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    Ulundu kozhukattai recipe, How to make uppu kozhukattai

    September 12, 2012 by Raks Anand 36 Comments / Jump to Recipe

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    Ulundu Kozhukattai recipe with detailed step by step pictures, video. Uppu Kozhukattai recipe is on of the main dish in Ganesh chaturthi, Vinayagar chathurthi celebration.
    This is one of my old posts, I posted the recipes for sweet and uppu/ ulundu kozhukattai recipes together. The post is too long with all the pictures and two videos. So I thought of updating everything as separate posts, so that it will be easy to browse. Ulundu kozhukattai is my favourite and when we eat sweet and uppu kozhukattai alternatively, it will taste heavenly. Ulundu kozhukattai is very flavourful, as well as healthy. Here is how my mom/MIL makes this.

    Check out my healthy version of diabetic friendly ragi kozhukattai & kambu kozhukattai
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    Ulundu Kozhukattai

    Ulundu Kozhukattai recipe with detailed step by step pictures, video. Uppu Kozhukattai recipe is on of the main dish in Ganesh chaturthi, Vinayagar chathurthi celebration.
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 30 minutes
    Cook Time 30 minutes
    Soaking time 1 hour
    Total Time 2 hours
    Servings 25 kozhukattai
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • Β½ cup Urad dal
    • 4 Green chillies
    • Β½ cup Grated coconut
    • Salt as needed
    • Β½ teaspoon Mustard For tempering
    • β…› teaspoon Asafoetida
    • 1 teaspoon Oil
    • Curry leaves - 1 sprig

    Ingredients for outer layer

    • 1 cup Idiyappam flour -
    • 1 & β…“ cup Water or as needed
    • 1 teaspoon Sesame oil
    • Salt as needed
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    Instructions

    Prepare Dough

    • First boil water with oil(add salt if the flour doesn't have salt in it..mine had salt in it so I didn't add any sal.Take the flour in a broad vessel. Add the boiling water little by little and mix with the help of a ladle.
    • Let it cool for about 5 min, it may be warm, still knead with your hands to make a smooth dough.The consistency should be like our chapati dough...non sticky. Keep covered till you use to prevent drying. Make equal size balls out of it.

    Ulundu stuffing preparation:

    • Soak the urad dal for an hour minimum. In a mixer, grind green chilies with salt and half the asafoetida and lastly add well drained urad dal and run the mixer only twice or thrice.(Use juice/inch optioto a coarse consistency.
    • Take care that Urad dal should not be ground smooth.In a greased idly plate, steam this mixture in idly pot for 8- 10 minutes. Cool down and crumble it.
    • In a broad pan/kadai,heat the oil and season with mustard,asafoetida and curry leaves.Then add the steamed mixture and fry in medium flame till the mixture becomes dry..(3 min)
    • Lastly add grated coconut and fry for a minute.This mixture should be fluffy.. Adding coconut is optional, but it enhances the taste very well.Refer the video given to see how to make the kozhukattais.

    Video

    Notes

    • Keep the dough always closed and try to finish making the kozhukattais as soon as possible as keeping for long time may lead to cracking/dry kozhukattais.
    • Boil water well,the dough should get cooked ΒΎth,then only the dough will be not sticky and also soft after cooking.
    • Adding oil in the water/while making dough gives softer kozhukattais.
    • Grease your hands generously each time you make kozhukattai,to get it smooth.
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    Yes, the readymade idiyappam flour available at grocery stores is the handy and best for the kozhukattai outer layer..and the result is aΒ very soft kozhukatai.

    Ulundu kozhukattai method:

      1. First boil water with oil(add salt if the flour doesn't have salt in it..mine had salt in it so I didn't add any salt) .Take the flour in a broad vessel. Add the boiling water little by little and mix with the help of a ladle.ulundu kozhukattai recipe1
      2. Let it cool for about 5 min, it may be warm, still knead with your hands to make a smooth dough.The consistency should be like our chapati dough...non sticky. Keep covered till you use to prevent drying. Make equal size balls out of it.ulundu kozhukattai recipe2

    Ulundu stuffing preparation:

      1. Soak the urad dal for an hour minimum. In a mixer, grind green chilies with salt and half the asafoetida.first-grind
      2. lastly add well drained urad dal and run the mixer only twice or thrice.(Use juice/inch option) to a coarse consistency.urad dal pooranam
      3. Take care that Urad dal should not be ground smooth.In a greased idly plate, steam this mixture in idly pot for 8- 10 minutes. Cool down and crumble it.urad dal stuffing
      4. In a broad pan/kadai,heat the oil and season with mustard,asafoetida and curry leaves.Then add the steamed mixture and fry in medium flame till the mixture becomes dry..(3 min)temper
      5. Lastly add grated coconut and fry for a minute.This mixture should be fluffy.. Adding coconut is optional, but it enhances the taste very well.Refer the video given for easy understanding. Your stuffing is ready. Transfer to a vessel.
      6. stuffing ready
      7. Make kozhukattai. Take one rolled dough ball. Grease your hands with sesame oil. Knead well in your hand itself to make it smoother. Start from the outside of it by thinning from outside.step1-dough
      8. Work towards the middle to make a shallow bowl shape. Fill a tablespoon of the prepared stuffing using a spoon.step2-fill
      9. Fold and seal the edges. Optionally you can fold decoratively too.step3-seal
      10. Soft and moist kozhukattai will be ready by steaming them in a greased idli plates for 5-8 minutes!step4-done

    You can gobble these kozhukattais countlessly and enjoy.

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. DivyaGCP

      September 12, 2012 at 1:25 am

      Love this kozhukattai.. Well explained with the video..

      Reply
    2. Premalatha Aravindhan

      September 12, 2012 at 2:33 am

      Delicious Kozhukattai,i remember ur old post changed the recipe too?nice version n videos:)

      Reply
    3. Corporate to Kitchen

      September 12, 2012 at 2:39 am

      waw.. these are nice! You are so graceful & gentle with them:)

      Reply
    4. Athisaya Divya

      September 12, 2012 at 2:40 am

      Kozhukattai looks beautifully shaped and nice video.

      Reply
    5. Sudha Sabarish

      September 12, 2012 at 3:23 am

      Always love to have sweet kozhukattai and ur pics are too tempting.U've made perfectly.Video is very useful.

      Reply
    6. Prathibha

      September 12, 2012 at 4:16 am

      We make a savory version of kozhukattai(modak) with toor dal instead of urad dal,yet 2 post in m blog..nice pics raks

      Reply
    7. DEESHA

      September 12, 2012 at 5:20 am

      They look gorgeous .. Have a great festival

      Reply
    8. Nagalakshmi V

      September 12, 2012 at 6:43 am

      i was planning to make it this weekend too, not sure if i will have the energy though πŸ™‚

      Reply
    9. Swasthi

      September 12, 2012 at 6:49 am

      Perfectly made! fantastic clicks!

      Reply
    10. Kalpana Sareesh

      September 12, 2012 at 7:12 am

      perfect shapes always love this one more than sweet version..

      Reply
    11. jeyashrisuresh

      September 12, 2012 at 11:47 am

      Wow they are super nicely done. Adding coconut to poornam sounds nice

      Reply
    12. Priti S

      September 12, 2012 at 12:14 pm

      Looks yum ....nice clicks ...love the 1st time ...video is so gud ...why you don't put voice ? πŸ™‚

      Reply
    13. Priya

      September 12, 2012 at 1:36 pm

      Beautifully done, love this ulundhu kozhukattais very much.

      Reply
    14. Sharmilee! :)

      September 12, 2012 at 1:50 pm

      Looks stunning...perfect kozhukattais...Loved the first pic very much!!

      Reply
    15. divya

      September 12, 2012 at 1:58 pm

      tht's looks so tempting ...yum

      Reply
    16. Veena Theagarajan

      September 12, 2012 at 3:41 pm

      adding coconut is nice.. Nice presentation Raks.. Keep rocking...

      Great-secret-of-life.blogspot.com

      Reply
    17. APARNARAJESHKUMAR

      September 12, 2012 at 3:47 pm

      absolutely mesmerized with pictures

      Reply
    18. Shama Nagarajan

      September 12, 2012 at 5:38 pm

      Super likes...Join me in Know your Flours-Corn Flour , Fast Food - Pasta event , Know you natural Sweetness - Honey events in my blog

      Reply
    19. Sanoli Ghosh

      September 12, 2012 at 7:36 pm

      Excellently made dear. Lipsmacking good.

      Reply
    20. Now Serving

      September 12, 2012 at 10:35 pm

      These are my absolute favorite kinds!!! lovely pictorial

      Reply
    21. Shabitha Karthikeyan

      September 13, 2012 at 2:01 am

      Loved the first pic so much. Cute ones !!

      Reply
    22. Nivedhanams Sowmya

      September 13, 2012 at 2:51 am

      Love the preparation and the video is very helpful!!!

      Sowmya

      Ongoing Event - Coconut

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      Reply
    23. Rinku Naveen

      September 13, 2012 at 5:51 am

      Kozhukattai looks so cute and yummy. Never tasted ulundu ones.

      Reply
    24. Rashida shaikh

      September 13, 2012 at 3:39 pm

      Nice presentation, Video would be great help...

      Reply
    25. Laavanya

      September 13, 2012 at 5:05 pm

      I love this filling... and you have folded it so beautifully Raks! πŸ™‚

      Reply
    26. Divya Kudua

      September 14, 2012 at 3:01 am

      Perfect pleats for the modakam Raks,something I am never able to follow:).Love the filling too,never tried the savory version yet!

      Reply
    27. Saranya

      September 14, 2012 at 6:52 am

      Plz tell me for sweet kozukattai how to do?

      Reply
    28. Anonymous

      September 14, 2012 at 10:05 am

      I'm amazed... that looks really good, would love to try that!

      Reply
    29. Reshmi Mahesh

      September 15, 2012 at 3:43 am

      Kozhukattais look so perfect and tempting...Very neat too...Loved the filling..

      Reply
    30. Sathya Sankar

      September 17, 2012 at 11:51 pm

      Perfectly done Kozhukattais, thanks for sharing the video!

      Appetite Treats

      Reply
    31. runnergirlinthekitchen.blogspot.com

      September 19, 2012 at 8:23 am

      love these sweet dumpling or modaks :))

      Reply
    32. Subhashini

      September 19, 2012 at 11:39 pm

      I made this today and it came out very nice.

      Reply
    33. Chella KS Nathan

      September 07, 2013 at 1:08 am

      I love your videos raks:) I so tempted to grab the kollukattais ure making. so proffesional

      Reply
    34. Divya Ravindran

      September 09, 2013 at 11:33 pm

      Love ur recipies.. I am new to cooking and I follow this website a lot!! Thanks a lot!

      Reply
    35. Divya Ravindran

      September 09, 2013 at 11:33 pm

      Ur website has all the dishes that I think of making.. Love ur recipies.. Thank you so much!!

      Reply
    36. Anusha Jayaraman

      August 30, 2014 at 1:56 pm

      Nice! I made my first kozhukattais following your recipe.. Came out great! I have heard many people saying that its a difficult job..preparing the sweet and salt stuffings took time, but otherwise was easy. I couldnt spend time in preparing rice flour from the scratch and used the one i bought from a shop and used olive oil instead of sesame..anyway came out very well..
      Got appreciations from hubby, mom and mil πŸ™‚

      Reply

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