Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Kudumulu | Undrallu recipe | Vinayaka Chavithi Recipes is a vegetarian Andhra main made with simple everyday ingredients in about 30 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Total time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 16 · 16 balls
  • Category: Main Course
  • Cuisine: Andhra

Ingredients

  • 1 cup rice (or rice rava or rice flour)
  • 2 to 2½ cups water ((refer notes))
  • 2 tbsp channa dal ((senaga pappu))
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds ((jeera, optional))
  • ¼ to ⅓ tsp salt (or to taste)
  • 1 tsp ghee
  • ¼ cup coconut (fresh grated)

Method

Preparation - make rice rava

  1. Wash rice a few times and dry on a cloth. If you have enough time you can also soak for 2 hours, this helps to grind the rice easily.
  2. When the rice is completely dry, pour it to a blender jar and pulse it a few times to get coarse grains or rava.
  3. You can make it as fine or coarse as you like. I usually make it slightly more coarse than semolina or bombay rava. Dry this completely and store in a jar or use it.
  4. Please note that 1 cup rice will make more than 1 cup rava. This recipe is for 1 cup rava. Measure and use only 1 cup rava.

How to make kudumulu - undrallu

  1. Wash and soak chana dal in water for 15 to 20 minutes or for 10 minutes in hot water. Drain and set aside.
  2. Heat ghee in a pot. When the ghee turns hot, add cumin seeds if using. As soon as it sizzles add dal. Fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
  3. Pour water and add salt to pot. Bring it to a boil.
  4. Regulate the flame to medium. Measure 1 cup rava and pour it to the boiling water slowly in a stream, mixing well with another hand to prevent lumps.
  5. Cook till the water fully evaporates. Keep stirring to prevent burning.
  6. Cover the pot with a lid and simmer the stove for just 2 minutes or until the water evaporates completely. Take care not to burn. Switch off the stove.
  7. Optional - If using coconut add it now and mix.
  8. Leave it covered for about 15 minutes. Next transfer this to a wide plate and cool.
  9. Grease your palms or dip your fingers in water. Knead it well for a min or two.
  10. Dip your fingers in water and make 16 balls with the dough. Arrange them in a wide greased plate. You can also use a cloth in the plate.

Steam

  1. Bring 1.5 cups water to a boil in a pressure cooker or idli steamer.
  2. When the water begins to boil, steam them for 8 minutes on a high flame.
  3. If using a large pressure cooker steam for 10 minutes, a small pressure pan will need only 6 minutes.
  4. Cook kudumulu and offer to God Vinayaka.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.