KARAKOZHUKKATTAI OR RICE DUMPLINGS

During ganesh festival, various types of modaks are made for neivedyam.  During the last Ganesh Festival, children from our complex made lots of eco friendly ganeshas and modaks made by ladies were published in Times of India.

Here is another savoury version of modak ahead of ganesh chaturthi  which is on 9th September 2013.  This rice dumplings are made very easily without much hassles and is a nice snacks too on normal days.

karakozhukkattai

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Ingredients

Fresh rice flour  - 1 cup
Water  -1 cup
Oil – 2 tbs
Salt  as required

Tempering

2 tbsp Oil (preferably coconut oil)
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 tsp Urid dal
Few curry leaves
2-3 Green chilly chopped 
3-4 tbsp Grated coconut
A generous pinch of asafoetida

Method

 
Keep some hot water before preparing the dough. This is kept for a safer side since the absorption of water is fully depends  on the quality of rice.   Mix the rice flour in the normal water in a kadai  and make a batter out of it without any lumps.  This is the method I follow. Add salt and oil in it.  Keep  the kadai on low flame and continuously stir it till you get a nice rice ball leaving the kadai.  In case you feel that the water is less, you can always use the hot water kept aside. Do not add cold water.  

Allow to cool the same.  Then knead the same well by using little oil on your palm. 

Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds, urid dal, curry leaves, asafoetida, green chilly.  when it is done pour the tempering in the dough, add  coconut and mix well.     Knead  the dough  well  and make small oblong shaped modaks or ball sized modaks out of it.

Place a banana leaf in the idli mould and keep the modaks made in it for steaming  for 5-7 minutes.  When it is cooked, allow to cool before taking out from the leaf.  Prasadam is ready for neivedyam.  This can be served as a snack on normal days.


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