Rice dumplings (poorana kozhukattai)

Poorana kozhukattai is a sweet dessert made during Vinayaka Chathurthi as an offering to Ganesha. Here is the recipe for making this delicious kozhukattai.

For making kozhukattai dough

Ingredients

Rice flour – 2 cups
Salt as required
Gingly Oil – 1 tbsp

For stuffing (pooranam)

Freshly Grated Coconut – 2 Cups
Grated Jaggery – 2 Cups
Cardamom/elachi – 4 crushed

Process

In a heated pan  add 1 tbsp gingly oil and 2 cups of water to boil. Once do e add rice flour,salt,stir well, let it become dough. Off stove, close it with a lid, after 5 minutes open and use hands to roll it into a smooth soft dough.  Keep aside.

For filling (pooranam)

In a heated pan add 1/2 cup of water and add grated jaggery. The jaggery will completely get dissolved in water, bubbling all the way, use a strainer, strain the jaggery juice. Pour it back into the pan, let it thicken add grated coconut, ghee, cardamom powder, mix well, it will form into a ball leaving ghee on sides, off stove. Divide it into 25 portions. Roll into small balls, keep aside.

Similarly you can make soft rice balls using rice dough, now take a small rice dough ball, flatten it to a small disc using your fingers, place poornam in it and carefully close the sides. Make a small pinch to make kozhukattai shape. Finish making rest of the kozhukattai. 25 in number approximately.

In pressure cooker place steamer, pour water and steam kozhukattai for about 10 minutes.  Serve as a dessert or snack.