Spicy Kolakattai | India of the Past

Ingredients

• Black gram (uddin bele/urad dhal) - 1 cup (soak for 4 hrs)
• Rice - 3/4th cup (soak for 4-5 hrs)
• Crushed pepper - 2 tspns
• Coriander leaves - 1 tblspn (chopped)
• Ginger - grated ½ inch piece
• Bengal gram - 1 tbl spn (soaked for 1 hr)
• One big plantain leaf
• Coconut - ½ cup
• Green chillies - 3
• Ginger - ½ inch piece
• Tamarind - small piece
• Mustard - 1 tspn
• Salt to taste