Paal kozukkatai / Rice dumplings in Jaggery syrup

  Paal kozukkatai is the small rice dumplings served along with sweetened milk / coconut milk. It is sweetened by adding the sugar / Jaggery.

  It was a healthy snack. It is a festival food , made specially during vinayagar chathurthi , Birthday of Lord Vinayaga.

 It can also be made on other days if we are having a sweet tooth. This was my mom’s recipe , as I learnt from her. She makes this on the vinayagar chathurthi.
  This was a easy and healthy sweet as well as snack.

 It is easy to make with few ingredients that are easily available in everyone's pantry.

Requirements :

For Kozukattai :

Homemade Rice flour  - 1 cup

Ghee – 1 tbs

Water – 1 cup

Salt as required

For the sauce :

Jaggery – 1 cup

Milk – 1 cup

Coconut milk – 1 ½ cup

Water – ½ cup

Cardamom powder – ¼ tsp

Method :

Dissolve the jiggery in the water till it is fully immersed and bring to boil. Strain to remove any dust or impurities.

In a bowl , add the rice flour , salt and mix well.

Add in the water and milk , mix well to avoid any lumps. If the dough is hard add more water to make it smooth , as we has to cook this dough.

Add this dough to a nonstick pan with ghee and cook in medium flame.

Keep stirring.

After few minutes , the colour of the dough will change form white to lightly transparent- the rice flour is cooked.

When we touch this cooked dough , it must not stick to hand , switch off the flame.

Let it cool and make into small round balls. Any desired shape can be made. Cover with a wet cloth to avoid drying.

Add the milk and water to a heavy bottomed pan and bring to boil.

When it boils , add thse shaped balls and let it simmer for few minutes.

These rice balls will cook in the milk and gradually raises to top after few minutes.

Now ,add the coconut milk and mix gently.

Add the prepared jiggery syrup and let it simmer for 5 minutes.

Sprinkle the cardamom powder and mix gently.

Take off from flame and serve.

It can be served warm or chilled.

Paal Kozukkatai is ready to serve.

Note :

Always add the coconut milk at the last to avoid curdling.

Use cold water to make the rice dough as it avoids lumps.

The shaped rice balls can be cooked in boiling water before adding to the boiling milk.



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