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Wednesday, 3 October 2018

Poorna kozhukkattai .




                       



 Ingredients:

               For Poornam:
   


Chana dal(Bengal gram)-----------1cup
Jaggery--------------------------------1cup (powdered)
Cardamom----------------------------1/2 tsp
Coconut--------------------------------1/2 cup (grated)
Ghee-----------------------------------1tbsp
Salt-------------------------------------a pinch

 .

Soak chana dal for 3 hrs or minimum an hour.
Cook dal with water just  to immerse it (Little less is also fine)  
in medium flame  5 whistles.  
Once cool down, drain water if any,  and grind in blender or mash it with spoon just to make it a paste. 
Heat a thick pan or kadai in medium flame , add ghee,mash kadalai paruppu,powdered jaggery coconut and saute till thick consistency. 


Add elachi powder and mix thoroughly.
  


For Kozhukattai  



    Rice flour (  idiyappam flour) ------- 2 cup

    Sesame oil ------------------------------ 1 tsp

    Water ------------------------------------As needed (max 2cups)

    Salt -------------------------------------- As needed


     Method
     
    For the dough, bring water to  boil with a tsp of sesame oil and salt.

    Add it to the flour   mix well. 


        After it becomes warm, knead to a smooth dough and keep    
        covered.

        Divide the dough into equal size balls.

       Then grease finger with oil. Give pressure at the center, rotate,
        make it bowl shape and   fill with Poornam.

       Fold & Seal it and you would get half circle shape.
                   OR
      Use the kozhukattai achchu to make kozhukattai.


      Boil water in steamer and arrange the kozhukattai  in the    
      steaming plate and cook for 5 minutes .
     
     Its so soft and delicious

    Note 

    If the dough is not cooked well, you may not be able to make the cups properly and will break while making.
    Do not over cook , it may give you rubbery and broken kozhukattai



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