Kambu kozhukattai made with simple ingredients, a healthy steamed snack for breakfast or snack.(kambu in tamil, bajra in hindi, pear millet in english).
I got this recipe through my cosis from a magazine supplementary. I had kambu in stock after making kambu adai and wanted to make use of it. I first over read this kambu kozhukattai recipe and thought it uses kambu maavu (bajra flour), but realised it is made flour from kambu and then made to these kambu kara kozhukattai (dumplings).
Kambu kara kozhukattai tasted really good, I never expected the out come flavour, it was too good like my easy ulundu kozhukattai only that the texture is different. Vj too loved it. He loves kambu millet a lot and so no surprise him liking this one. I want to try more kambu recipes in future as it turns out really well.
Kambu kozhukattai recipe
Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Breakfast
Prep Time: 3 hrs soaking time | Cook time: 20 mins | Makes:20
Prep Time: 3 hrs soaking time | Cook time: 20 mins | Makes:20
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Ingredients
Kambu/ bajra/ peal millet – 1 cup
Coconut, chopped – 3 tbsp
Green chilli – 3, chopped
Ginger, chopped – 2 tsp
Coriander leaves, chopped – 3 tbsp
Salt – As needed
Oil – 2 tsp
Mustard – ½ tsp
urad dal – 1 tbsp
Asafoetida – ¼ tsp
Curry leaves – 1 sprig
Coconut, chopped – 3 tbsp
Green chilli – 3, chopped
Ginger, chopped – 2 tsp
Coriander leaves, chopped – 3 tbsp
Salt – As needed
To temper
Oil – 2 tsp
Mustard – ½ tsp
urad dal – 1 tbsp
Asafoetida – ¼ tsp
Curry leaves – 1 sprig
How to make kambu kozhukattai method
- Wash and soak kambu for minimum 3 hours or overnight. Drain, spread over a clean cotton towel for the excess water to get absorbed.
- Once the extra moisture is absorbed, transfer to a blender and powder it coarsely.
- Heat a pan with oil and temper with mustard, urad dal and asafoetida followed by curry leaves. Add ginger, green chilli, followed by coriander leaves and coconut.
- Stir well for a minute until coriander leaves shrink and add 1 & ½ cups water along with salt. Bring to boil.
- Put in medium flame and add the powdered bajra. Stir briskly and cook covered in medium or low flame for 4 minutes.
- Set aside covered for cooling down. Once warm enough to handle, grease your hands with oil.
- make oblong shapes with the dough prepared, using your hands as shown in the picture. You can make round balls too, but this is easy to get steamed.
- Arrange in greased idli plate/ steamer and steam cook for 10 minutes.
Tips
- Use a metal strainer to wash and drain the millet easily.
- You can use grated coconut in place of chopped coconut.
- If the mixture becomes too dry and brittle before making shape for any reason, try adding little more hot water and knead the dough.
- Keep the dough as well as the kozhukattai after steaming covered, to prevent drying.
Enjoy it hot or warm with mint chutney or kara chutney. I had it with mint thogayal and it was good even as such with the coconut bits the best in it. 
Can I use the ready-made flour instead of using the millet.
Hi Kanaha, Sure you can try. May be try reducing 1/4 cup water.
Thanks
looks healthy,will try it out
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Hi Raji
I am an ardent fan of your site. Whenever I am stuck with what to cook, I either call my mom or refer to your website. Thanks for all the wonderful fool-proof recipes.
I tried this kozhukattai today. It tasted awesome. I used store bought flour and 1:1.25 flour:water ratio. The texture was a little soggy and not firm like yours. Should I reduce the water next time?
Sankari
Hi Raji, going to try this week. Absolutely healthy and good for diabetics.
One more request. Can you please post the recipe of pink panner jamun available in sweet shops?
Hi Raji, can we prepare this course kambu powder much ahead.?i.e.before some days? If yes, please tell me the procedure? Like how much should we dry out the kambu after soaking?
I think you can do that, dry for an hour and after powdering also, dry the flour in shade in clean kitchen cloth before storing.
Hi Raji, tried this today for breakfast.. Turned out awesome.. Thanks a lot for the recipe