PAAL KOZHUKATTAI

Hi friends,
Paal kozhukattai is a traditional dessert recipe made in the South Indian state of Tamilnadu. It can be served hot on a rainy evening as well.

Ingredients:

• Rice flour - 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon 
• Jaggery - 1/2 cup
• Water - 1/2 cup + 3/4 cup
• Salt - 1/8 teaspoon 
• Cardamom powder - 1 teaspoon 
• Dry ginger powder (sukku pori) - 1 teaspoon 
• Freshly grated coconut - 1/2 cup
• Ghee or clarified butter - 1 tablespoon 
• Milk - 125ml

Method:

• Take 1/2 cup rice flour in a mixing bowl 
• Add the ghee, salt and freshly grated coconut 
• Boil 3/4 cup of water in a pan
• Add the water little by little to the rice flour mixture 
• Mix well with the help of a ladle to form a soft dough
• Divide the dough into equal portions 
• Roll each portion into a ball 
• Keep aside
• Heat the jaggery along with 1/2 a cup of water in a pan
• Add the dry ginger powder and cardamom powder 
• Once the jaggery dissolves, strain the syrup through a strainer and transfer it to another pan
• Allow the jaggery syrup to come to a boil
• Add the rice flour balls (kozhukattai) to the boiling jaggery syrup 
• Cook covered with the lid for about 10 minutes 
• Then remove the lid 
• Make a paste with 1 tablespoon of rice flour with 3 tablespoons of water 
• Add this paste to the boiling jaggery syrup to give a thicker consistency 
• Allow it to cook
• Add the milk
• Stir well till the desired consistency 
• Transfer to serving bowls
• Serve hot or refrigerate and serve chilled

Please do try this recipe and enjoy the art of cooking!!!

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