To make Poorana kozhukattai for Varalakshmi Viratham or Vinayaka Chaturthi one have to get the outer cover ready first.
Ingredients:
Processed Rice Flour - 4 cups
Salt - 1 tsp
Water - 4 cups
Gingely Oil - 1 tbsp
(Water should be taken equivalent to the amount of rice flour)
Method:
In a hard bottom pan add water, salt and gingely oil and when the water comes to a boil add the Processed Rice Flour slowly stirring constantly. Let the flour not form any lumps. Keep stirring using the back of a laddle so that all lumps can be mashed. Keep stirring untill it forms a lump and when all the water gets absorbed.
Remove from flame and transfer it to a white cloth (preferably soft white kitchen towel or veshti piece) and wrap the whole flour. Wrap it and tie the top. When cold open the cloth and knead the flour again and make it 3 parts.
Take small lump of the dough and rub it to a fine ball. Rub gingelly oil in both the hands before making the ball. Make the ball as a cup. Any kind of Pooranam can be kept inside the cup and folded and steamed in pressure cooker.
Note: To make Thengai Poorana Kozhukattai (Coconut Poorana Kozhukattai), it can be made in the form of Modhakam. For other types of Kozhukattais, both the ends can be closed and sealed before steaming.
Cooked Kozhukattai mavu before it is kneaded well
Processed Rice Flour - 4 cups
Water - 4 cups
Gingely Oil - 1 tbsp
(Water should be taken equivalent to the amount of rice flour)
Method:
In a hard bottom pan add water, salt and gingely oil and when the water comes to a boil add the Processed Rice Flour slowly stirring constantly. Let the flour not form any lumps. Keep stirring using the back of a laddle so that all lumps can be mashed. Keep stirring untill it forms a lump and when all the water gets absorbed.
Remove from flame and transfer it to a white cloth (preferably soft white kitchen towel or veshti piece) and wrap the whole flour. Wrap it and tie the top. When cold open the cloth and knead the flour again and make it 3 parts.
Take small lump of the dough and rub it to a fine ball. Rub gingelly oil in both the hands before making the ball. Make the ball as a cup. Any kind of Pooranam can be kept inside the cup and folded and steamed in pressure cooker.
Note: To make Thengai Poorana Kozhukattai (Coconut Poorana Kozhukattai), it can be made in the form of Modhakam. For other types of Kozhukattais, both the ends can be closed and sealed before steaming.
Cooked Kozhukattai mavu before it is kneaded well
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| Cooked Kozhukattai maavu before it is kneaded well |
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| Kneaded Kozhukattai maavu |
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| Choppus made out of the kneaded cooked maavu |
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