Mani kozhukattai

 

MANI KOZHUKATTAI

Ingredients needed

For kozhukattai

Rice flour - 1tumbler (250 gm)
Water - 1/2 tumbler
Salt - 2 pinch
Cooking Oil





Part 1: Preparation of Poornam

1. Soak urad and thur dhal for 15-20 mins
2. Grind dhal,salt & chilly to 3/4 consistency (not like a paste)
3. Steam boil it (like idly)
4. After it gets cooked, allow it to warm down and then dissociate it (like making bread into flour)

Part 2: Preparation of kozhukattai

1. Now take a kadai (non-stick preferable) and heat it. Pour water, add 2pinch of salt and oil (2-3 tsp).
2. Add rice flour little by little and mix it continuosly and evenly
3. Keep in low flame and mix till it become light yellow colour
4. Now take the half-baked flour and make small small balls. Its good to apply some oil in your hands while making these small balls
5. Steam boil these balls.

Part 3: Mixing kozhukattai & Poornam

1. Heat some oil in a kadai
2. Mix the boiled kozhukattai and poornam
3. Add curry leaves and corriander leaves
4. Add a bit asafoetida powder

Serve the dish hot and enjoy it!
Urad dhal - 1/2 tumbler (125 gm)
Thur dhal - 1 spoon
Dry Red Chilly - 2
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 2-3 tsp (chopped)
Cooriander leaves - 2-3 tsp (chopped)
Cooking Oil
Salt - as required
Asafoetida powderFor poornam