About
Kozhukattai is a festive South Indian sweet of steamed dumplings made with rice flour dough and stuffed with a filling of coconut and jaggery.
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Steps
- Firstly, in a large kadai take 1 cup jaggery and ¼ cup water. stir until the jaggery melts completely.
- Now add 2 cup coconut and mix well.
- Further, add ¼ tsp cardamom powder and 1 tsp ghee. mix well.
- Finally, thengai poorna is ready for stuffing. keep aside.
- Firstly, in a saucepan take 2 cup water and ½ tsp ghee.
- In a large bowl take 2 cup rice flour and ¼ tsp salt. mix well. now add hot water in batches and mix well.
- Add the water until the flour turns moist. now start to knead the dough sprinkling water if requried. knead for 5 minutes or until the dough turns soft.
- firstly, to prepare modak shape, pinch a ball sized dough and with the help of both thumbs start pressing the edges and create a dent in the centre. now place a ball sized coconut stuffing in the centre.
- Seal the sides and half-moon shaped kolukattai is ready to steam.
- Place the coconut stuffing and roll into a round ball. ready to steam.
- Place the modak in steamer leaving gaps in between.
- Cover and steam the modak for 10 minutes or till the shiny texture appears on them. finally, offer kozukkattai to lord ganesha and celebrate ganesh chathurthi.
