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masala pundi recipe with rava | semolina dumplings recipe

masala pundi recipe with rava | semolina dumplings recipe
Course Main
Cuisine south india
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 2 Servings
Author HEBBARS KITCHEN

Ingredients

  • 1 cup semolina/bombay/sooji/rava fine variety
  • ½ onion finely chopped
  • 1 green chilli finely chopped
  • 1 tsp chana dal
  • 1 tsp urad dal
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds / jeera
  • pinch hing
  • ½ inch ginger finely chopped
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 sprig of curry leaves
  • 1 tsp sugar optional or add as required
  • 2 tbsp oil or ghee
  • salt as required

Instructions

  • in a pan, heat 2 tbsp of oil and add 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1 tsp chana dal, 1 tsp cumin seeds and 1 tsp urad dal, hing and few curry leaves. fry till they begin to splutter.
  • now add the finely chopped onions, chilli, ginger and saute the onions till they become translucent or pinkish.
  • add 3 cups water to this mixture and add salt as required.
  • then add sugar. sugar is optional and you can skip it. we prefer a slight sweet taste in the pundi and hence we add it. stir well.
  • heat the water and let it come to a to a rolling boiling. now lower the flame to its lowest.
  • then add the rava slowly stirring immediately
  • you need to quickly stir and mix well else you can find lumps.
  • cover and allow the rava to steam for 1 minutes on the low flame. then swtich off the flame. now the rava is cooked. and ready to make balls.
  • wet your palm and take handful of dough and make oval shaped balls.
  • arrange these balls in a pan.
  • steam cook them for 15 minutes to 20 minutes.
  • healthy breakfast pundi gatti or rava dumpling is ready. it can be served with chutney and sambar of your choice.