Uppu Kozhukattai Recipe with step by step pictures. Let us learn how to make this savoury kozhukattai made during Ganesh Chaturthi with ulundu pooranam. Uppu Kozhukkatai is made by steaming rice flour dough filled with urad dal.
Ulundu Kozhukattai is a savoury kozhukattai made for Ganesh Chaturthi. This is not the usual uppu kozhukattai we make, it has a special urad dal poornam as stuffing inside.
About Ulundu Kozhukattai
Its Ulundu Kozhukattai Recipe for vinayagar charthurthi special this week. I am excited about the long weekend coming up have so much plans right from cooking, relaxing, spending time with family and shopping so am very much looking forward for it. You can check the modak(pooranam kozhukattai) sweet version kozhukattai here (have updated with stepwise) which I posted last year so I’m posting savoury kozhukattaiai this year.
The stuffing is simple and flavourful that it can get over in a jiffy by itself 🙂 I always make the stuffing ready after that making kozhukattai outer dough is just a breeze.Savoury modaks are ready to be served. Tastes best when served hot or warm. We make both sweet and savoury kozhukattai and I love both.
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Ulundu Kozhukattai Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup urad dal
- 2 to 3 nos green chillies
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 2 tablespoon coconut
- salt to taste
To temper:
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- a pinch hing
- few nos curry leaevs
- a pinch turmeric powder
For the outer covering
- 3/4 cup rice flour
- salt to taste
- water as needed
Instructions
- Soak urad dhal for an hour. Drain water and grind it with green chillies very coarsely. Just run the mixer once or twice to make it coarse. Do not make it pastey. Set aside.
- Steam the urad dal mixture for 7-10mins.Cool down and crumble it with your fingers, set aside.
- Now heat oil, add mustard seeds let it crackle then add curry leaves, turmeric powder and hing.
- Simultaneously boil water till it starts bubbling vigorously.
- Add salt and boiling water to rice flour little by little and mix it with the help of a ladle. Mix it till it gathers to a smooth dough.
- Allow it to cool for 2-3 mins then knead once with your hands to make a smooth dough but it will be slightly sticky. Keep aside.
- Next add the coarsely grinded urad dhal green chilli mixture and saute until it becomes dry and raw smell completely leaves, it may take 7-10mins.
- Add required salt. Then add coconut mix well and switch off. Now your inner stuffing is ready. Grease your hands with oil and make small lemon sized balls.
- Then flatten it slightly thin (or make it as cup) then add a teaspoon of ulundu stuffing / filling and seal it as shown.
- Repeat this until the entire dough finishes. This is the easiest method I am following till date 🙂
- Press the ends and seal it completely and make the design by pressing your thumb. You can also make designs with fork or use readymade shapes.
- Steam the kozhukattais for about 10-12mins or until the outer cover turns shiny which shows the kozhukattais are done. Enjoy Ulundu Kozhukattai!
Notes
- There are few other ways to make savoury kozhukattai too even without filling. Just make the kozhukattai balls, steam it then temper it with the above said items which is called ammini kozhukattai.
- Be very careful to run the mixie just once or twise else the urad dhal will get pastey.
- You can either use homemade rice flour or rice flour that we get in shops, the fine variety they call it as idiyappam flour.
Ulundu Kozhukattai Recipe Step by Step
- Soak urad dhal for an hour. Drain water and grind it with green chillies very coarsely. Just run the mixer once or twice to make it coarse. Do not make it pastey. Set aside.
- Steam the urad dal mixture for 7-10mins.Cool down and crumble it with ur fingers,set aside.Now heat oil, add mustard seeds let it crackle then add curry leaves,turmeric powder and hing.
- Simultaneously boil water till it starts bubbling vigorously.Add salt and boiling water to rice flour little by little and mix it with the help of a laddle. Mix it till it gathers to a smooth dough.
- Allow it to cool for 2-3 mins then knead once with your hands to make a smooth dough but it will be slightly sticky.Keep aside.
- Next add the coarsely grinded urad dhal green chilli mixture and saute until it becomes dry and raw smell completely leaves, it may take 7-10mins. Add required salt. Then add coconut mix well and switch off. Now your inner stuffing is ready.Grease ur hands with oil make small lemon sized balls.
- Then flatten it slightly thin (or make it as cup) then add a teaspoon of ulunthu stuffing / filling and seal it as shown below.Repeat this until the entire dough finishes. This is the easiest method I am following till date
- Press the ends and seal it completely and make the design by pressing ur thumb. You can also make designs with fork or use readymade shapes.Steam the kozhukattais for about 10-12mins or until the outer cover turns shiny which shows the kozhukattais are done.
