Kozhukatta (Rice Dumplings) (കൊഴുക്കട്ട)
Category: snack — stuffed rice-flour dumplings
Course: snack / dessert | Diet: vegan
Meal roles: snack
festive

Soft rice-flour dumplings with a sweet coconut-jaggery heart, an essential Onam snack.

Spice level: 0
Prep time: 25 minutes | Cook time: 20 minutes

Ingredients (per person):
name: Rice flour
qty: 90
unit: g
name: Fresh coconut, grated
qty: 40
unit: g
name: Jaggery
qty: 40
unit: g
name: Cardamom powder
qty: 1
unit: g
name: Ghee, a little
qty: 5
unit: g
name: Water to make dough
qty: 60
unit: g
name: Salt
qty: 0.5
unit: g

Steps:
Toast coconut and jaggery with cardamom into a sweet filling.
Add boiling water and a pinch of salt to rice flour; knead into a soft dough.
Pinch small discs, fill with the coconut-jaggery and seal into smooth dumplings (kutta).
Steam 12-15 minutes; serve warm, glazed with ghee.

Tags: dumplings
steamed
festive