Karthigai kozhukattai recipe is nothing but our regular kozhukattai shaped as karthigai vizhakku.So its edible lamps kozhukattai made with rice flour.I saw these cute edible lamps in our neighbours house and when I enquired they said its made with homemade rice flour without salt and its a custom for them to make these every karthigai deepam.So I made up mind to try it too and here it is 🙂
The burnt place actually tasted great as we love in maa vizhakku too 🙂
Karathigai kozhukattai shaped in the form of vizhakku.
- 1/2 cup homemade rice flour (or readymade idiyappam flour)
- salt to taste(optional)
- water as needed
- oil / ghee
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Now prepare the outer dough.Measure and take rice flour in a mixing bowl,add salt.
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Mix it once.Boil water until it bubbles up,switch off then add it to rice flour.
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Mix with a laddle,once it starts to come together,Set aside for few mins until it is warm enough to handle with hand.Now bring everything together to form a smooth dough without any cracks.
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Make equal sized balls,first take one and flatten it.
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Shape them as lamps and steam cook for 10-12 mins, depends on the size you make.
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Now fill each lamp with ghee or oil, apply turmeric and kumkum and finally light them up.
Steps to make karthigai kozhukattai recipe:
- Now prepare the outer dough.Measure and take rice flour in a mixing bowl,add salt.
- Mix it once.Boil water until it bubbles up,switch off then add it to rice flour.
- Mix with a laddle,once it starts to come together,Set aside for few mins until it is warm enough to handle with hand.Now bring everything together to form a smooth dough without any cracks.
- Make equal sized balls,first take one and flatten it.
- Shape them as lamps and steam cook for 10-12mins, depends on the size you make.
- Now fill each lamp with ghee or oil, apply turmeric and kumkum and finally light them up.
Offer to god then serve.
Cute edible lamps for karthigai deepam ready!
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