| By : Mamta ( Posted on :26 Feb, 2007 ) | Total Views : 1240 | Previous | Next |
'Kozhukatta' is rice flour dumplings filled with coconut mixed with sugar or molasses.
Ingredients
•Rice Flour -1 cup
•Salt - 1 tsp
•Water - 2 cup
•Ghee - 1tsp
•For the filling
•Grated Coconut -1 cup
•Sugar or Molasses - 1/4 cup
•Cardamom Powder - one pinch
Directions
•Boil water and add salt to it. Mix flour, salt and ghee well by adding water little by little. Continue until a smooth dough is formed. Make small flat rounds with the dough.
•Filling: (a) Mix grated coconut, cardamom, sugar by itself or heat the mixture together slightly before filling.
(b) Boil molasis or jaggery well with a little water. Strain. Keep on the fire again, mix coconut and sauté for sometime. Add the cardamom powder before removing from fire.
Take the flat dough rounds and place a little of one of the above filling in the middle, close and cover with the dough to make balls. You can make several balls as required and steam in a cooker till done.