Ingredients

• 2 cups - channa dal
• 12 green chillies
• 1 coconut - grated
• 1 inch ginger
• 1 small bunch coriander, finely chopped
• 1 tsp haldi
• 1 pinch hing
• salt to taste

How to Make Spicy Steamed Dal Balls

• Soak the channa dal for 1.5 hours, drain all the water and grind coarsely into a dry paste.
• Grind the rest of the ingredients except coriander into a dry paste.
• Mix it well with the above dal paste and coriander.
• Shape into elongated balls by holding a palm-full of the dal paste and rolling in the palm (do not use both palms).
• Place in idli trays and steam for 10 minutes.
• It tastes yummy with white butter, kadi, coconut chutney, sauces, ketchups or just by itself.