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    Home » Recipes » Ganesh chaturthi recipes

    Ammini kozhukattai recipe | Ganesh chaturthi recipes

    August 25, 2014 by Raks Anand 17 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Ammini kozhukattai, mani kozhukattai recipe with mild spice, moong dal along with the tiny cute little kozhukattais. Step by step detailed post.

    Ammini kozhukattai
    Mani kozhukattai | Ganesh chaturthi kozhukattai

    We make a similar one called neer urundai but this is prepared mainly during Vinayagar Chathurthi festival.

    Especially you can make use of leftover kozhukattai dough and ulundu pooranam to prepare this re mix version.

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    I have posted neer urundai when I just started my blog. We boil water and add the rice balls in that water to cook it, instead of steaming.

    It has totally different taste and texture than this ammini kozhukattai. I love that so much.

    This is totally different in both making process and taste. I love this as snack.

    I have never made this way, this is the first time I am making, after my MIL made this for evening snack when I was there in Chennai few months back.

    Me, Aj and my MIL rolled the balls chatting and watching TV. It was fun job for Aj. He totally enjoyed making it.

    But he doesn't like to eat this. I thought this will be the apt time to post this as Ganesh Chaturthi is nearing. Though there are many variations in this ammini kozhukattai, this is my version!

    ammini kozhukattai
    Ammini kozhukattai

    Check out my other Ganesh chaturthi recipes.

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    Ammini kozhukattai

    Ammini kozhukattai recipe with moong dal, prepared with rice flour. Mild spiced, flavourful ammini kozhukattai with step by step pictures.
    Course Snack
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 30 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Servings 2
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup Rice flour I used idiyappam flour
    • 1 cup Water
    • 2 tablespoon Moong dal Pasi paruppu
    • ⅛ teaspoon Turmeric
    • ¼ cup Coconut grated
    • 1 teaspoon Sesame oil
    • Salt As needed

    To temper

    • 1 tablespoon Oil I used coconut oil
    • ½ teaspoon Mustard
    • 1 teaspoon Urad dal
    • 1 sprig Curry leaves
    • 2 Green chilli Slit
    • ⅛ tsp Asafoetida
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    Instructions

    • Wash and soak moong dal in hot water firstly.
    • In a heavy bottomed vessel/ non stick pan, boil water. Add salt, sesame oil and flour to it.
    • Briskly stir and keep mixing until it forms a dough.
    • Initially it can be looking as if there is some lumps forming. But as you stir, it will be alright.
    • Let it cool down a bit. Once you are able to handle the heat, grease your hands and knead the dough.
    • Start making tiny balls. Keep the dough covered and knead now and then to prevent drying.
    • Grease idli plates with sesame oil and arrange the ammini kozhukkattai on it.
    • Boil water in idli pot, keep the soaked moong dal in a small bowl, with only water just enough to immerse it. Add salt to it to prevent over cooking.
    • Keep the idli plate over it. And steam for 10 minutes or until the balls are done. 
    • If you have a different type of idli pot, cook moong dal separately by boiling. Just make sure you just cook it without over cooking.
    • By the time the mani kozhukattais gets cooked, the moong dal also would have been got just right cooked, since we have pre soaked it in hot water.
    • Now heat a kadai and temper with the items given under ‘To temper’ table in order.
    • Add the steamed mini kozhukattais and mix well.
    • Add grated coconut, cooked dal, turmeric and mix gently.

    Video

    Notes

    • Soaking dal helps cook easily. If cooking separately, just boil water and add the soaked dal, boil for 2 mins and drain the water.
    • Keep the dough always covered and knead every now and then with greased hands to prevent from drying.
    • You can do the same with leftover urad dal pooranam too.
    • In the updated video, I have added salt while sauteeing dal instead of while steaming. You can do either way, no wrong in it.
    • Turmeric is also optional.
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    Stepwise photos

    1. Wasn and soak moong dal in hot water firstly. In a heavy bottomed vessel/ non stick pan, boil water and add salt, sesame oil and flour to it.

    soak dal, boil water

    2. Briskly stir and keep mixing until it forms a dough. Initially it can be looking as if there is some lumps forming. But as you stir, it will be alright.

