Red rice Pundi Gatti (Rice dumplings). Red rice Pundi Gatti (Rice dumplings) step by step. Now blend it in mixer with less water. In a pan take oil + mustard seeds + urrad dal + Channa dal + fenugreek seeds + curry leaves + red chilli + cumin seeds and sauté well.

I am more fond of the traditional recipes and I make them frequently at home as it comes naturally and doesn't require much effort. Not making the batter running with more water. So finally after all these alterations, I made these pundi gatti and rewarded with a soft crumbly perfect shaped rice dumplings. You can cook Red rice Pundi Gatti (Rice dumplings) using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Red rice Pundi Gatti (Rice dumplings)

1. Prepare 3 cups of red rice or white rice.
2. Prepare 0.25 cup of thick puffed rice or poha.
3. You need 3 tsp of coconut oil.
4. It's 0.25 cup of shredded coconut.
5. It's 2 tsp of mustard seeds.
6. Prepare 1 tsp of Urrad dal.
7. Prepare 1 tsp of Channa dal.
8. You need 0.5 tsp of fenugreek seeds.
9. You need 3 of Red chilli.
10. You need 0.25 tsp of hing.
11. You need leaves of Curry.
12. Prepare leaves of Coriander.
13. Prepare 1 tsp of jaggery.
14. You need of Salt.

I indulged in to each bite dipping in red coconut chutney and sambar. What a healthy and filling breakfast it. The gattis/dumplings were soft and tasted divine with onion and coconut red chutney. Many South Indian states, an indeed individual regions, have some variation of steamed rice balls in their cuisine.

Red rice Pundi Gatti (Rice dumplings) step by step

1. Soak red rice + thick puffed rice in water for 5-7 hours.
2. Now blend it in mixer with less water.
3. In a pan take oil + mustard seeds + urrad dal + Channa dal + fenugreek seeds + curry leaves + red chilli + cumin seeds and sauté well. Now add blended mixture to it and 0.5 cup water and mix well. Add coconut and coriander leaves..
4. Let it cool for around 15 minutes. Now take small portions of it and make round balls. Place it in a container gland steam it(Add water in the base and place a plate on top) for around 15 minutes..
5. Serve the steamed pundi with coconut chutney.

Andhra has Uppu Undrallu, Coorg has Kadambuttu, while Kerala and Tamil Nadu have Kozhukattai. The Udupi-Mangalore region of Karnataka is famous for Undi, a seasoned steamed savoury rice dumpling, which is a favoured breakfast. Pundi or Undi,also called as pundi gatti is originated in Southern coastal Karnataka region. Its basically rice dumplings made with a mixture of rice,coconut and jaggery. There is also another version of this recipe where we don't add jaggery.