Minapa undrallu - Paruppu Urundai - Uddu Unde - Urad dal Dumplings

Minapa Undrallu(Uddu Unde) is an Authentic Vysyas Recipe made during occasions like  Vinayaka Chavithi & varalakshmi vratham. It is also a healthy and filling dumplings made with Toor dal, urad dal and some spices,so it is packed with proteins.This dumpling is also used as a filling inside kudumulu(kozhukkatai).Also served as a breakfast.

Ingredients

Toor Dal - 1 cup.

Urad Dal - 2 tbsp.

Coconut - 1/2 cup.

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp.

Pepper Corns - 1/2 tsp.

Red chillies - 2.

Green Chillies - 2.

salt - to taste.

lemon - 1 (small)

Baking Soda - a Generous Pinch.

To temper

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp.

Curry leaves - 2 sprig.

Preparation

Soak the Toor dal + urad dal for 2 hours with needed water. 

Method

• Grind Coconut+cumin seeds+Pepper corns+Red chillies +Green chillies + salt into a coarse paste in a mixie or blender. 
• Then drain the water,  add soaked dal  with it , and grind into a little coarse & thick paste, by sprinkling water little by little. 

• Add pinch of baking soda and lemon juice to  the paste and mix well.

• Temper with  mustard seeds and curry leaves, and pour the tadka over it.

• Grease the plate,make lemon sized balls,place  the balls over the plate & steam cook for 20 minutes. Now Minapa Undrallu is ready.

Notes

• Add water little by little to grind, if watery can't hold dumplings.
• Adding baking soda gives softness to dumplings.
• Adding both Red & green chillies gives spiceness to undrallu.
• Add water to the bottom of steamer, when it comes to rolling boil, moderate the flame and place the steamer  plate  to steam cook. 
• you can also use idli mould to steam cook. if u r using cooker to steam cook, not necessary to put the weight.