Ammini Kozhukattai is a quick tasty steamed rice flour dumplings with a simple tadka made for Ganesh Chaturthi. Ammini Kozhukattai Recipe with step by step pictures and video for easy understanding. 
Ammini Kozhukattai is a quick and cute kozhukattai to make, with an easy tadka for Ganesh Chaturthi.
About Ammini Kozhukattai
This ammini kozhukattai is called by different names like mani kozhukattai or mini kozhukattai. I love making this small ammini kozhukattais as they are very cute and easy to make too.Kids love the sweet version more.Do try this for Ganesh Chaturthi and enjoy!
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Ammini Kozhukattai
Ingredients
For the dough:
- 1/2 cup idiyappam flour
- 1/2 teaspoon gingelly oil
- salt to taste
- 1 and 1/4 cups water as needed
To temper:
- 2 teaspoon oil
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon urad dhal
- a pinch hing
- few nos curry leaves
- 2 small red chillies
- 3 tablespoon coconut
- salt to taste
Instructions
- To a mixing bowl - add flour,salt and oil mix well.Heat water until it boils rigourously.
- Add water to it, keep mixing until no dry flour is seen.
- Keep covered and set aside for 5mins to cool down a bit. Grease your palm with oil then open mix well to form a smooth non sticky dough.
- Grease your palms with oil, make small marble sized balls. Grease the steamer plate with oil and place the prepared balls on it.
- Steam for 10 mins or until the kozhukattais look shiny and cooked. Open and set aside to cool.
- Meanwhile prepare the tadka : Heat oil in a kadai : add mustard seeds let it splutter then add urad dal, curry leaves, red chillies and a pinch of hing.
- Give a quick saute then add prepared kozhukattais toss well finally add coconut and mix well.Check for salt and add if needed.
- Serve Ammini Kozhukattai hot!
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Notes
- Make sure the dough is soft,grease your hands and start mixing to avoid sticking.
- Make sure the balls you make has no cracks, make it smooth.
- Do not roll the balls very tight.
- Steam it only till done, do not overdo else the kozhukattais will turn hard.
- I use gingelly oil for my kozhukattai dough as it gives nice flavour.You can use any cooking oil too.
- I mostly do not add oil to the dough just bring together and finally with oil greased palm mix it to form a dough.
How to make Ammini Kozhukattai
Kozhukattai dough
1.To a mixing bowl add rice flour.
2.Add salt and ghee to it.
3.Mix this well first.
10.Boil water.
11.Add water little by little.
12.Keep mixing using a spatula. 
13.Keep adding and mixing.
14.Keep stirring adding water little by little.
15.Gather to form a mass.
16.Once it gathers to form a dough close and keep aside for 5 mins.
17.Once it is warm enough to handle with hand, open give a quick mix.
18.Mix well with fingers to form a soft dough.
19.Keep covered until use to avoid drying up.Modak dough ready.
20.Grease your palms with oil, make small marble sized balls.
21.Grease the steamer plate with oil and place the prepared balls on it.
22.Steam for 10 mins or until the kozhukattais look shiny and cooked.
23.Open and set aside to cool.
24.Meanwhile prepare the tadka : Heat oil in a kadai : add mustard seeds let it splutter then add urad dal,curry leaves, red chillies and a pinch of hing.
25.Give a quick saute then add prepared kozhukattais toss well.
26. Finally add coconut and mix well.Check for salt and add if needed.
27.Mix well.
Serve hot!
Expert Tips
- Make sure the dough is soft,grease your hands and start mixing to avoid sticking.
- Make sure the balls you make has no cracks, make it smooth.
- Do not roll the balls very tight.
- Steam it only till done, do not overdo else the kozhukattais will turn hard.
- I use gingelly oil for my kozhukattai dough as it gives nice flavour.You can use any cooking oil too.
- I mostly do not add oil to the dough just bring together and finally with oil greased palm mix it to form a dough.
FAQs
1.What is Ammini Kozhukattai?
Ammini kozhukattai is a plain rice flour dumpling ball with a simple tadka.
2.How is it different from regular kozhukattai?
Kozhukattai dough is the same for both ammini kozhukattai and regular kozhukattai. I guess this would have come when people were left with excess dough and run shortage of the filling.Since it does not have sweet portion it is more healthier than the regular variety.
1.Why my kozhukattai turns hard?
- If the kozhukattai dough is tight and hard, your kozhukattais may turn hard.
- If the kozhukattais are steamed for a long time than required then it may turn hard.
2.What rice flour to use for kozhukattai?
- I use homemade idiyappam flour
- You can use store bought idiyappam flour or kozhukattai flour.
- Do not use usual rice flour – use only rice flour that is named as idiyappam flour or kozhukattai flour.
3.What varieties of Ammini Kozhukattai can be made?
Salt and sweet can be made. I have posted both the versions.
Variations
- You can add 2 tablespoon of urad dal pooranam too.
- You can add a handful of cooked moong dal or chana dal to it for variation.
- Check out my kara ammini kozhukattai recipe here
- Sweet ammini kozhukattai recipe here.
Kara Ammini Kozhukattai Recipe
Kara ammini kozhukattai that I tried turned out to be super spicy and flavourful. I always love any sweet kozhukattai and hubby is just opposite so it was a treat for him when I made these.These were very soft with a spicy flavourful masala coated, easy to make for Ganesh Chaturthi too.
Ingredients
Rice Flour(Idiyappam Flour) – 1 cup
Water – as needed
Oil – to grease
Coconut – 1 tablespoon grated
Salt – to taste
To temper
Oil – 2 teaspoon
Mustard Seeds – 1 teaspoon
Jeera – 1/2 teaspoon
Curry leaves – a small sprig
To roast and grind
Chana Dal – 1 tablespoon
Whole Urad Dal – 2 teaspoon
Red Chillies – 3
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How to make Spicy ammini kozhukattai
- Dry roast the dals along with red chillies till golden brown.Cool down and grind it a semi fine powder.Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl add rice flour, salt and mix well.Boil water and add it little by little.
- Mix with a laddle, once it forms together and is a bit warm to handle then use your hands to knead it a soft dough.Do all this off the stove.Now roll small balls using your palms.Slightly grese your hands with oil if it sticks.
- Make small balls with the entire dough and carefully place them in a steamer.You can use idli steamer too.Steam it for atleast 8-10mins.Do not oversteam, else the kozhukattais will become hard.
- In a pan heat oil – add mustard seeds,jeera and curry leaves let it splutter then add the spice powder along with steamed kozhukattais.
- Give a quick toss, add coconut and mix well.Switch off .
Serve hot / warm!
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A beautiful dish to eat.