Friday, January 21, 2011

Wheat pidi Kollukattai

Wheat Kollukattai


 It`s very fast and simple and needs very little time for preparation. this food isoneof my fathers farvoite dish.This is my grandma recipe which she passed on to me through my amma, and here it goes for all of you…:)

Ingredients:

1. Rice flour - 1/2 cup
2. Wheat flour - 2 cup

3. Jaggery - 1 cup or to taste
4. Coconut grating or coconut pieces - 1/4 cup
5. Cardamom - 2
6. Water 

7. salt

Preparation 

Melt the jaggery with 1 cup of water and strain to remove any impurities.
Take a non stick pan and heat with strained jagerry water.Bring it to boil.
Mix the rice flour and wheat flour and salt ,coconut pieces, cardamom powder and 

jaggery and  mix well.
Stir continuously ensuring that no lumps are formed.
Once all the water is absorbed and appears like a dough consistency.

Remove from heat and keep aside.Apply some  oil /ghee in your palm.
Make a small lemon size balls out of the kozhakattai dough and keep aside.
For pidi kozhukattai take a small lemon size kolukattai dough and make a ball and keep it your palm just press it by your fingers.
Steam the kozhukatais in idly cooker or pressure cooker using idly plates for 5 to 10 mins.
Allow to cool for sometime. Then remove the kolukattai from idly cooker./pressure cooker
Now your easy and tasty  wheat pidi kozhukattai is ready.



Happy Cooking

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