Neer Urundai / Water Balls

"Neer Urundai" literally means "Water Balls" . These are rice delicacies cooked directly in water. These are made from par boiled rice and are a rich source of vitamin B and protein.
These are very light snack and could be a light breakfast or dinner. 

Ingredients

• 1 cup of par boiled rice (idli rice)
• Pepper corns/Jeera
• 1/2 cup coconut
• Salt

Pre-cooking

• Soak the rice in water for approximately 4 hours

Method

• Grind the rice with water and salt like we do for idli/dosa
• Once the batter is formed, heat a kadai and add it.
• Stir continuously in medium flame until the dough becomes soft.
• You should be able to make balls out of it. That is the consistency.(It is in the same consistency as kozhukatai dough)
• Boil water in a stock pot.
• In the meantime make small balls out of the dough.
• Once the water starts boiling add balls to it in a batch.
• Balls are done when they start floating and change colour.
• Drain the water properly and keep for serving.
• These neer urundais can be eaten directly or season them with cumin/pepper fried in ghee as below:

Serving suggestions

• These taste best when hot.

Tips

• Take little care when making the dough. Do not burn them in the pan.
• While adding the urundais to the water, do not stir it until they are settled down.