Nuchina Unde (Steamed Toor Dal Cake)

   Ingredients - Serves around 4 people ( 1 cup = 150 ml)

   1 cup/150 gm of toor dal
   2 tsp. Chana dal
   2 tsp. Moong dal
   3 Byadgi chillies or red chillies
   2 green chillies
   1/2 cup grated coconut
   Coriander leaves
   1 bunch Sabaski leaves (optional)
   2 tsp oil
   ¼ tsp Hing
   ¼ tsp grated ginger
   Salt to taste

Procedure

• Mix all dal and soak in water for 3 hours
• Drain water from dal completely and grind it with rec chillies, green chillies, grated coconut, Hing, ginger, coriander leaves. If necessary sprinkle little water to the contents. The mixture should not be too smooth.
• To the ground mixture, add salt, diced onion, sabaski and mix well.
• Make ping pong ball sized dumplings out of the dal mixture.
• An Idli stand is used for steaming the dumplings. Smear oil to the Idli plates for easy removal of the dumplings once cooked.
• Steam cook the dumplings for 15-25 min. using a pressure cooker.
• Serve hot with butter/chutney/ketchup depending on one's own taste.