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ULUNDU KOZHAKATTAI/UPPU KOZHAKATTAI/GANESHA CHATURTHI/VARALAKSHMI POOJA RECIPES
The savory version of kozhakattai is made with urad dal and is called ulundu kozhakattai.I like this more than the modakam,I often reserve some dough more whenever I make kozhakattais.The taste of ground urad dal steamed and sauteed acts as the filling and tastes simply awesome.Kozhakattai making is time consuming and hard work,but once you make them,the results are truly rewarding.I wanted to post this for long and as the festivities of Ganesha Chaurthi and Varalakshmi Pooja nearing I couldn’t think of posting anything.So over to the recipe..
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| Prep Time | 20 minutes |
| Cook Time | 10 minutes |
| Servings |
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Ingredients
- for 1 cup urad dal I soaking and tsp for tempering
- 1/2 tsp mustard
- 2 Green Chillies
- 1/4 tsp asafoetida
- to taste salt
- sprig curry leaves a
- 3 tsp coconut (grated)
FOR MAKING DOUGH
- 1 cup rice flour
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- to taste salt
- 1 1/4 cup water
Ingredients
FOR MAKING DOUGH
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Instructions
- Soak urad dal for 20 minutes.
- In a blender add urad dal and green chilli.Sprinkle some water if needed.
- Grind to a smooth paste.
- Grease an idli stand with oil and place the urad dal batter.
- Steam for 15 minutes.
- Take out the steamed urad dal mixture.
- Run in the mixie this mixture.
- So that it is crumbled.
- In a pan add oil and add mustard ,urad dal,curry leaves and asafoetida.
- Add now scrambled urad dal mixture and grated coconut.
- Mix well.Ulundu Poornam is ready.
- Make small balls out of this.
- Boil water in a pan with little sesame oil.
- Add rice flour slowly as water starts to boil.
- Let it cook well.
- Mix well without forming lumps and wait till glossy texture is formed.
- Form lemon sized balls.
- Make cups out of dough and place poornam inside and shape them as shown.
- Close the edges.
- I have made another shape with this which my grandmother used to make i called them aeroplane kozhukattai.
- These look like momos.
- This is the triangular shape.
- Steam in a pan with water at the bottom.
- Ulundu Kozhakattai is ready.
- Ulundu Kozhakattai is ready.
Recipe Notes
Notes
- You can add red chilli in place of green ones.
- Adding urad dal for tempering gives a unique crunch.
- Be sure to scramble with a mixer to get even filling.
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