Rice Shevai with Sweet Coconut Milk

"Shevai "one of the "yummiest breakfast " which every amchi wants to relish !!!. Preparation involved for this recipe is  tedious :( but end result is just YUMMY :))  So here comes the recipe


Ingredients :

3 cups of dosa rice
11/2 -2 cups grated coconut
Coconut oil for greasing
Salt for taste

Method :

Soak rice for 4- 5 hours , now grind it along with grated coconut and salt to a smooth paste .

Now grease wide bottom kadai with coconut oil and pour the ground batter, keep the flame to medium to low and start stirring continuously till all the water evaporates and it will form huge mass. Switch off the flame. Now make cylindrical balls of the dough and steam it for  15 to 20 minutes.

Now grease the Shevai moulds and place the steamed balls ( when its warm to touch ) in the moulds and rotate the handle of the mould and collect the Shevai in a plate which is kept under the mould.

Repeat it for remaining steamed balls. Spread it on wet cloth.

Enjoy with your favourite side dish !!!

For Sweet Coconut Milk

Grated coconut 1/2 cup
Powdered jaggery   4-5 tbsp
Cardamom powder 2 tsp

Method :

Grind grated coconut with little water squeeze the coconut milk in muslin cloth, repeat this for 2-3 times and collect the milk, add powdered jaggery and cardamom powder and mix well!!! 


Notes :

Wet grinder works best for preparing this dish.
           
If at all while stirring the ground batter, if you feel difficult to stir, its a indication that water quantity is less, so just add little water and continue stirring.

If you don't prefer sweet coconut milk, replace jaggery with finely chopped green chillies and hing water !!!!