Pidi Kozhukattai
Pidi Kozhukattai is a bland comfort dish prepared by steaming rice flour and then shaping with hand to a dumpling. Pidi Kozhukattai recipe is an easy and quick Kozhukattai to make for Ganesh Chaturthi and a healthy tea time snack compared to the packed junk foods.
Servings2
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rice flour
- 1 cup water
- 3 tablespoon coconut
- oil to grease
- salt to taste
To temper :
- 2 teaspoon oil
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon urad dal
- 1 no red chilli finely chopped
- few curry leaves
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan(preferable nonstick) add the items listed under 'to temper', let it splutter.
- Then add water, add required salt and let the water boil, once it bubbles up rigourously simmer to low flame and add rice flour and mix well.
- It will all come together so soon so act quickly. Keep mixing continuously to avoid lumps. It will be all done in few mins so keep stirring.
- Once you mix, it will start coming together and form a mass. At this stage add coconut and stir well.Switch off and let it cool down.Keep covered.
- When its still warm, make kozhukattai shapes. Grease your hands with oil then take a small portion and make cylindrical shapes and press it with your fingers to get the impression...repeat the same for the entire mixture. You can even make small balls .
- Then arrange it in a steamer plate and steam it for 7-10mins.
- Serve Pidi Kozhukattai hot / warm.
Notes
- I used readymade idiyappam flour, Nirapara brand. You can even use homemade rice flour.
- The water quantity depends on the rice flour quality so adjust accordingly.
After water boils, make sure you keep in sim then add rice flour in a sprinkle manner and on one side keep mixing. If you leave it even for a second then lumps will form easily so be fast and stir continuously. - If you are not confident of the exact consistency to switch off, you can just take a small ball and roll and see, if it forms a ball then its the right consistency.
- Make sure the rice flour is almost cooked before steaming this ensure soft kozhukattais.
- You can even add chana dal while tempering.
- Don't let the rice flour mixture dry, keep covered and shape the kozhukattais. I just made 1/2 cup so the shaping was done in few minutes but while doing in bulk make sure you keep it covered with a slightly wet cloth.
Nutrition Facts
Pidi Kozhukattai
Amount Per Serving (100 g)
Calories 216
Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Trans Fat 0.01g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Sodium 8mg0%
Potassium 64mg2%
Carbohydrates 34g11%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 5IU0%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 11mg1%
Iron 0.5mg3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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