Ammini Kozhukattai
Ammini Kozhukattai is a quick & tasty steamed rice flour mini dumplings with a simple tadka. Ammini Kozhukattai is traditionally made on Ganesh Chaturthi and favourite for all ages. How to make Ammini kozhukattai with step by step pictures and video for easy understanding.
Servings20 Mini Kozhukattais
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.
Nutrition Facts
Ammini Kozhukattai
Amount Per Serving (10 g)
Calories 25
Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Saturated Fat 0.3g2%
Trans Fat 0.002g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.4g
Sodium 388mg17%
Potassium 21mg1%
Carbohydrates 4g1%
Fiber 0.3g1%
Sugar 0.3g0%
Protein 0.4g1%
Vitamin A 81IU2%
Vitamin C 27mg33%
Calcium 6mg1%
Iron 0.1mg1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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