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    Thinai Kozhukattai Recipe

    Last Updated On: Sep 23, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Thinai Kozhukattai Recipe with Step by Step pictures. Foxtail millet kolukattai recipe made with thinai and spices along with some vegetables taste delicious.

    Thinai Kozhukattai

    Foxtail millet / Thinai is my Favorite millet. I love Varagu too. Because these millets can be made into anything and they taste just great. I never miss my rice when i eat them, because these both taste like rice. Specially this Kozhukattai tasted like my mom's chambara kozhukattai. I have already posted a thinai upma. This is my another addition to my millet list.

    This Kozhukattai taste great as it is. But you can serve it with any chutneys. Will share another version of this by adding lots of veggies in them.

    Ingredients for Millet Kozhukattai

    • Thinai / Foxtail Millet - ½ cup
    • Oil - 1 tsp
    • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - ½ tsp
    • Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu - ½ tsp
    • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - ¼ tsp
    • Curry leaves - 1 sprig
    • Onion - 1 medium size chopped finely
    • Green Chilli - 1 chopped finely
    • Carrot - 1 chopped finely
    • Coconut - ¼ cup grated
    • Water - 2 cups
    • Salt to taste
    • Coriander leaves a handful chopped finely

    How to Make Thinai Kozhukattai

    1. Heat oil in a pan, Add in mustard, urad dal and cumin seeds. Add curry leaves as well and let it splatter.
    2.  In goes onions, chillies and saute for a min.
    3. Add in carrots and cook for couple of mins.
    4. Pour in thinai and stir well. Add water, salt and bring it to a boil. Cover and simmer for 15 mins till it is cooked.
    5. Add coconut and coriander leaves and mix well. Let this cool a little.
    6. Now shape it into balls and place it in a steamer. Steam cook for 8 to 10 mins.
    7. Now serve.

    Give this a try and let me know how it turned out for you.

    If you have any questions not covered in this post and if you need help, leave me a comment or mail me @aarthi198689@gmail.com and I'll help as soon as I can.

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    Thinai Kozhukattai Recipe | Foxtail Millet Kozhukattai Recipe

    Thinai Kozhukattai Recipe with Step by Step pictures. Foxtail millet kolukattai recipe made with thinai and spices along with some vegetables taste delicious.
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Total Time 40 minutes mins
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine Indian, South Indian
    Servings 4 servings

    Ingredients
      

    • Thinai / Foxtail Millet - ½ cup
    • Oil - 1 tsp
    • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - ½ tsp
    • Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu - ½ tsp
    • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - ¼ tsp
    • Curry leaves - 1 sprig
    • Onion - 1 medium size chopped finely
    • Green Chilli - 1 chopped finely
    • Carrot - 1 chopped finely
    • Coconut - ¼ cup grated
    • Water - 2 cups
    • Salt to taste
    • Coriander leaves a handful chopped finely

    Instructions
     

    • Heat oil in a pan, Add in mustard, urad dal and cumin seeds, add curry leaves as well and let it splatter.
    • Add in onions, chillies and saute for a min.
    • Add in carrots and cook for couple of mins.
    • Add in thinai and stir well. Add water, salt and bring it to a boil. Cover and simmer for 15 mins till it is cooked.
    • Add coconut and coriander leaves and mix well. Let this cool a little.
    • Now shape it into balls and place it in a steamer. Steam cook for 8 to 10 mins.
    • Now serve.
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

    Thinai Kozhukattai Step by Step

    take all your ingredients
    heat oil in a pan
    add seasoning ingredients
    add curry leaves if you have
    onions, carrots and chillies
    toss well
    add thinai
    stir well
    add water
    add salt
    bring it to a boil
    cover and simmer
    now it is cooked
    toss well
    add coconut 
    add in coriander leaves
    mix well
      take some of this
    shape it into ball
    place in a steamer
    steam cook till done
    Serve
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