Ellu Kozukattai/Kozhukattai (Rice Dumplings Filled With A Mixture Of Toasted SesameSeeds And Jaggery)

         

                                                                Kozukattais

Step - 1

Toasted sesame seeds.

Step - 2

Sesame seeds mixed with jaggery.

Step - 3

Rice dough ready for making kozukattais.

Step - 4

Kozukattai being filled with sesame jaggery mixture.

step - 5

Kozukattais are cooked and ready to be served.

Preparation time : 30 minutes

Cooking time : 15 minutes

Number of serves : 6

Ingredients :

1. Raw rice -1 cup

2. Sesame seeds -  1/2 cup

3. Powdered jaggery - 1/2 cup

4. Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp

5. Boiled water - about 2 cups

6. Salt - a pinch

7. Oil - 2 tsp

Method :

1. Soak raw rice in water for about an hour. 

    

2. Drain water, spread the rice grains on a cloth and dry under shade.

3. When rice grains are partially dry, transfer into a blender and grind to a fine powder. Pass the flour though a sieve to get rid of any coarse particles of rice.

4. Place a frying pan on medium flame and transfer the flour into it. Keep stirring the flour with a ladle till it becomes devoid of water content. Transfer flour into a plate and cool. Now this flour is ready for making kozukattais.

      

5. Again place a pan on medium flame and add sesame seeds and toast till they start crackling. Remove pan from fire and transfer the contents into a plate and cool.

6.Transfer the toasted sesame seeds into a blender and blend till the seeds are coarsely ground. Then add powdered jaggery, cardamom powder and blend once again to get a pulpy mixture. This will be the filling for the rice dumplings.

7.Take a cup of rice flour in a vessel and add a pinch of salt and 2teaspoon of oil and mix well.

8. Boil water in a container and pour it into the rice flour and mix well till it forms a thick dough.

9. Take a lemon sized portion of rice mixture and spread it on a plastic sheet.

10. Place a teaspoon of sesame jaggery mixture in the middle and cover it by folding the rice mixture. Stick the ends by pressing with fingers.Repeat the same procedure for the rest of the dough. Now the dumplings are ready for steaming.

                            

11. Steam the dumplings in a steamer for about 10 minutes.

12.  Remove dumplings and transfer into a serving bowl.

                                         

           

Variation :

Sesame seeds stuffing can be replaced with any other stuffing.