Kodo millet undi/Varai Oondi

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 Ready to serve Kodo millet Undi/Oondi with sambar

Makes : Around 15 of the above size

Time taken : 45 minutes

Rice balls or the normal Undi/Oondi is one of my first batch of 8 recipes published 7 years ago.  This is a complete variation to the usual Undi recipe since the main ingredient in this recipe is the wonderful Kodo millet/Varai.  I have put up a couple of recipes of this millet and unlike rice it is easily digestible and can be even served  to the patients.  It can be relished plain, with chutney or even with sambar!!!!

What you need to have:

1. Kodo millet  – 1/2 cup

2. Fresh green peas/Frozen – 1/3 cup

3. Fresh grated coconut- 1/4 cup

4. Salt – to taste                                                                                                   Ingredients of Kodo millet undi

Ingredients of Seasoning:

1. Mustard seeds – 1/2 teaspoon

2. Blackgram dal – 1/2 teaspoon

3. Fenegreek seeds – 7-8

4. Green chili chopped -1

5. Red chili -1

6. Curry leaves – 2 sprigs

7. Cooking oil – 1 teaspoon

8. Salt – as per taste

          Fresh grated coconut & ingredients of seasoning 

What you do with what you have:

1. Pulse Kodo millet in the mixy to a coarse consistency.                                                                                                    Pulsed Kodo millet to coarse

2. Grind grated coconut in the mixy to a fine consistency adding little water.                                                                                                     Grind fresh grated coconut

3. Transfer grind coconut and coarse grind kodo millet, green peas and salt  to a wide bowl and adding in all 1 cup water to it.(includes water used to grind coconut)

 Kodo millet undi/Oondi mix

3. Place a wide skillet with 1 teaspoon of cooking oil in it on medium flame.  On heating lower the flame and add mustard seeds, blackgram dal to it.  When mustard starts spluttering, dal also will be fried.  Add broken red chili pieces, chopped green chili, fenugreek seeds and curry leaves to it.                                                                                      Seasoning of the Kodo millet Undi/Oondi 

4. When done, transfer the Undi/Oondi mix from step-3 to it and  keep stiring till it is thickened.                                                                                     Kodo millet Undi/Oondi mix in the seasoning

   Kodo millet Undi/Oondi mix 

5. Just dampen your hands and pinch our lemon sized balls and shape it round and just make an impression with your point finer and keep it aside.  Shape into round balls and make an impression in the middle as shown in  the image below.                                          Cooked Kodo millet Undi/Ondi dough shaped into round balls to be steamed again

6. Steam it in the cooker like you steam idli closing the lid of the cooker (without placing the weight) for 10-15 minutes.                                                                                             Kodo millet Undi/Oondi being steamed

7. Transfer it to a serving plate and enjoy with either chutney or sambar.  Really yum!!!!Can’t differentiate betwenn the rice Undi/Oondi for sure.  Do try out…..                                                                                                 Ready to serve Kodo millet Undi/Oodi

Time taken : 45 minutes

‘Makes : 15 of the above size

Good to remember  1. Buy fresh millet for the actual taste.(As old millet will be little bitter)

2. Use fresh/frozen peas for a extra taste.

3. Do not make the steamed dough watery since the dish turns out soggy.