Karadaiyaan Velladai

Soak rice for about 1hr and dry it over a cloth

Soak black-eyed peas for 10min and drain water

Grind rice into a smooth flour, sieve it if required

Roast rice flour a little

Heat water in a pan

Add black-eyed peas and bring to a boil

Add jaggery and allow it to dissolve stir occasionally

Add coconut

Once all jaggery dissolves, add rice flour little by little and mix well, without forming lumps

Add cardamom, dry ginger powder and mix well

Stir it until it solidifies

Switch off the flame and allow it to cool a little

Grease your hands and make patties out of the mixture thus prepared

Make a hole in the center

Steam it just like idlis for 10min

Serve hot with butter