Nucchina Unde | Karnataka Nucchina Unde | Steamed Recipes
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 2-3 people
 
Loaded with protein and delicious flavour, steamed Karnataka special nucchina unde
Ingredients
  • ½ Cup togaribele/toor dal
  • 1 Tbsp kadalebele/chana dal
  • ¼ Cup packed grated coconut
  • 1 Tsp jeera
  • ½ Tsp mustard
  • 1" ginger
  • 1-2 green chilli
  • 2-3 sprigs coriander
  • 5-6 curry leaves/ karibevu
  • 1 small crystal hing/asafoetida
  • Coarse sea salt to taste
  • 1 pinch baking powder
Method
  1. In a bowl, add the dals, wash and soak them for 4-5 hours
  2. Drain the dals , and add them into a mixer jar
  3. Gather green chillies, ginger, curry leaves, peel ginger, and chop them roughly
  4. Add these to the dals
  5. Also add mustard, jeera, black pepper and hing/asafoetida
  6. Pulse the dals once
  7. Next add grated coconut and coarsely grind into a thick paste, do not add too much water
  8. Empty this into a bowl, add baking powder and salt to taste
  9. Next finely chop dill leaves and coriander leaves
  10. Add these to the paste
  11. Give everything a quick mix, do not overbeat
  12. Grease plates with oil
  13. Take fistfuls of the dal mixture and make kadubu as shown, wet your hands while doing this, place these on greased plates
  14. Make kadubu with remaining batter and prepare for steaming
  15. Steam in a steamer for 11-12 minutes till they are set and done
  16. Let them rest for 5 minutes
  17. Serve piping hot with kadhi or paladya
Notes
You can add more chana dal if you prefer

Do not forget to add ginger, it aids in digestion

Do not grind the mixture into a fine paste, add less water and pulse, the paste should be coarse

Wet your palms while shaping the kadubu, you can make them round too
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/nucchina-unde/