Pidi Kozhukattai / Steamed Sweet Rice Flour Dumplings | Vinayagar Chathurthi Recipes

Vinayagar Chathurthi is just round the corner and it is raining Modhaks/Modhagams/Kozhukattais in the food blogging world (to be more precise in the Indian food blogosphere) and so it is @ MCTR. I have always loved the pidi kozhukattais that amma makes and now I would say that my MIL makes the second best. I love its chewiness and the light caramel-y taste that the jaggery lends to the dumplings. So when I had some rice flour in my pantry and the festive season setting in, I so wanted to make this.

I knew that the recipe was just a phone call away and it was dished out with amma on the line and so there was no way to go wrong. A good snack for diabetic and elder-ly persons.

~*What U Need*~ Rice flour - 1 cup Jaggery - 1/2 cup Water - 1+1/4 cup Moongdhal - 2 tbsp Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp Grated Coconut - 1/4 cup Salt - to taste

How I Made it:
Dry roast the rice flour in a pan for few minutes and set aside. Dry roast the split moongdal till golden brown. Mix the rice flour, moongdhal, grated coconut, cardamom powder and salt. Make a syrup out of the jaggery by adding water. Strain to remove impurities. Heat again till it starts to thicken. Add this to the flour mixture.

Stir till it comes together. Take a small ball from the dough and press in ur fingers to get impressions. Pressure cook them for 10 minutes in Idly Cooker.

Serve hot...

This recipe is off to Festive food Ganesh Chathurthi event held at InidanKhanna


So thats it Folks...
With Love,

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