Kozhukatta Recipe

Kozhukatta Recipe

Ingredients

• Rice flour - 1 cup
• Grated coconut - 1 cup
• Jaggery - 150 gm
• Crushed Cardamom - 2
• Water - 1 1/2 cup
• Salt to taste

Method

Step 1

For the filling : Heat a pan and melt the jaggery with 1/4 cup of water and strain the jaggery with a strainer.

Step 2

Reheat the jaggery. Add grated coconut and keep stirring until it turns to thick consistency. Add crushed cardamom and remove from fire. This is for the filling.

Step 3

For the dough - Kozhukatta Maavu: Boil 1 1/2 cup of water with salt. Pour the boiled water to the rice flour little by little and mix it with a spoon. Keep it aside till it is warm enough to handle.

Step 4

Knead the dough and make it into a soft ball. Make medium size balls out of the dough. Take one ball at a time and place it in your palm. Press it with the other hand and make it thin.

Step 5

Starts folding it inwards in such a way that you get a cup shape. Place 2 tsp of the filling and cover it and roll it back into a ball. Repeat the process with the rest of the dough and filling.

Step 6

Heat an appachembu or a steamer and steam the balls or kozhukatta for 10 minutes on a medium flame. Keep it covered for 2 more minutes. Serve hot.