How to Cook Kudumulu

Ingredients for Kudumulu :

• 1/2 cup rice flour
• 1 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon chana dal
• 1 pinch cumin
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ghee
• 1/4 cup grated coconut

How to Cook Kudumulu :

1. Soak the rice for two hours, then drain the water after washing it thoroughly. Then dry using a cloth.
2. Once the rice is completely dry, put it in the blender and grind it to a coarse mix, you can make it coarse or fine as per your preference.
3. Then wash the channa dal (senaga pappu), then soak it in lukewarm water for 10 mins and keep it aside.
4. Take a pan and heat it on medium flame and add ghee.the put the soaked dal and stir for 2 to 3 minutes.
5. Pour some water and add a pinch of salt. Then add 1/2 cup rice flour slowly and keep stirring. Ensure no lumps are formed. Stir until the water evaporates, make sure that the flame is low and the mix doesn’t burn.
6. Cover it with a lid so that the mixture is completely dried and cooked in steam. Then open the lid and add grated coconut and again cover it for 10 minutes.
7. Then transfer it to a plate. In the meantime grease your palms and dip your fingers in the bowl of water. And make round balls of it.
8. Take a pressure cooker or a steamer, heat some water and then place an idli making utensil inside it and put the Kudumulu balls on it and let it steam for a while. Once it is cooked well, turn off the flame and take the kudumulu balls out and let it cool. Serve it on a plate and offer it to the deities.