    add flour, make dough

    3. Let it cool down a bit. Once you are able to handle the heat, grease your hands and knead the dough. Start making tiny balls. Keep the dough covered and knead now and then to prevent drying.

    make mini kozhukattai

    4. Grease idli plates with sesame oil and arrange the balls on it. Boil water in idli pot, keep the soaked moong dal in a small bowl, with only water just enough to immerse it. Add salt to it.

    steam

    5. Keep the idli plate over it. And steam for 10 minutes or until the balls are done.  If you have a different type of idli pot, cook moong dal separately. Just make sure you just cook it without over cooking.

    steam

    6. By the time the mini kozhukattais gets cooked, the moong dal also would have been got just right cooked, since we have pre soaked it in hot water. Now heat a kadai and temper with the items given under ‘To temper’ table in order.

    temper

    7. Add the steamed mini kozhukattais and mix well.

    add kozhukattai

    8. Add grated coconut, cooked dal (if little water is there, no problem) and mix gently.

    toss dal, coconut - ready

    Flavorful, eye appealing, cute little ammini kozhukattai ready to be offered to Ganesh as well as your family would love it as prasadam.

    ammini kozhukattai recipe

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    • Paal kozhukattai with jaggery | paagu kozhukattai
    • Mothagam recipe, Ganesh chaturthi recipes, Vella kozhukattai

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    Comments

    1. Ramya Venkateswaran

      August 25, 2014 at 3:38 am

      ammini kozhukattai looks fab and this is my favorite too

      Reply
    2. jeyashri suresh

      August 25, 2014 at 7:14 am

      Wow love this version of ammini kozhukattai. yummy

      Reply
    3. sankar saranya

      August 25, 2014 at 10:46 am

      It's new to me,thanks for this new version, small cup look so nice

      Reply
    4. mini rajan

      August 25, 2014 at 12:05 pm

      Hi raks tried mkg this for covering fr ppornam twice. Secnd time put the coycottais in a vessel inside a cooker wth water to steam, took 1 hr fr the coycottais to cook...where cud I hv gn wrong?

      Reply
    5. Raks anand

      August 25, 2014 at 1:15 pm

      Better use steamer

      Reply
    6. Kurinji

      August 25, 2014 at 3:19 pm

      yummy kozhukattai....

      Reply
    7. Anonymous

      August 25, 2014 at 4:15 pm

      Easy and yummy Kozhukattai:-)

      Reply
    8. sindhuja

      August 26, 2014 at 1:45 am

      Yummy

      Reply
    9. sindhuja

      August 26, 2014 at 2:44 am

      Raks y u still dint post coriander rice & mint rice...??? Pls post tat dear....!!!!!!

      Reply
    10. sara

      August 26, 2014 at 7:17 am

      Hai raks I am a regular visitor of ur site.in internet explorer in laptop I can't open ur website." the operation is aborted" this message is coming .please rectify prob as soon as possible.because I want to see some recipes from ur website.now I mailed in my cell phone

      Reply
    11. Raks anand

      August 26, 2014 at 8:56 am

      Hi Sara, can you clear your cookies and history and then try again? Because, no one else complained the same. Also let me know what is the version of Internet explorer you are using.

      Reply
    12. Bala Jayaseelan

      August 26, 2014 at 12:41 pm

      Good one.

      Reply
    13. Anonymous

      August 28, 2014 at 2:35 am

      Kozhukattai is really good and hygienic snack when it is prepared at home . But this Ammini Kozhukattai are very tasty rather than normal one.

      Reply
    14. Niveda Ravi

      September 18, 2015 at 1:00 am

      Should I close the idly pan or no?

      Reply
    15. Raks anand

      September 18, 2015 at 1:05 am

      Yes you should always close lid for steaming.

      Reply
    16. KavithaN

      January 07, 2021 at 6:09 am

      5 stars
      Excellent taste.......thanks a ton for giving wonderful recipe

      Reply
      • Raks Anand

        January 07, 2021 at 5:42 pm

        Thanks 🙂

        Reply

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