The stuffing can be anything sweet too like coconut channa dhal stuffing or sesame jaggery, it tastes good too. 
Expert Tips
- There are few other ways to make savoury kozhukattai too even without filling. Just make the kozhukattai balls, steam it then temper it with the above said items which is called ammini kozhukattai.
- Be very careful to run the mixie just once or twise else the urad dhal will get pastey.
- You can either use homemade rice flour or riceflour that we get in shops, the fine variety thay call it as idiyappam flour.
ushaprashanth
Hi!
Kozhukattai looks lovely!looks delicious!
Kadhyaa...
We just make panchakajjaya for this festival..wish you and your family happy vinayaka chathurthi..the food looks good 🙂
Ramya
The stuffing sounds yummy…Wud love to try some:-) Lovely clicks as always
Priti
Looks yum and very nice clicks
Kalpana Sareesh
one of my fav..too good..
Priya
Lovely healthy stuffing,kozhukattais looks beautiful..
Sowmya
Looks perfect n tempting ..Never tried this ..thanks for the step by step pics 🙂
manjooo
thats a healthy treat!! 🙂 will make it someday
Nithya
This is super divine and delicious 🙂 Loving it. WOWWW now thats like a fantastic festival series in your blog 🙂 Looking forward for more and pretty eager too 🙂
I have never made this kind of kolukattai. Got to give it a shot. Oh no 🙁 will be out of town for vinayakar chathurthi this year so will not be able to post 🙁
M D
Happy Chaturthi Sharmi! That looks yummy. Love your clicks. The last click with the dish on the foreground and Ganesha's murthy in the background is very well taken. 🙂
revathi
Savory version of kozhukattai is so superb… very new to me:) Beautiful pics Sharmi… the Ganesha idol is the background is very pleasing to the eye and gives a very traditional feel to the pics… loved it..
Reva
RAKS KITCHEN
Kozhukatai looks too good,am eagerly waiting for the festival day! Wonderful clicks as usual! Kalakkita!:)
Cilantro
I made them last year, looks great.
Happy Vinayaga Chathurthi! Love the Ganesha.
jeyashrisuresh
Delicious kozhukattais. Nice version of poor nam and cute clicks. Happy Ganesha chaturthi
Vimitha Anand
Nice savory version… Looks so yummy…
sangee vijay
i too have this recipe in my list to post this week…your's savory version is so interesting n easy…looks so soft n delectable….very nice clicks sharmi..
Zareena
This looks just like "ela ada" just the stuffing is differ.ent. Amazing clicks dear. happy vinayaga chathurdhi.
Laavanya
This is my favorite stuffing.. it's like eating ulundhu vadai and kozhukattai together! 🙂
Angie's Recipes
Your kolukattai look so adorable and tasty!
Shri
Loved the filling…Happy Ganesh Chathurthi…
Prathima Rao
Wow Sharmi!!! This is just too good!!!! Cant wait to try this out for Chaturthi…!! Well explained & nice clicks..
Prathima Rao
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Priya's Feast
This kozhukattai sounds new to me…I am tempted to make some now..
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Yummy Team
Never tasted this before. Looks absolutely delicious, Sharmi..Amazing clicks as usual..
Swathi
Ulundhu kozhukattai looks delicious. I love it.
Rachana
Never had this before, they look so delicious and yr clicks are beautiful.
DEESHA
Nice recipe. We usually make this for nagapanchami
Premalatha Aravindhan
Delicious Kozhukattai,stuffing is really interesting…luks yum…
Vandana Rajesh
The kozhikatai looks yumm…takes me back to mom's and grandmom's kitchen.
Suja
Never tried this before..stuffing sounds delicious..yum
Priya
With the festival coming on a weekday I'm not sure how I'll manage but the kozhakattai looks tempting. Could you send some over for the Pillayar at my home too ? 😀
I make the filling on its own but never thought of use it as stuffing.
San
You are making me feel the festive season dear, kozhukatti is so delicious. Marvellous pics.
priya ravi
This Kozhukatai recipe is very new to me.Never tasted this filling before.Urs looks very delicious..
Suma Gandlur
They look so lovely.
Anonymous
Great!!! I saw this Page on home PC & saw my wife handing this to me which she has done. Hmm…..very nice. Great to see her experiment & execute!!
Sharmilee! :)
@Anon : Thats really great to hear….thank you so much for trying and giving me feedback too! 🙂
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Hi sharmi, im ur biggest fan.. i love ur dishes and clicks .its very simple and good actually i learned lots and lot from ur blog thank u very much.. every day morning i never forgt to chk ur blog..keep going..