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    Home » Recipes » Ganesh chaturthi recipes

    Ellu kozhukattai recipe | Vinayagar chaturthi recipes

    September 4, 2013 by Raks Anand 31 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Ellu kozhukattai recipe with step by step pictures. One of the must in our Vinayagar chathurthi celebrations along with uppu kozhukattai and sweet kozhukattai.

    ellu kozhukattai
    Ellu kozhukattai

    Ellu kozhukattai recipe (semsame stuffed kozhukattai) is one we make every year for Vinayagar Chaturthi/ Ganesh chaturthi.

    Actually we make ellu urundai and for the sake of offering 3 varieties of kozhukattai for Pillayar, we prepare few kozhukattai with the same ellu urundai stuffed inside the kozhukattai.

    As a kid I used to like only Ulundu kozhukatai, and never touch vella kozhukattai with channa dal poornam, I just give the sweet stuffing to someone and eat the outer layer alone 😉 .

    But now, I love to have both. Ellu kozhukattai I just taste, but never used to eat lot as we our-self make very few.

    ellu-kozhukattai

    But after coming here to Singapore and started celebrating pillayar chathurthi, I haven't tried this ellu kozhukattai, but wanted to try this year and blog it so that I will remember and refer the recipe.

    This year we have no celebrations as somebody passed away, so I made these just for blogging sake.

    Though my mom makes in a slightly different method, its more or less same. I made just to stuff the sesame inside instead making it as ellu urundai.

    Top tips

    • To get the outer layer soft, its important to boil water well for making the dough.
    • Dough should be almost cooked with the hot water so that you get non sticky pliable dough.
    • If the dough is not cooked well, you may not be able to make the cups properly and will break while making.
    • To check if the kozhukattais are done, it will be shiny and changed in colour.
    • Do not over cook , it may give you broken kozhukattais.
    • If you mix the stufiing in high flame or for more time than needed, then it may turn hard or brittle.
    • Restrict to one or two alone as it will be heavy.

    My notes

    This is quite a heavy one in calories. My mom says 'ellu thindral uzhaikanum', which means you have to burn the calories.

    So make sure to prepare less and roll the rest to ladoos. You can have it as snack for next few days.

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    Ellu kozhukattai recipe

    Ellu kozhukattai recipe with step by step pictures - Vinayagar chaturthi recipes- Mothagam with Sesame, jaggery and coconut stuffed modaks, perfect for the celebration!  
    Course Snack
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 30 minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes
    Servings 12
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup Idiyappam flour or kozhukattai flour
    • 1 teaspoon Sesame oil
    • Water - As needed
    • Salt - As needed

    Stuffing

    • ½ cup Sesame seeds I used black ellu
    • ¾ cup Jaggery powdered
    • ¼ cup Grated coconut
    • 1 Cardamom
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    Instructions

    • For the stuffing, wash sesame seeds well for 3 to 4 times in lots of water. (If using white, you can skip this step.
    • You have to remove all the impurities and spread it over a clean kitchen cloth. Let it be for 15 mins.
    • Mean while, for the dough, bring water to boil with a teaspoon of sesame oil and let it boil for a minute.
    • Add it to the flour with salt and mix well. Use a spatula for mixing. You may need more than double the times of water. So make sure you boil enough.
    • After it becomes warm, knead to a smooth dough and keep covered. You can make equal sized balls and keep covered.
    • By now the sesame seeds will be dry and roast it well until it pops.
    • Add jaggery and coconut to it and mix in low flame. As an optional step, you can grind the sesame seeds coarsely and proceed with the pooranam making.
    • Continue heating in medium flame until the jaggery melts and completely mixes.
    • When it starts leaving the sides, pour and cool down in a plate.
    • When it is still warm, make equal sized balls.
    • Make small cups and stuff the sesame inside. You can refer the VIDEO for help.
    • Steam it for 8 to 10 minutes. (water should boil before you place the kozhukattai inside the steamer).

    Notes

    • You can use white sesame seeds as well.
    • Roasting the sesame well until it pops is must.
    • Grinding the sesame is purely optional but it will be good in mouth than whole sesame seeds. 
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    Ellu kozhukattai method:

    • For the stuffing, wash the sesame seeds well for 3 to 4 times in lots of water. You have to remove all the impurities and spread it over a clean kitchen cloth. Let it be for 15 mins.
    1-ellu-kozhukattai
    • Mean while, for the dough, bring water to boil with a teaspoon of sesame oil and let it boil for a minute. Add it to the flour with salt and mix well. Use a spatula for mixing. You may need lots of water. So make sure you boil enough.
    5-ellu-kozhu
    • After it becomes warm, knead to a smooth dough and keep covered. You can make equal sized balls and keep covered.
    6-ellu-kozhukattai
    • By now the sesame seeds will be dry and roast it well until it pops. Add jaggery and coconut to it and mix in low flame. As an optional step, you can grind the sesame seeds coarsely and proceed with the pooranam making.
    2-ellu-kozhukattai
    • Continue heating in medium flame until the jaggery melts and completely mixes. When it starts leaving the sides, pour and cool down in a plate.
    3-ellu-kozhukattai
    • When it is still warm, make equal sized balls.
    4-ellu-kozhukattai
    • Make small cups and stuff the sesame inside. You can refer the VIDEO for help.
    7-ellu-kozhukattai
    • Steam it for 8 to 10 minutes. (water should boil before you place the kozhukattai inside the steamer).
    8-ellu-kozhukattai

    Sesame stuffed kozhukattai / ellu kozhukattai is ready, enjoy hot!

