Paal kozhukattai

Paal kozhukattai is one of the authentic south Indian foods. This is more famous in chettinad areas. Two months back in SNC group one of the co blogger posted this paal kozhukattai, as a challenge to Northern team form that time I was tempted to try this. Prepared this today, and we all enjoyed it. Happy Tamil New Year to every one. Recipe source Sharmispassions.

Ingredients:

Milk	¾ cup
Coconut Milk Thick	¾ cup
Coconut Milk Thin	¾ cup
Water	¾ cup
Cardamom powder	¼ tsp
Kozhukkattai Dough:
Rice flour	1 cup
Ghee	1 tsp
Milk	1 cup
Water	1 cup
Salt	as per taste

 

Directions:

1. In a large mixing bowl add the ingredients under the list for dough mix well without any lumps.
2. In a non stick pan add ghee and the rice flour mixture allow it to cook until you reach a dough consistency. It should not be sticky.
3. When it’s warm to handle knead and form smooth dough. Make small balls (½ - ¾ inch diameter).
4. Mean while heat milk and water in a sauce pan, when it start to boil simmer add these balls slowly.
5. Balls will immerse first cover the lid and cook until the balls start to float, add sugar and thin coconut milk and give a gentle stir without breaking the balls.
6. Again cook for another 3-5 minutes add the thick milk and cardamom powder and allow boiling once.
7. Let it rest for an hour and serve it warm or cold.

Tip:

• Cover the dough with a wet cloth until you start to work with the dough. Instead of sugar you can use jaggery.
• If feel too much of coconut milk you can reduce the coconut milk and increase milk.
• If you over cover cook then the balls might break and dissolve.

 

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Aval(Poha) Kozhukattai

Poha/ flattened rice/ Aval is always easy to cook and we can prepare any dish very quickly with is. Last week tried Kozhukattai using poha and it turned good. Kozhukattai is very famous dish; we use to do this for Vinayagar chadhurthi. There are different versions stuffing once, plain, sweet etc.

Ingredients:

Aval/ Poha	1 ½ cup
Onion chopped	One hand ful
Mustard seeds	1 tsp
Split urad dal	1 tsp
Dry red chili	2
Asafetida	¼ tsp
Coconut shredded	2 Tbsp
Water	2 cup
Salt
Oil

Directions:

1. Using mixe or blender, grind poha to course powder (like soji/ rava).
2. Heat oil in a pan, When its hot add asafetida, mustard seeds after it splutter add chili and urad dal, fry for few seconds. Add water and add enough salt.
3. When the water starts to boil add powdered poha and mix well. In this stage mix coconut and turn off the stove (it will take 2 -3 minutes).
4. Before it cool’s down make cylinder shape or balls (When making this cylinder shape your finger prints should be there dodn’t make it smooth just press using your fingers).
5. Steam cook, those balls for 10 minutes.Serve hot with any chutney or you can have plain.

Note: I got 1 cup poha rava for 1 ½ cup poha.

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