Faraa

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice flour
• 1/2 cup cooked rice
• Salt to taste
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp sesame seeds
• 1 sprig curry leaves
• 2 green chillies slits
• 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander

Steps

1. Mash cooked rice with hands than add rice flour amd salt in it, mix wwll. Knead medium soft dough by adding water. Divide dough in equal marble sized balls. Wet your palms with water,take one ball and roll between palms to give shape like a rolling pin, meaning thick from centre and thin from both ends.
2. Add water in a steamer and turn on the heat. Grease the steamer plate with oil. Arrange the prepared faraa in a greased plate and set in the steamer, cover and cook them for about 15 minutes or till they cook.
3. Once the faraa are steam cooked, remove from the steamer and let it cool a little.
4. Heat oil and prepare tempering by adding tempering ingredients, then carefully add steamed faraa and let it cook on a slow flame for 4-5 minutes. Toss them several times. Turn off the heat.
5. Garnish with coriander and served hot with green chutney or tea. Note: 1. Can add ginger chilli paste in faraa dough.