Wednesday, 16 September 2015

Sweet Karamani / cow peas Kozhukattai




     Sweet  Karamani  Kozhukkatai :


To prepare  puranam / stuffing :
Ingredients :
·        Karamani – ½ cup
·        Grated jaggery – 4 spn
·        Grated coconut  - 3 to 5 spn
·        Salt as needed
·        Oil – 2 spn
·        Red chilli – 1 or 2 chopped
Preparation :
·        Dry roast the karamani till get a nice aroma. Then Pressure cook it with little salt and water  till it softens
·        Once the pressure releases, drain the water completely.
         
Method :
·        Heat oil in a pan then add  red chilli pieces and fry it becomes golden brown..
·        Then add the cooked  karamani  and mix well.
·        Next add the grated jaggery and mix well till the jaggery melts and mix with the sundal.
·        Atlast add the grated coconut  and toss well.
·        Simmer it for 3 – 5 mins and switch off the flame..
·        Close the pan and let set  in the kadai for 30 mins
·        Karamani stuffing is ready.



To prepare outer cover for kozhukattai :
Ingredients :
·        Idiyappam flour – 1 cup(ready made flour from shop)
·        Water – 1 ¼ cup
·        Salt – a pinch
·        Oil

Method :
·        Take rice flour in a bowl.
·        Allow it to boil 1 ¼ cup of water in a pan by pinch of salt and a spn of oil.
·        Bring it to rolling boil.
·        Then pour  this boiling water to the rice flour and mix it with the back of the ladle.
·        When it is warm, grease your hands with oil and knead it to a smooth dough.
·        Covered it with a damp cloth to prevent it from drying.
·        Divide the dough into small equal sized ball.

To prepare kozhukattai :
·        Grease your hands with oil, place a ball of dough on your palm and flatten it into a small circle and keep 1 big spn of puranam / stuffing in the middle and seal the flour with your fingertips and make it a madak or kozhkattai or any shapes u desired.
·        Repeat the same for the rest of the dough and the stuffing.
·        Steam it in a idly cooker or steamer , spaced properly for 5 to 7 mins. Done . switch off the flame.
·        Let the kolukkatai rest for 5 mins. Then remove it and enjoy the taste.
                         

Sweet karamani  kozhukattai is ready.. serve hot J

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