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Saturday, 7 September 2013

KOZHUKATTAI


Lord Vinayaga, as per Tamil rituals he is the first god(Mudhar Kadavul). Any good or auspicious activity should be started after praying him first. Monday the 9th of September is celebrated as Vinayaga Chathurthi. We present Kozhukattai, Sundal as padayal while praying him.
 

Ingredients
 
Raw Rice Powder
2 cups
Salt
To Tasste
Oil
2 tsp
Jaggery Grated
½ cup
Coconut Grated
1 cup
Water
 

 

Method:
 
1. Take water in a pan. Add salt, oil and bring to boil.(Oil is added to prevent dough from being sticky)
2. When water boils add rice powder little by little and mix well until it turns out to dough (A little looser than chappathi dough)
3. In a pan heat around ½ cup of water.
4. Add Grated Jaggery stir well.
5. To this add grated coconut and mix well.
6. Heat this until the mixture if touched does not stick. Now the pooran is ready
7. Make small balls out of the rice dough. Stuff the pooran in it. You can make different shapes as desired
8. Steam the stuffed balls until the dough is fully cooked.