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Kara Kozhukatai\Pidi kozhukatai\Rice dumplings

May-22-2018
suganya balusamy
240 minutes
Prep Time
40 minutes
Cook Time
2 People
Serves
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ABOUT Kara Kozhukatai\Pidi kozhukatai\Rice dumplings RECIPE

One of my favorite south inidan recipe.Usually Kozhukatai made with rice flour, here I demonstrated with freshly soaked rice and with few spices.

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Medium
  • Tiffin Recipes
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Steaming

Ingredients Serving: 2

  1. To Soak:
  2. 3/4 cup idly rice
  3. 1 tbsp channa dhal
  4. 2 cups water
  5. To Grind:
  6. 1 tsp cumin seeds
  7. 5 red chillies
  8. Curry leaves
  9. 3/4 cup grated coconut
  10. 1 garlic clove
  11. Soaked rice + dhal mixture
  12. Water(if needed)
  13. To Sauté:
  14. 1 tbsp oil
  15. 1/2 tbsp channa dhal
  16. 1 tsp mustard seeds
  17. Curry leaves
  18. 1 chopped medium size onion
  19. Salt as required
  20. Grinded rice mixture
  21. 1 tbsp grated coconut

Instructions

  1. Soak rice and dhal by adding water for atleast 3-5 hours.
  2. In a mixie jar,add cumin seeds,red chillies,curry leaves,garlic cloves,grated coconut and soaked rice mixture .Grind to a coarse paste by adding little water(added 4 tbsp water).
  3. Heat oil in a pan,add mustard seeds and channa dhal.Let it splutter.
  4. Then add onions,curry leaves and salt,sauté until onion turns little transparent.
  5. Then add grinded rice mixture and sauté until Moisture content gets absorbed(you should be able to make oval shaped dumplings).Switch off the stove and allow it to cool.
  6. Add water to the steamer and allow it to roll boil.Keep the idly plate or steamer plate and lined with damp cloth.
  7. Take a small size ball and make oval shape dumpling(refer video).Cover and cook for 15-20 mins in medium high flame.
  8. Serve hot with curd or coconut chutney.

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Payal Singh
May-28-2018
Payal Singh   May-28-2018

Nice one.

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