Akki Unde Uppukari / Rice balls Masala

Ingredients:

5 Akki Unde / Rice balls

1/2 Onion

1/4 tsp Mustard seeds

1/4 tsp Black Gram seeds

2 tsp Oil

1 small Green Chilly

2 Curry leaves

2 Coriander leaves

3 tsp grated Coconut

Pinch of Salt

Recipe:

Smash rice balls into small pieces as shown in the picture below.

Chop onion, green chilly into small pieces as shown in the picture below. Add Mustard seeds, Black Gram seeds and oil in a thick bottomed vessel/pan. Once it starts spluttering, add curry leaves, chopped onion and chilly. Fry it for 4-5 mins in medium flame. (Till onion becomes golden in color.) Add grated coconut, pinch of salt and fry it for 1 min. Add smashed rice balls and fry it for 2-3 mins in low flame. Add chopped coriander leaves on the top of uppukari as shown below. It goes well with potato chips or you can eat it as it is.