    More Ganesh chaturthi recipes

    • Nei appam recipe - Karthigai deepam recipes
    • Chana sundal recipe (Kondakadalai sundal)
    • Ulundu kozhukattai recipe, How to make uppu kozhukattai
    • Oats kozhukattai recipe | Easy oats breakfast recipe

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. AparnaRajeshkumar

      September 04, 2013 at 8:47 am

      wow ! esp the last picture is tempting ! i have never tasted ellu kozhukattai ! tasted only puranam !

      Reply
    2. Ranjani

      September 04, 2013 at 8:51 am

      wow super! it looks delicious! 🙂

      Reply
    3. Nivedhanams Sowmya

      September 04, 2013 at 9:10 am

      As usual very beautiful... Very nice kozhukkattai!!!

      Sowmya

      Reply
    4. srikars kitchen

      September 04, 2013 at 9:16 am

      wow.. Nice entry.. my method is little different. coarse the sesame little & same method like you.Will try your method next time..

      Reply
    5. Raks anand

      September 04, 2013 at 9:41 am

      Yes thats the way my mom does too...

      Reply
    6. Kaveri Venkatesh

      September 04, 2013 at 10:10 am

      Looks delicious Raji!

      Reply
    7. prathibha Garre

      September 04, 2013 at 10:45 am

      love these modakams...looks yumm

      Reply
    8. Shama Nagarajan

      September 04, 2013 at 12:14 pm

      delicious and inviting

      Reply
    9. Happys Cook

      September 04, 2013 at 1:44 pm

      yummy kozhukattai... looks fabulous...

      Reply
    10. jeyashri suresh

      September 04, 2013 at 2:05 pm

      Though we make ellu urndais never made modaks with that. Looks yum and pretty clicks

      Reply
    11. Veena Theagarajan

      September 04, 2013 at 2:06 pm

      yummy fab looking kozhukattai

      Reply
    12. Sangeetha M

      September 04, 2013 at 2:21 pm

      i love ellu poornam with coconut more than the paruppu poornam, beautifully done and presented...inviting pics as always 🙂

      Reply
    13. Janani

      September 04, 2013 at 3:21 pm

      never knew elu urundai stuffing can be made with modak very interesting so nice raks love the last click my stomach is growling looking at it. Very nice.

      Reply
    14. Finla

      September 04, 2013 at 3:37 pm

      You makes ot so easy to make. My sis and I talk about your blog almost everyday as when she need a veg recipe she is always comming here and she has made so many dishes from your blog. She was sayig today i always want to comment when she makes your recipe but as she don't have a blogger account she canot, but i told her as she has liked you page she should write on your fb wall. Will see if she will do that 🙂

      Reply
    15. Raks anand

      September 04, 2013 at 4:36 pm

      Oh so sweet of you both 🙂 very happy to hear that Finla 🙂

      Reply
    16. Hamaree Rasoi

      September 04, 2013 at 5:51 pm

      Awesome looking modak. Happy Ganesh Chaturthi in advance to you.
      Deepa

      Reply
    17. Priya Suresh

      September 04, 2013 at 5:54 pm

      We grind coarsely the sesame seeds, fantastic kozhukattais Raji.

      Reply
    18. Hari Chandana P

      September 04, 2013 at 6:02 pm

      Very healthy and tempting kozhukattais.. Awesome job 🙂

      Reply
    19. divya

      September 04, 2013 at 6:14 pm

      looks droolworthy..i am loving it.

      Reply
    20. Suja Manoj

      September 04, 2013 at 11:53 pm

      Yummy filling,nice recipe..thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    21. indianspicemagic

      September 05, 2013 at 12:55 am

      Wounderful pics. Well presented. I love coconut filling inside kozhukattai.

      Reply
    22. Aruna Manikandan

      September 05, 2013 at 7:00 am

      haven't tried with ellu, looks delicious and very tempting 🙂

      Reply
    23. Durga

      September 07, 2013 at 1:04 pm

      Its seems to be too good... TODAY i tried ur easy pepper kuzhambu. It's delicious. I loved it.. it's totally new for us..

      And for ellu urundai my mom use karupatti.. It was so delicious...

      Reply
    24. Durga

      September 07, 2013 at 1:06 pm

      Its seems to be too good... TODAY i tried ur easy pepper kuzhambu. It's delicious. I loved it.. it's totally new for us..

      And for ellu urundai my mom use karupatti.. It was so delicious...

      Reply
    25. Raks anand

      September 09, 2013 at 8:47 am

      Thanks for your feedback 🙂

      Reply
    26. SHARMILEE J

      September 10, 2013 at 3:23 pm

      Looks very tempting...my fav anytime!

      Reply
    27. Charanya Mathivanan

      March 12, 2014 at 11:02 am

      I like it very much today only know how to prepare n a simple way... So sweet for me as I love to eat sweets..

      Reply
    28. Hema

      April 02, 2015 at 10:45 am

      Did u add oil during dough making ?

      Reply
    29. Raks anand

      April 02, 2015 at 10:48 am

      I have mentioned in step 2

      Reply
    30. Janani satish

      September 18, 2018 at 11:31 am

      Please mention the quantity of water (I am a novice cook and this is the first time trying kozhukattai), for half cup of rice flour I used one and half a cup of water as mentioned in step 2, which resulted in a gooey mass of rice flour. It took considerable time for me shape them into a kozhukattai and after steaming all I had was some white goop with black center for my kozhukattai... 🙁

      Reply
    31. Raks Kitchen

      September 24, 2018 at 3:53 pm

      Hi Janani, I will sure try to notice next time and update with rough measurements. I cannot tell the exact quantity as depending on the rice flour quality, the water quantity varies vastly.

      Reply

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