This ulundu kozhukattai is made with the same ingredients as the traditional ulundu kozhukattai/ khara kozhukattai – Rice flour, urad dal as main ingredients. But this is perfect for beginners who doesn’t want to spend time in making the traditional stuffing method. Or who doesn’t know to make it. Or for a lazy day, yet you want to make and eat the kozhukattai. Also this is apt to use up the extra ulundu pooranam after vinayakar chaturthi. My mother used to make this kozhukattai on the day of her monthly fasting on “Sankatahara Chaturthi”. Urad dal is very good for health, especially for ladies.
Easy ulundu pidi kozhukattai recipe
Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Breakfast/ Dinner
Prep Time: 1 Hr soaking time | Cook time: 25 mins | Serves: 4
Prep Time: 1 Hr soaking time | Cook time: 25 mins | Serves: 4
Ingredients
Rice flour – 1 cup
Urad dhal – 1/2 cup
water – 2 cup
Green chillies – 4
Asafoetida – 2 pinches
Coconut – 3 tbsp (Or as per your wish)
Salt- As needed
Urad dhal – 1/2 cup
water – 2 cup
Green chillies – 4
Asafoetida – 2 pinches
Coconut – 3 tbsp (Or as per your wish)
Salt- As needed
To temper
Mustard – 1 tsp
Asafoetida – 2 pinches
Curry leaves – 1 sprig
Asafoetida – 2 pinches
Curry leaves – 1 sprig
Method
- Soak urad dhal for an hour and grind green chillies first and then add asafoetida and urad dal to it. Use inch/juice button in the mixer to grind to a coarse paste.
- Heat a heavy bottomed vessel with 2 tsp of oil and add the tadka items. Pour water to it, add required salt.
- When the water starts boiling,add the ground paste, coconut.
- Add rice flour stirring briskly with flame low. Stir till you get a dough consistency,by this time the rice flour should have got half cooked and you get a dough.
- The dough will not be so sticky after it cools down. Grease the idly plate and your hands with oil and make round patties ( kozhukattais ), arrange them and steam cook for 10 minutes.
Notes
- Depending on the variety of rice flour you use, the water gets absorbed quickly or takes time after you add it to the boiling water. Anyways we make patties and steam again, so it doesn’t matter much.
- Coconut can be added more or less as per your wish. You can use coconut bits too.
Your tasty,healthy kozhukattai is ready! We enjoyed with coconut thogaiyal and sambhar!
Uma
March 14, 2008 at 7:35 pmLooks so yummy! Simple indeed!
Divya Vikram
March 14, 2008 at 7:35 pmWow..I love kozhukattai s..I dint know it was so easy to prepare with the idly plate..will try it sometime..
Dhivya
March 14, 2008 at 7:35 pmwow!kozhukattai my all time favorite…am drooling here,,can i pick one:)))
KayKat
March 14, 2008 at 7:35 pm*yum*!
I just made some nombu adais last night, I like these even better 🙂
kamala
March 14, 2008 at 7:35 pmNice step by step picture.A good diet after fasting
Asha
March 14, 2008 at 7:35 pmEven I could try these, simple and delcious, love the color of chutney too Raks!:)
Bharathy
March 15, 2008 at 4:10 pmSmall coin shaped kozhukkattais..this recipe is new to me, Raji!
Why dont you send it for healthy breakfast for MAnsi’s WBB??
Seema
March 15, 2008 at 4:10 pmSimple & yummy!! Easy one for us…
Laavanya
March 15, 2008 at 4:10 pmGreat idea.. i love ulundhu kozhukattais and this is super.. easy – no need to stuff… 🙂 Thanks Raks.
Siri
March 15, 2008 at 4:10 pmHey Raji – The Kozhukattai looks yummy..:D This wud b a nice entry to Mansi’s ‘Balanced Breakfast’…:)
What say?
Siri
Mansi Desai
March 16, 2008 at 1:20 amwow girl! that looks awesome:) I think I’m gonna try it soon! thanks for sending this to WBB!:)
easycrafts
March 16, 2008 at 10:37 amnever tried the salt version of kozhakattais…will bookmark ur recipe
srikar's kitchen
March 17, 2008 at 4:01 amnice picture.it looks great.
Seena
March 17, 2008 at 9:51 amRaj,looks like small idlis.! no, never tasted much Tamil food.. 🙂 So in Singapore, one of my destinations is your home for some Tamil food.. 😀
anu
March 18, 2008 at 2:40 amYum yum
Ramya's Mane Adige
March 19, 2008 at 4:12 amhey, this is very similar to pundi that we make in k’taka… steaming it makes it healthy too!
Sagari
March 19, 2008 at 4:12 amveru nice recipe raks
Daily Meals
March 19, 2008 at 4:12 amLook healthy and yummy…
Swati: Sugarcraft India
March 19, 2008 at 4:12 amVery simple and delicious Raks..Like your chutney too!!
Meera
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ANJALI J.
March 20, 2008 at 1:37 pmhey thanks Rak! lovely picture
Miri
March 20, 2008 at 1:37 pmThis item seems to have become very rare in regular breakfast menus – thanks for posting!
LG
April 4, 2008 at 10:18 amLoved this dish, new to me. Will try it Raks. I have tagged you for a MEME, take it when you have time.
Anonymous
May 14, 2008 at 1:08 pmKozhukattai is all time favorite and u remembered my school days when I used to have this during vinayaka chadurthi.
This is first time here and your blog looks good. Thanks for sharing a good recipe.
rani
July 31, 2010 at 4:12 pmDEAR SWEET RAJI SISTER,
I LOVE TO SEE ALL UR RECEIPES. THANK YOU SO MUCH SISTER.