (rava), two tablespoons of freshly grated coconut (which gives it a special creamy and rich flavor), sambar powder, mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal, curry leaves, chopped green chillies, finely chopped coriander, salt as per taste and some oil or ghee for cooking. Apart from this, if you want, you can also add some finely chopped vegetables of your choice like carrots or peas to make it more nutritious for children. The perfect balance of all these things makes this Kozhukattai soft from inside and extremely aromatic from outside.
The process of making this wonderful dish is very easy, which any family member can easily make without any hassle. First of all, heat some oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal and curry leaves to it, then add water as per requirement and mix sambar powder and salt in the water. When the water comes to a good boil, reduce the flame and gradually add semolina to it so that there are no lumps and cook it until it becomes thick like dough. Now let this mixture cool down a bit and mix freshly grated coconut and green coriander in it well. After this, apply a little oil on your hands and prepare small cylindrical or fist-sized shapes (Pidi Kozhukattai) from this mixture. Finally, place all these prepared rolls in an idli vessel or steamer and cook them thoroughly in steam for about 10 to 12 minutes.
In today’s era, when people want to stay away from junk food and fried foods and adopt a healthy lifestyle, then this type of steamed South Indian dishes emerge as a great option. Sambar Rava Pidi Kozhukattai is not only very light to digest, but the coconut flavor adds a traditional and royal taste to it that is loved by people of all ages. You can serve it with coconut chutney, spicy tomato chutney or hot sambar, which proves to be a perfect and complete breakfast in the morning rush. This easy and unique recipe by Master Chef Dinu is proof that even with less time and simple ingredients, a delicious and healthy breakfast like a five-star hotel can be prepared at home.