Kara pidi kozhukattai is my favorite kozhukattai recipe since my childhood.My mom makes it at least once in a month as an evening snack for me.Actually my mom makes this kozhukattai by grinding soaked idli rice.But today I made an instant version using store bought rice flour.This is an easy version of spicy kozhukattai recipe.If you are not able to make
Ulundu pooranam kozhukattai for Ganesh chaturthi,this is a good option to try.Lets see how to make spicy pidi kozhukattai recipe with step by step pictures.
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Kara Pidi Kozhukattai Recipe
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Pidi kozhukattai recipe - Spicy versionCuisine:South Indian
Category:Festival recipes
Serves:Serves 4
Prep time:5 Minutes
Cook time:10 Minutes
Total time:15 Minutes
INGREDIENTS
1 cup = 200 ml
- Store bought rice flour - 1 cup
- Water - 2 cups
- Salt - as needed
To temper
- Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
- Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
- Urad dal - 1 tbsp
- Chana dal - 1.5 tbsp
- Red chillies – 3-4 nos ( pinched into small pieces)
- Curry leaves - few
- Asafetida/Hing - a big pinch
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METHOD
- Heat oil in a kadai and splutter mustard seeds,urad dal & chana dal.Saute till golden.Add pinched red chillies and curry leaves.Add hing.Mix well.Add water and salt.
- When the water starts to roll boil,simmer the flame completely and add the rice flour. Mix well without lumps.Rice flour absorbs all the water and becomes a whole mass.Gather it and remove in a plate.Let it become warm.
- Grease your hands with oil and make kozhukattai using your fingers.Take a big gooseberry sized ball and press it with your fingers to make it elongated.Kozhukattai will get the impression of fingers. Make all the kozhukattai and arrange them in a greased idli plate.
- Heat water in a idli pot and let it roll boil.Now keep the idli plate and cook for 5 minutes.Switch off the flame and remove the kozhukattai when it becomes slightly warm. Enjoy !
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- You can use homemade rice flour if you have in hand.Water quantity may vary slightly.
- Red chillies can be replaced with finely chopped green chillies too.
- My mom makes this kozhukattai by reserving some idli rice batter while grinding for idli,dosa batter.You can also try that way.
- You can also make it by soaking and grinding raw rice.It tastes even more better.
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Make this easy,spicy kozhukattai for Ganesh Chaturthi and enjoy !
Pidi kozhukattai recipe - Spicy version
