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Kozhukkatta / Kozhukkattai

Kozhukkatta or Kozhukkattai (steamed rice balls with coconut and jaggery filling) is a popular evening snack in Kerala.
Ingredients
  • Rice Flour - 2 cups
  • Grated Coconut - 2 cups
  • Jaggery - 150 gms:
  • Cardamon Powder - a pinch
  • Salt - as required
Preparation Method
  1. Mix rice flour with salt and add warm water to the flour and kneed well.
  2. Add water little by little and kneed till you get soft dough and keep aside.
  3. In a pan melt jaggery with 1/4 cup of water.
  4. When the jaggery melts completely remove from heat and stain the jaggery syrup.
  5. In pan boil jaggery syrup and add grated coconut and mix well.
  6. Stir and  cook jaggery and coconut till it become thick.
  7. Add cardamon powder, mix well and remove from flame.
  8. Make small lemon sized balls from the rice dough.
  9. Place each balls in your palm and press with the other hand to make it thin. Place a spoon full of coconut mix to the middle of the thinned rice dough, cover it and roll the rice dough.
  10. In a steamer, steam cook the rice balls for about 10-12 mins:
  11. Take out from steamer and enjoy the hot and sweet  snack Kozhukkatta.

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