Cheepe Pundi (Steamed sweet rice dumplings)

Ingredients :

2 cups Brown Rice
1 1/2 cup grated coconut
2 cups grated jaggery
1 tsp cardamom pd
Salt to taste

Method :

Wash and soak rice for more than 4 hrs. 

Grind the rice into a coarse batter by adding salt.

The consistency should be very thick as shown.

Heat a pan. Add grated jaggery and coconut and mix well till moist. Then add cardamom pd and again mix well. Keep aside.

Start making medium round balls out of the batter and press one side inwards using your thumb to stuff the sweet mixture and cover it to make round balls.

Steam the Idli steamer with water. Then place these pundis into the steamer and let it cook for 40-45 mins. To check if its cooked, insert a knife on these pundis and if comes out clean....its cooked.

Serve hot without chutney.