August 23, 2009

Kozhakattai (sweet coconut dumplings) Part 2

Today I put together the two mixes and made the final sweet.


After bringing both mixes to room temperature, here's what I did:

- Apply a little coconut oil on your hands, and make little balls out of the rice mix (meil mau) using your palm
- Using your fingers, spread it out into thin flat cakes of 2" diameter - making it thinner towards the edges
- Put 1 tsp of the filling (poornam) in the center and then shut the filling with the edges - much like you'd do while making aloo paratha
- Pinch off the thick top part to give it an even outer coating
- Steam for 15 minutes by placing in a perforated plate over hot water, or by placing in an idly plate in a pressure cooker

Best when served hot!

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