Upma Kozhakattai - Pacharisi Kozhakattai Recipe

(Recipe by Lakshmi)

1. Wash 3 cup Raw rice and drain the water. Spread it in towel and allow to dry completely. Grind it to Rava like texture.

2. Take 1 cup coconut, 7-8 red chillies and grind without adding water.

3. Add coconut oil, mustard seed, urad dhal, turmeric powder,  asafoetida in kadai and fry.

4. Add 7.5 cup water (1:2.5 ratio) to it and allow to boil well. Add the powdered rice and allow to cook. Then add the ground coconut-chilly to it and mix well.

5.Now make Oval balls out of the mixture and cook in Idli cooker for 10 minutes

Rava Laadu Recipe

(Recipe by Krithika)

1. Add ghee, 1 cup Rava and roast till it turns aromatic. Allow to cool and grind to coarse powder

2. Take 1 cup sugar, cardamom (optional) and grind to fine powder. Mix it with Rava powder.

3. Fry cashew nuts in ghee and add to the mixture. Slightly heat the remaining ghee and pour to the mixture.

4. Adjust to the right consistency to make small ball.