Puran Kozhukattai (Rice Dumplings)

Puran Kozhukattai is one of my favourite snack. My mom makes it everytime she gets a chance. I made it for the Vinayaga Chadurthi for the first time and it came out well and here I am to share the recipe with you. Here you…

Making of dough:

Ingredients:

• Raw Rice – 1 1/2 cup
• Coconut oil – 1 tsp
• Water – 1/2 cup
• Pinch of salt

Method of Preparation:

1. Soak rice for 2 hours.
2. Grind it finely into a smooth paste.
3. Boil  1/2 cup of water in a deep bottomed pan and add a tsp of coconut oil.
4. Now add the ground rice , pinch of salt and keep stirring.
5. After a couple of minutes it will become a soft ball.
6. Cover it and turn off the stove and leave it for 3 to 4 minutes.
7. It will be cooked.
8. The dough has to be cooked but not completely. It should not be hard.
9. This is the main part to concentrate on.

Making of Puran:

Sweet Puran Ingredients:

• Shredded coconut – 3/4 cup
• Jaggery – 1/2 cup
• Cardamom – 2 count
• Ghee/Clarified butter – 1tsp

Method of Preparation:

1. Add jaggery to a pan and add 1/4 cup of water.
2. Let it boil and let the jaggery melt completely.
3. Now filter the syrup to get rid off the dirt and add it to a clean pan.
4. Add the shredded coconut and keep mixing for two minutes.
5. Add the ground cardamom and mix well.
6. When the mixture starts thickening, turn off the stove.

Spicy Puran Ingredients:

• Split urad dal (white lentil) – 1/2 cup
• Green chilly – 1
• Salt to taste

Method of Preparation:

1. Soak urad dal for half an hour.
2. Drain it and add green chilly, salt and asafeotida and grind it into a coarse mixture.
3. Make it into small balls and steam cook it in idli plate for 10 minutes.
4. Remove them and scramble it.
5. Spicy puran is ready.

Making of dumplings:

1. Now make small balls with the rice dough.
2. Take the balls and press it in the middle and make a cup.
3. keep a tsp of puran inside close it to make a desired shape. You can also  choose one of the shape as in the picture above.
4. Repeat the same procedure with the other balls.
5. Once you are done, you can arrange them in the idli plates and steam cook for 10 minutes (just like how you make idlis).
6. Turn off the stove and remove them from the plates.
7. Kozhukattai is ready.

Serve hot or warm.