Kolukattai karam and sweet Ingredients:
- Idli rice - 1 cup (Soak for 2-3 hrs)
- Chopped coconut - 1/4 cup (finely)
- Chopped Small onion - 1/4 cup
- Chopped Green chili - 1 or 2
- Oil - 3 tbsp
- Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
- Salt - 1/4 tbsp (to taste)
Method:
- Soak rice for 2 to 3 hours. Grind the soaked Rice finely in Mixer or grinder. Add 1/4 tbsp salt.
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a kadai, pour the grinded paste & stir it for a while. Once it becomes thick, like parota dough, remove from fire.
- Heat 2 tbsp oil, add Mustard seeds. Once mustard seeds are spluttered, add onions and fry. Add the dough into it. Stop heating. Add finely chopped coconut and mix well.
- Make it in small parts and make it in to kolukattai shape.
- Steam kolukattai for 5 min & serve hot.
Sweet kolukattai
(Onions, chili and mustard seeds are not required. Instead 1/2 to 3/4 cup mashed jagerry is required).
- Soak rice for 4 hours. Grind the soaked Rice finely in Mixer or grinder. Add 1/4 tbsp salt.
- Dissolve 1/2 (or 3/4) cup of mashed jagerry to 1/4 cup of water, boil & filter it.
- Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a kadai, pour the grinded paste and filtered jagerry water. Stir it for a while. Once it becomes thick, like parota dough, remove from fire. Add grated or finely chopped coconut & cardamom powder. Mix well.
- Make it in small parts and make it in to kolukattai shape.
- Steam kolukattai for 5 min & serve hot.
tsp : Tea Spoon
tbsp : Table Spoon