Cracked Wheat and Oats Kozhukattai

Preparation:5 mins
Cook: 25 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: Makes 4 serving

Ingredients

1 cup broken wheat (dalia)
1 cup quick cooking rolled oats
1/4 cup dessicated coconut
salt to taste
4 cups water
1 tsp coconut oil
1/4 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1 whole dry kashmiri red chilli
1/2 tsp urad dal (split black lentils)
1/2 tsp chana dal (split bengal gram)
a pinch asafoetida (hing)

Method

Dry roast the broken wheat and oats till a nice aroma comes.Put it in a blender and blend it coarsely. Transfer to a plateAdd oil to the pan. After the oil is hot, temper with mustard seeds, urad dal, chnna dal, red chilli and asafoetida.After it splutters, add 4 cups of water, coconut and salt to taste. Bring to boil.Once the water starts boiling add the broken wheat and oats, mix well and cook till all the moisture evaporates and broken wheat and oats are half cooked.Sprinkle some water if required.Remove from the flame and cool.Form balls with it when the half cooked wheat and oats are not too hot to handle.Let it not cool too much, at the same time, it should not hurt the hands.Steam the balls in a steamer for 8 to 10 minutes or till they are cooked.Serve hot.