Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai Recipe with step by step pictures. This is another very traditional recipe which can be prepared using rice flour and jaggery.
Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai
A really simple kozhukattai recipe to make for vinayagar chaturti or for kids after school snacks..It is tasty as well as healthy too..I had this on drafts so decided to share this right after my uppu kozhukattai.
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About Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai Recipe
Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai Recipe with step by step pictures. This is another very traditional recipe which can be prepared using rice flour and jaggery.
In Tamil, the word Pidi means to hold someone, and it is also used to measure something, such as Oru Pidi Arisi, which means one fistful of rice.
Kozhukkattai, also known as kozhukatta, is a popular South Indian dumpling made from rice flour and filled with grated coconut, jaggery, or chakkavaratti. Kozhukattai, while typically sweet, can occasionally be stuffed with a savoury filling. Kerala Christians prepare it on the Saturday before Palm Sunday, hence the name
Kozhukatta Saturday. Modak is a similar dish that is prepared in other parts of India. This is a popular dish for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Similar Recipes,
Elai Paniyaram
Therali Pidi Kozhukattai
Sesame Kozhukattai
Sweet Poha Kozhukattai
Modak
Sweet Ammini Kozhukattai
Ingredients for Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai
- Homemade Rice Flour - 1 cup ( You can use Store Bought too)
- Jaggery / Gur - ¾ cup
- Water - 2 cup
- Fresh Coconut - 1 cup grated
- Cardamom Powder - 2 tsp
- Ghee - 1 tbsp
Rice Flour / Arisi Mavu:
In general, making your own rice flour will save you about 50% off the cost of the store-bought rice flour. Rice flour is a type of flour that is made from finely ground rice. It differs from rice starch, which is typically made by steeping rice in lye. Rice flour is a popular wheat flour substitute.
Jaggery :
Depending on its composition, jaggery can taste like fresh cane juice, maple syrup, caramel, or molasses. The unrefined natural sweetener is available in a variety of colours, including light amber, golden brown, and dark brown. Jaggery is known by many different names, including gur in Urdu, gud in Hindi, and vellam in Tamil.
Fresh Coconut :
Fresh coconut meat tastes tropical, nutty, and slightly sweet. It has a strong flavour, particularly when dried. When coconut is roasted, it takes on a woodier flavour with hints of vanilla. Fruit, water, and milk are all popular and highly valued for their fresh, sweet, and refreshing qualities.
How to Make Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai
- Take jaggery and 1 cup of water in a pan. Heat it so the jaggery is melted.
- Now strain this and add it to the same pan.
- Add in more water and mix well.
- Add in ghee, cardamom powder and coconut. Bring it to a boil.
- Once it boils, simmer and add in rice flour slowly and mix well so no lumps are formed.
- Now keep this cooking till it leaves the sides and comes together.
- Remove this mix to a bowl and let it cool so you can handle.
- Once it is cool knead once so it is smooth.
- Grease your hands slightly with some oil and take small portion from it and press slightly.
- Now repeat the same with the remaining dough.
- Place it in a steamer and steam it for 8 to 10 mins.
- Remove it and allow it to cool slightly before serving.
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Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Homemade Rice Flour You can use Store Bought too
- ¾ cup Jaggery / Gur - ¾ cup
- 2 cup Water
- 1 cup Fresh Coconut grated
- 2 tsp Cardamom Powder
- 1 tbsp Ghee
Instructions
- Take jaggery and 1 cup of water in a pan. Heat it so the jaggery is melted.
- Now strain this and add it to the same pan.
- Add in more water and mix well.
- Add in ghee, cardamom powder and coconut. Bring it to a boil.
- Once it boils, simmer and add in rice flour slowly and mix well so no lumps are formed.
- Now keep this cooking till it leaves the sides and comes together.
- Remove this mix to a bowl and let it cool so you can handle.
- Once it is cool knead once so it is smooth.
- Grease your hands slightly with some oil and take small portion from it and press slightly.
- Now repeat the same with the remaining dough.
- Place it in a steamer and steam it for 8 to 10 mins.
- Remove it and allow it to cool slightly before serving.
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Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai Recipe Step by Step
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| Take all your ingredients..You just need a handful of stuffs |
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| Add jaggery to a pan |
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| Pour in water |
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| Heat so the jaggery is melted |
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| strain it |
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| This is the strained jaggery liquid |
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| pour it back into the same pan, i like to give a quick rinse to the pan with some water |
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| add some more water |
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| now you got to bring this to a boil |
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| once it reaches a good boil |
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| add a good amount of cardamom powder..Main flavoring |
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| i like to add coconut right into the jaggery water |
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| add some ghee, for extra aroma |
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| now slowly add in the rice flour |
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| keep mixing so no lumps are formed |
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| It will start to leave the sides of the pan very quickly |
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| once it is clumped together like this |
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| remove it to a bowl and let it cool down |
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| now knead it slightly |
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| take a small portion |
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| press to make your finger impression in the kozhukattai |
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| repeat the same for the remaining dough |
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| Place it in a steamer plate..i used my idli plates |
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| Stack it up |
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| cover and steam |
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| all cooked |
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| Enjoy |
Anusha tirumalakumar
So nice....tried it came out so good
Anonymous
Hi aarthi your recipes are too good.l liked all ur recipes. The step by step picture representation shows your effort. And this kozhukattai looks yummy.
Anonymous
Hi aarthi.this kozhukattai looks yummy
Anonymous
Hi . looks yummy
sarah s
Hi arthi,
U hv done grear job.i love ur way of explanation as well taste too.
I tried this kozhukattai yesterday taste come out nice but its very smoothy after cooking also...its not bcome hard like kozhukattai...can u say where i made a mistake..
sarah s
My kozhukattia bcome smoothy after cooking also...where i made mistake can u explain.
Aarthi
@sarah s too much jaggery or too much water is the mistake
Anonymous
Thanks for your wonderful recipe. I'll definitely try it out for Ganesh chaturthi.
Sneka
It's really tempting to eat...Thank u very much Aarthi for this sweet recipe....
Sneka
It's really tempting to eat..Thank u so much Aarthi for this wonderful sweet recipe....
Vimmi
Hi, do you dry roast the flour for this recipe?
Shilpa k
This is my childhood favourite Kozhukattai...
Tried it for the first time.. it turned out very tasty. Thank you 😊