Pidi Kozhukattai – Sweet
Course: SweetsCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: MediumServings
5
servingsPrep time
15
minutesCooking time
15
minutesA traditional sweet made during the Karthigai festival
Ingredients
Rice flour – 2 cups
Jaggery powdered – 1 cup
Coconut gratings – ½ cup
Cardamom powder – 1 teaspoon
Ghee – 2 teaspoon
Directions
- Fry the rice flour in a dry kadai till nice aroma comes out and keep aside.
- Add 2 cups water to the jaggery and bring to boil. When it starts boiling, remove it and strain it.
- Put the jaggery water in a thick bottomed vessel and again bring to boil. When it starts boiling, reduce the heat and slowly add fried rice flour and stir continuously.
- Then add coconut gratings and cardamom powder and mix well till it forms a thick dough. Remove and cool it.
- Apply little ghee in your palm. Take out a small lemon size dough and make a ball. Keep it in your palm just press it by your fingers. Finish all the dough like this.
- Grease idli plate with ghee and keep the kozhukattai in the idli plate and steam it for ten to fifteen minutes.
Notes
- You can also add a tablespoon of fried green gram dhal powder to the rice flour and make the kozhukattai.