Happy Vinayaga Chaturti For All My Readers
Paal kozhukkattai is a dessert which resembles payasam. Usually coconut milk and jaggery are used in its preparation. But I twisted it a little and added sugar and milk instead. Both the versions taste equally good. My husband liked this very much. I added some coconut flakes along with cashew for the extra crunch. To get the coconut flavour, I added grated coconut in the dough itself. Today is the third day of Blogging Marathon #20 and I am posting under Ganesh Chaturthi Specials. This will make a nice neivedhyam for Lord Ganesha.
Ingredients:
For The Kozhukkattai:
Kozhukkattai Flour-1cup
Water-1cup
Salt-a pinch
Oil-1tsp
Grated Coconut-1cup
For The Paayasam:
Milk-3cups
Water-1 1/2cups
Sugar-3/4-1cup
Cardamom Powder-1/2tsp
Broken Cashew-3tbs
Coconut Flakes-3tbs
Ghee-2tbs
Procedure:
Preparing The
Kozhukkattai:
- Boil
water along with salt and oil.
- Add
the rice flour, remove from flame and mix with the back of ladle.
- Add
the coconut and mix well.
- Allow
it to cool.
- When
the dough is warm enough to handle, dip your palm in cold water and knead
the dough.
- Pinch
small portions and shape them into small balls.
Preparing The
Paayasam:
- Bring
water to boil.
- Add
the prepared kozhukkattai into the boiling water.
- Wait
until it cooks. Do not stir until cooked otherwise the balls will crack.
- When
the balls become firm, add milk and bring it to boil.
- Let it
boil until the paayasam thickens.
- Add
sugar and cardamom powder.
- Let it
boil for another 5 minutes.
- Heat
ghee in a separate pan. Add the cashew and coconut flakes.
- When
they come to golden brown, add it to paayasam and remove from flame.
- Serve
at room temperature.
P.S: If you are doing in small quantity, then at step 4, remove the kozhukkattai from water and add it to milk in another pan. If doing in larger quantity, you can add milk to the water containing kozhukkattai. The reason is when adding large quantity of kozhukkattai balls, the rice flour gets added to the water while boiling and you will get a thick porridge. If milk is added along then it increases the taste of paayasam. But when preparing a smaller portion, the water will not thicken and the resulting paayasam will be very thin.That is why we need to remove the kozhukkattai from water and add it directly to milk.
Add flour to boiling water and mix with the back of the ladle.
Add coconut and knead into soft dough.
Shape into small balls.
Boil kozhukkattais in water.
Prepare as instructed and serve!!
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Labels: Blogging Marathon, DESSERTS, KOZHUKKATTAI, MILK, PAYASAM, RICE FLOUR, SOUTH INDIAN DELICACIES, SWEETS