recipe for kozhakattai

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easy way to make is...

soak the rice with water and grind it like smooth cream

heat the cream in kadai with lil til oil till it rolls into a ball.

the outer flour is ready now. Cov er it with a thin damp cloth, so as not to dry up

tips.

S team the kozhukattai immy after u m ake it
longer the time u take, it may break up or dry.

Steam it even in s hort batches as 10 each

regards,
shakthi

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gr8

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to make rice flour,you can do this way..Soak one cup of rice for 1 hr and grind it well in mixie.Take a non sticky pan and simply heat the pan.Pour the batter in the dry pan and just keep stiring it until the batter becomes thick.Note: You got to keep stiring it.

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Dear deepa,
how do we keep the dough hot, and don't the palms/fingers get burnt? Any solution? thanks!

Also, does anyone have recipe for til/yellu filling? Tx in advance!
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[gaya3usa]

3 cups Idli rice
Dry red chillies - 4~6

1.Soak the rice & Chillies , overnight
2. Add 1/2 cup chopped or shreded coconut
Grind with to a thick paste and add salt
3. In a thick non stick kadai add -
oil, kaduku, urad dal, chopped curry leaves,
Chopped onion and fry
4. add the ground batter and slow toss the batter, unit it becomes
thick and lumpsum
5. Then let it cool for a while, and then make the kolukattai
6. Steam the kolukattai approx 20 mins.

Method - 2 with Green chillies
3 cups Idli rice
1.Soak the rice overnight
2. Add 1/2 cup chopped or shreded coconut
Grind with to a thick paste and add salt
3. In a thick non stick kadai add -
oil, kaduku, urad dal, chopped green chillies 8 & curry leaves,
Chopped onion and fry
4. add the ground batter and slow toss the batter, unit it becomes
thick and lumpsum
5. Then let it cool for a while, and then make the kolukattai
6. Steam the kolukattai approx 20 mins.

This Kolukattai will be in white colour, but still with a spicy taste from the green chillies.

Check this multi steamer with a timer . I recently bought it and i am very impressed with it. It is so conveinient !
http://www.perfectpeninsula.com/IdliSteamer.html

Happy Cooking !

-Gayathri