Friday, May 16, 2008

kolukattai

Kolukaatai the south Indian sweet dish is made on Vinayaka chaturti...All i thought in the beginning was it was tough to prepare...but after i got the recipe from my mom n prepared it...felt was more easier...Here is my moms recipe...

All u need...!!!
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For Dough
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1. Rice flour - 1 cup
2. oil / Ghee - 2 tsp
3. Water - 1 cup
4. Salt to taste

For Stuffing
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1. Jaggery - 1/2 cup
2. Grated Coconut - 1 cup
3. Cardamon - 3

How u go on making it...!!!
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1. Boil n mix water, rice flour, salt and oil/ghee.
Keep mixing it until it forms a dough like consistency. Make small balls of it and keep it aside.

2. Heat a non stick pan. When hot add Jaggery to it n a little water.
3. Keep stirring the jaggery until it becomes a think liquid like consisitency.
4. Add grated coconut to this and cardamon n stir gently for 5mins.
Stuffing is ready.

Now take a single ball of the dough and flatten them with ur hands to a small circle. Place a lil of the stuffing inside the circle and close the dough evenly on all sides such tht the stuffing doesnt come out. It can be made of any shapes as per ur creativity. Once this is done place them in idle pan n cook them for 10mins n server hot.