Kozhukkatta recipe | Popular South Indian dumpling Kozhukatta

Cooking Time: 30min

Ingredients:

Item	Quantity
Fresh Coconut (grated)	1 Cup
Jaggery powder or Sugar	1/2 Cup
Butter or ghee	3 Tablespoons
Rice flower	1 Cup
Salt	As per test
Cardamom or Elaichi	1 Teaspoon

Recipe: 

1. Let's begin with Kerala's most favorite dessert dish Kozhukkatta. We will be going to make the dough first and then stuffing. For making dough place 2 cups of water to boil, add salt in it, as per test.
2. Take a mixing bowl and add rice flour in it with a tablespoon of butter or ghee. Now add the boiling water in it gradually. While adding water in flour mix it with a spoon continuously. 
3. Our flour get puffed up, we need a dough from it, keep mixing water in it. Whole 2 cups of water will go in it, as per our ratio. Now keep it aside to cool down a little.
4. Till that let's make the stuffing, in a pan add coconut and jaggery powder, keep it on medium flame, mix it well and keep mixing it, we don't want to burn it.
5. Add 2 tablespoons of ghee in it, as jaggery becomes liquid, and our mixture becomes soft and thick we can turn off the flame. It will take around 3 to 4 min. Add cardamom or Elaichi powder in it, mix it well, and stuffing is ready.
6. Let's get back to the dough, now knead it well for about 2 min. If our dough becomes tight, we can add more water during kneading it.
7. Apply some water on the palm and take a portion of dough to make a ball from it, press it in between of palm, and start pressing in the middle of the dough by both of your thumbs. As we can see in the reference image. 
8. Make a little bowl from it and fill the coconut stuffing in it and close the edges and roll it a little to make a smooth ball. Make the same with the remaining dough as well.
9. Now we need to give stem to it, so we can use the steamer or any kind of Idli cooker to steam them, make sure we are greasing some ghee at the bottom of the steamer plate, so the Kozhukkatta will not stick to the bottom.
10. Steam it on a medium flame for 5 min. And our Kozhukkatta is ready to serve.😋

Tips:

We can also add some dry fruits to the stuffing. It will increase its richness. 

This very famous South Indian snack contains 320 calories,  in a single-serving plate. This special kind of dumpling is very tasty and healthy as well.

Coconut is very good for health as contains protein, several important minerals, and small amounts of B vitamins. However, they’re not a significant source of most other vitamins.

The minerals in coconut are involved in many functions in your body. It especially sources of high in manganese, which is essential for bone health and the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and cholesterol.

South India is the coastal area and Coconut is the beauty of Kerala. Unique to the rural landscape and cultural life of Kerala, coconut plays an important role in the economy of the state. 

Coconut farming is a great means of sustenance for a majority of the rural population across the backwaters of Kerala. Evidently, with about 46% of the total production, Kerala is the largest coconut-producing state of India.

Isn't that the interesting fact about Kerala?😲

So, many cuisines from south India contains the coconut as a base ingredient. A few of them, we already shared with you, which contains the basic chutney made from coconut. And in Medu Vada contain the fresh coconut inside the Vada itself.

Enjoy the South Indian dessert and keep cooking. Don't forget to comment to us about your experience. Stay happy, keep eating.

Referral images:

Making of the bowl from dough: