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Undi | Coconut Rice Dumplings | Pundi Recipe

Undi or Coconut Rice Dumplings is an easy-to-make, traditional,  healthy, and tasty breakfast recipe from the coastal Karnataka region (Udupi, Mangalore) prepared using rice and coconut. 
This Indian breakfast dish is vegetarian, dairy-free, vegan, and gluten-free. 
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: Coastal Karnataka, Indian, Konkani, south canara, South Indian
Servings: 8
Calories: 163kcal
Author: Kushi

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cup  Raw Rice
  • ½ cup Coconut Grated
  • 1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil or Coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
  • teaspoon Fenugreek seeds or Methi
  • 1 teaspoon Urad dal
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

STEP I - Grind The Raw Rice

  • Coarsely grind the rice in a mixer-grinder without adding any water. Generally, I pulse my blender 2-3 times, each pulse about 8-10 seconds duration. The broken/ground rice grains should be coarser than cream of rice or idli rava.
    1 ½ cup  Raw Rice
  • Transfer this to a bowl and wash it with water 2 to 3 times and drain. Keep this aside. 

STEP II - Grind Half Portion Of Rice Rava With Coconut

  • In a mixer or blender, add grated coconut along with ¼ cup water and blend to coarse mixture. 
    ½ cup Coconut
  • To this add half portion of washed rice rava along with salt (approx 1 tsp). Grind this to a coarse paste. Keep this aside. Check video for better understanding. 
    Salt

STEP III - Making Of Rice Coconut Mixture

  • Heat oil in a pan or kadai. Add mustard seeds. When it starts to splutter, add methi, urad dal, curry leaves, and saute till urad dal becomes golden in color. 
    1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil, 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds, ⅛ teaspoon Fenugreek seeds, 1 teaspoon Urad dal, 1 sprig Curry leaves
  • Now add ground coconut rice mixture, remaining half portion of washed rice rava, anf approximately 1 ½ to 2 cups of water. Cook on medium flame by stirring it occasionally till the water evaporates. The mixture should hold its shape and be almost cooked. Check the video here.
  • However, as the cooking time for rice varies with brand and type and how coarse or fine your mixture is, feel free to add water in small increments and continue cooking.  
  • The mixture should come together as a dough-like mass, something like an upma. Switch off the flame. 
  • Allow this mixture to cool down for some time.

STEP IV - Shaping Undi Or Pundi

  • Keep a small bowl of water near you. Wet your palms with little water to avoid the rice mixture from sticking.
  • Take a small portion of the rice mix and, by rolling it between your palms, form it into a lemon-sized ball. 
  • Finally, make a small depression at the center using the tip of your finger. This is mainly for aesthetics and to follow cultural norms.

STEP V - Steaming Undis

  • Grease steamer plate with oil f needed. Place the undis on a steamer plate. At this point, you can cover it and keep it in a refrigerator and use it at a later time, say the next day for breakfast.
  • Steam undis for 10 – 15 minutes on medium flame.
  • Undi or Coconut Rice Dumplings is now ready. Serve hot with garlic chutney and enjoy.

Notes

  • Traditionally coarsely ground rice is used for undis and gives it a unique taste. This taste will be missing if you use Idli Rava.
  • Undis can also be steamed like dhoklas in a pressure cooker without a whistle/weight.
  • While making rice coconut mixture in step III, do not add too much water at once. This will make your mixture sticky.

Nutrition

Calories: 163kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 294mg | Potassium: 61mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.4g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg