KOZHUKATTAI WITH KADALAI PARUPPU POORANAM | MODAKAM RECIPE

Kozhukattai | modakam we generally make with Thengai pooranam which i have posted earlier here and also we make for Ganesha chaturthi|Vinayagar Chaturthi . I have never tried kozhukattai with channa dal | kadalai paruppu poornam. My mom is here for a week and few days back i learnt the kadalai parrupu poli recipe from her (recipe coming soon) . Recipe for poli I wanted to make kozhukattai with the same stuffing. so today being the first friday of the Tamil month Aadi i thought i will make Kozhukattai with kadalai paruppu poornam and made it and did neivedhyam too. And above all, Mom told that i have made perfect Modakams. Here is the recipe for kozhukattai with kadalai paruppu poornam. TO MAKE 23 MODAKAMS:

INGREDIENTS: FOR POORANAM

CHANNA DAL	1/2 CUP
COCONUT(SCRAPPED)	1/2 CUP
JAGGERY	3/4 CUP
CARDAMOM POWDER	A PINCH
GHEE	1/4 TSP

INGREDIENTS: FOR OUTER DOUGH

RICE FLOUR | IDIYAPPAM FLOUR	1 CUP
WATER	1 AND 1/4 CUP
SESAME OIL	1 TSP
SALT	A PINCH (OPTIONAL)

Check out a video on how to shape modakam

METHOD TO MAKE POORNAM:

• Dry roast the channa dal for 5 minutes. Take care not to get it burnt.
• Soak it in water for 1/2 an hour.

• Pressure cook till 2-3 whistles. Completely drain the water.
• Let this cool. Once cool, grind this in mixer along with coconut and cardamom powder.

• Grind this smoothly. Add jaggery in the last and pulse once or twice.

• Poornam is done. If you feel the mixture is bit watery, don’t worry. Add ghee in a pan and saute for 5 minutes in a low flame. The poornam will come to the right consistency.
• When it is cool, divide it into equal parts.

METHOD FOR MAKING OUTER DOUGH

• In a wide bowl take the flour. Bring the water to rolling boil. add sesame oil and salt in the water. If using idiyappam flour do not add salt.
• Once the water starts boiling, switch off the flame and  add the water to the flour. Mix it well with a spoon.

• Cover it for 2 minutes. when it is warm, grease your hands with sesame oil and knead into a pliable dough. Divide the dough into equal parts. Cover it else it will get dry.

• Take out one portion of the dough .
• With you fingers make a small cup out of it and place the poornam in that.

• Cover it and make into a modakam shape.

• Do it for rest of the dough and poornam.
• Grease the idli maker and steam these modakams for 10 minutes.

• When done,allow this to cool for 2 minutes and take it out.
• Modakam with kadalai paruppu poornam is ready for neivedhyam.

        Note:

1. The outer dough for perfectly for 23 modakams. The poornam was left for 6 modakams. We had it as it is.
2. always cover the dough with moist cloth, else the kozhukattis will get cracked after steaming.    

     

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