MASALA KOZHUKATTAI - Vinayagar Chathurthi Special Kozhukattai recipe / Kolukattai recipes

Rawrice – 500g

Ghee – 4tbsp

Cumin seeds, dry fried – 1tsp

Fennel seeds, dry fried – 1 tsp

Curryleaf – a few

Salt to taste

Coconut, gratings – a handful

Garam Masala powder-1 tsp

Dry redchillies – 1

Ginger, chopped – a small piece

Luke warm water as needed to make Kozhukattai dough

Method of Preparation

1.     Fry the coconut and dry redchillies in little ghee without change the colour. Grind it finely without water.

2.     Dry fry and powder the cumin and fennel seeds separately (If you need add very little turmeric powder).Soak the raw rice in water for two hours after that drain the rice well then spread the rice over plain towel and dry it under shadow. When it gets dry out, powder the rice in machine. Slightly fry the rice in medium fire and keep it aside.

3.   Add grinded masala, a pinch of cumin and fennel seeds powder, raw rice flour, salt, ginger, curry leaf, garam masala powder, a tbsp of ghee in a vessel.

4.   Mix it all well then sprinkle required amount of luke warm water to prepare the soft Kozhukattai dough.

5.     Make small balls from this Kozhukattai dough and cook it in steamer.

6.     Serve this delicious and spicy Kozhukattai in this Vinayagar Chathurthi season. 

Kozhukattai – honour of festivals

Kozhukkatai (dumplings) is a godly prasadham to decorate all our beautiful and auspicious moments. We can prepare multiple varieties from few food items but the prepared varieties should be accepted by the people i.e., includes Kozhukattai also.                

                      

It is easier to prepare many tastier varieties out of very few ingredients. We know that there are few nuances in preparing the kozhukattai dough, the taste which you are giving to kozhukattai lies in the dough stability. The dough stability provides extraordinary whitish colour and perfect shape without drift. At present times Kozhukattai is an uncomplicated dish to prepare at home but currently it is fading in the modernism.

Happy to provide the simple Kozhukattai dough preparation and also the basic kozhukattai recipe through this write up. Try to dish out this as Vinayagar Chathurthi special or any auspicious occasion at your home and receive god’s blessings.

Kozhukkatai Dough

Kozhukkatai Rice flour – 2 cup

Salt – ¼ tsp

Oil – 1 tbsp

Tepid water – 1 cup

Sweet stuffing

Jaggery, broken – 100g

Cardamom – ¼ tsp

Coconut, grated – 100g

Channa dal, boiled - 50g

Method

1.Sprinkle water and prepare tough kozhukattai dough. Apply oil and reserve it for sometime.

2.Mix all stuffing ingredients gently. In the meantime, prepare even balls from dough.

3.Apply little oil in your palms and just press the dough. Keep the stuffing in the  pressed dough and cover the balls neatly.

4.Keep the balls in the Idli steamer and steam it for the next 10minutes.

5.Serve the delicious sweet kozhukattai now.