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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