Kozhukattai

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Kozhukattai

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :10 Min

Cook Time : 20 Min

Total Time : 30 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 4
  • 1 cups rice flour


  • 1 1/2 cups grated coconut


  • 1/2 cups thick jaggery syrup


  • 1 tsp cardamompowder


  • 1 tsp ghee


  • 1 cups water


  • 1 pinch salt

Directions

  • Preferably sieve the flour to remove the larger sized lumps
  • Add salt, ghee to water and boil it
  • Pour this water into the rice powder and knead well to make smooth dough, without lumps
  • Make big lemon sized balls out of this dough
  • Heat a thick bottomed sauce pan, add a spoon of oil / ghee and mix the grated coconut and cardamom powder
  • Roast it for some time and pour in the jaggery syrup
  • Keep it over the flame till the moisture dries up with constant stirring
  • Switch off the flame and transfer it to a bowl (optional)
  • Spread a little oil on your palm and take a ball of dough and flatten in slightly (make it into 3-5mm thick and 6-8cm diameter rolls)
  • Put a spoonful of the mixture in this and secure all the sides and roll lightly
  • Prepare the entire balls using the rest of the dough
  • Steam the kozhukkattas (in an idiyappam / idly maker)till done and serve them warm